The easy way to Sound Deadening and Tar Removal

[20vKarlos]

Right guys...


First step... just like everyone else.. HEAT GUN & SCRAPER

You’ll get most of the deadening off this way, but you’ll have plenty of residue remaining.

Then use AUTOSMART JELSOL

I know I’ve said this in a few threads now, but I really can’t stress enough at how good this product is.

I spent a fair while on DetailingWorld and at one point I was addicted to it ? so bought loads of stuff that I really didn’t need and this was one of them...

If you want a cheap and fast way to remove your sound deadening or you badges etc.. this is the bottle to grab

 

[JamesBryan]

Autosmart Tardis does a really good job too.

It's probably the same stuff just in a pressurised can form.

 

[AdamCup]

Another ? for that Jelsol stuff !

 

[20vKarlos]

Autosmart Tardis does a really good job too.

It's probably the same stuff just in a pressurised can form.

Similar product, they both have completely different uses though.

I wouldn’t use tardis on anything other than a painted surface.

If you’ve used Tardis on the sound deadening, it’ll take a lot longer for it to dissolve/remove than Jelsol.

However I do have Tardis in the workshop for other services ?

 

[Mertin]

Get some dry ice in pellet form, apply it over the sound deadening for about 5 mins. Then it literally breaks off in large pieces. Little bit of tardis to get the residue left off. Can do a whole car in less than 90mins

 

[bloke]

Don't go near the roof with heat gun and scraper.

 

[numbers_]

Best way to do the roof?

 

[Mertin]

Iv heard of heat gun and scraper for the roof but put a damp towel on the roof on the outside to help keep it cool?

 

[Ads29]

I used the wife's hairdryer, took a bit longer but worked fine. Pretty sure Renault used a different adhesive for the roof, I have some Jelsol to attack the residue with when I finally get round to it

 

[bloke]

i'd do the roof with solvent or dry ice or even just leave it on. seen a fair few where the roof is covered in bumps from scraping it off. doesn't take much to start to distort a roof panel. will try and get a pic of one to show how bad it can look.

 

[Louis]

Hammer and Chisel for the roof

 

[Mertin]

Dry ice for the roof would have to be on the outside, not sure how well it would penetrate and once its brittle it still needs a bit of a hit / scrape to break it up.
I tried doing the bits on the side of the gear stick tunnel / rear seats with just laying the dry ice against it but couldnt get a good enough contact area to have any effect

 

[Greeny.]

Don't go near the roof with heat gun and scraper.

Did mine fine just have to be careful, wasn’t an issue tbh.

 

[AdamCup]

I used a blade scraper for the roof, like this... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stanley-...520229&hash=item569c405414:g:yRIAAOSwjVVVxzDd

Was like a hot knife through butter ! And then i used that Jelsol to get rid of the last bits

 

[20vKarlos]

Thanks. Would cat system back be the same?

Did mine fine just have to be careful, wasn’t an issue tbh.

Me too, I used a head gun on my roof and although I’ve not looked at the roof in direct sunlight, I think it’s alright...

 

[20vKarlos]

I used the wife's hairdryer, took a bit longer but worked fine. Pretty sure Renault used a different adhesive for the roof, I have some Jelsol to attack the residue with when I finally get round to it

I found the adhesive on the roof to be a lot thicker than anywhere else, I guess this is because the roof is/would have been quite a flimsy piece of metal without it.

 

[Ads29]

I found the adhesive on the roof to be a lot thicker than anywhere else, I guess this is because the roof is/would have been quite a flimsy piece of metal without it.

Yeah seems to be a more flexible/rubbery adhesive, I know from experience that Autoglym tar & adhesive remover doesn't touch it. I really should attack whats left before I go fitting the roof scoop that's arrived

 

[Greeny.]

My cat frequently causes the the roof to pop in and out whilst exploring the garage

I used a heat gun and ice scraper and just went carefully, easy to be heavy handed I guess but it just takes patience

 

[sonny172cup]

Best way to do the roof?

Drill with wire wheel brush.

 

[20vKarlos]

Drill with wire wheel brush.

Wouldn’t that just get thrown everywhere in the car?

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

That stuff may be good, but it's over £30 a litre. Petrol does the job just fine in my experience and is much cheaper lol

 

[sonny172cup]

Wouldn’t that just get thrown everywhere in the car?

Yes I guess so, take precautions, and get hoovering.

 

[20vKarlos]

Yes I guess so, take precautions, and get hoovering.

??? BRILLIANT

 

[sonny172cup]

Its a track car right? it was only quick way to get it off, and what ever you dont pull the black glue as it will dent the roof.

 

[20vKarlos]

Its a track car right? it was only quick way to get it off, and what ever you dont pull the black glue as it will dent the roof.

Mine is all off and I used a mixture of heat gun with scraper and Jelsol on the remainder. Worked rather well