greg Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Hi All, Defering to the colective wisdom that is found here; How do I get this off without damaging the paintwork? Turps, elbow grease and other methods appear ineffective. This is on an Elan (m100). Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Sikaflex and its clones cure into polyurethane which, when set, is not soluble in any of the usual solvents - brake cleaner, petrol, meths, acetone etc. In fact I think the only way to remove it is by careful use of a scalpel (followed by T-cut if you manage to scratch the paint). Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceW Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 White spirit works well, at least on fairly recently applied bits. It may work on old deposits too. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Cellulose thinners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 EdMcC, you are right we tried most of those last night. Dave, I thought that might damage the paint (plus the shops were shut). In the end we removed it with a knife, turps and remnants with a nylon dishwasher scourer thing. Some damage to paintwork, but this is repairable. Thanks Gents. Greg Sig: If it is such a big issue why are the WSCC, Piston Heads, SELOC, BBC, Channel 4 ... not members only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Sorry Greg , My first thoughts were for the wing stays , if you had removed the front wings ........ I was doing this exact job last nite . Dave Lotus 7 Club Speed Champion 2003 South Wales Area Organiser C7 TOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 Don't appologies Dave, thanks for the helpfull hint. Aparently apart from celluose thinners nothing else does much to it once it has cured. Quite amazing stuff! Sig: If it is such a big issue why are the WSCC, Piston Heads, SELOC, BBC, Channel 4 ... not members only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I prefer acrylic sealants for this reason, they wipe up with a wet cloth while still wet and are easy to clean to a perfect finish. Just make sure they are totally cured before going out in the rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifty Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Not sure of Silkaflex but the RTV sealant I have on my car comes off with the use of plenty of petrol and elbow grease. Keep off the straight and narrow 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Riches Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Agree with Nifty there, this stuff doesn't stand up well to petrol, takes a while for it to soften, but it does come off. Nigel. 1982. 5 speed, clamshells. B.R.G / Ali. The True Colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifty Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 And it doesn't damage the paint, providing you aren't rubbing it with a rag that has grit in it *mad* 🙆🏻 Good job my cars being resprayed!!!!! Keep off the straight and narrow 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted January 31, 2004 Author Share Posted January 31, 2004 Hi Gents, Had a bit of success with turps(sp) if you can call it success. Turps and petrol were fine on the paint - it was the knife that did it. Whops! Luckly it is in a rarely seen area (the softtop bay) 😳 Sig: If it is such a big issue why are the WSCC, Piston Heads, SELOC, BBC, Channel 4 ... not members only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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