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Originally Posted by dhutton
I use a propane torch and putty knife. Heat it just enough to soften it. Make sure the gas tank is out of the car.
Don
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What Don said.... and this is assuming the car is stripped of interior etc... in other words -- you're down to a bare body. It's also well worth doing this on a body rotisserie! Then you can stand - the crap doesn't get on you - and when you get low on the body you just sit on a 5 gallon home depot bucket and work away. You'll need a few different sized scrapers - and sometimes the more flexible ones work and sometimes you need them a bit stiffer -- so beg or borrow or buy some different versions. I take them to the Burr King and take the sharp corners off them so they don't dig in to the metal.
Make sure you have a couple fire extinguishers right there at your feet -- or use a 5 and have a couple rags in it with water because sometimes the tar stuff catches fire a little bit.
You just heat a small area at a time and scrape away. Seems daunting - but it doesn't take all that long and is really satisfying when you get all that nasty old stuff off.
Also helps if you bribe your friends with beer...
