door rubbing strip bonding seal removal

dandan · 07-04-09, 05:54 PM

how the buggery do you remove the black mastick/bonding seal crap off the car from where the rubbing strips were? hair dryer no good/acertone no good/plyers no good. thinking of using paint stripper heat gun

4v6 · 07-04-09, 06:00 PM

Ah that eternal question.

Wel i pondered very much the same conundrum some years ago on the coupe, result- got it all off but by heck.....

Anyway, i used a stanley blade to shear off as much as i could- took me days and then cellulose thinner iirc- however, i was repainting the panels and id not do the same again.
Stuff like nothing ive ever come across before- i reckon its some kind of epoxy/2 pack derivative but what exactly i dont have a clue. Wish you could buy it tho!

Coxy · 07-04-09, 06:34 PM

gawd knows without lifting the lacquer! I think you've got as much chance as seeing God!

moonwatcher · 07-04-09, 08:32 PM

You could try Mastic remover, it dissolves mastic, it might work?

kully · 07-04-09, 08:32 PM

Its the same stuff as windscreen bonding sealer

4v6 · 07-04-09, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kully

Its the same stuff as windscreen bonding sealer

Ahhhh! Explains why its such a pita to remove then.
Has to be good stuff to stick screens in as the bonded in ones are effectively part of the structural strength.
Does this product have a trade name? And can we get some? Got some Diy thatd work well with that stuff methinks!

kully · 07-04-09, 09:10 PM

yeah, i think its called sikatac bonding sealer, ive used it for plenty of diy work, ill get you one for the next breakfast meet,

4v6 · 07-04-09, 09:27 PM

Excellente!

Dannny · 15-07-09, 05:32 PM

sorry to dig up an old post but did this get solved in the end? because i'm swearing and shouting a lot at a 1mm by 1mm bit of glue that i'm convinced if I can remove it, the rest will follow.

Help?

07-04-09, 08:32 PM	#4
moonwatcher 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Barrow in Furness, Cumbria Posts: 2,049	You could try Mastic remover, it dissolves mastic, it might work? __________________ Coupe Quattro 1985

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07-04-09, 06:00 PM	#2
4v6 Ex Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,565	Ah that eternal question. Wel i pondered very much the same conundrum some years ago on the coupe, result- got it all off but by heck..... Anyway, i used a stanley blade to shear off as much as i could- took me days and then cellulose thinner iirc- however, i was repainting the panels and id not do the same again. Stuff like nothing ive ever come across before- i reckon its some kind of epoxy/2 pack derivative but what exactly i dont have a clue. Wish you could buy it tho!

07-04-09, 06:34 PM	#3
Coxy 4 Ring Mafia Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: on the side of a hill in Shropshire! Posts: 28,215	gawd knows without lifting the lacquer! I think you've got as much chance as seeing God!

07-04-09, 08:32 PM	#5
kully Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Walsall Posts: 941	Its the same stuff as windscreen bonding sealer

07-04-09, 09:10 PM	#7
kully Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Walsall Posts: 941	yeah, i think its called sikatac bonding sealer, ive used it for plenty of diy work, ill get you one for the next breakfast meet,

07-04-09, 09:27 PM	#8
4v6 Ex Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,565	Excellente!

15-07-09, 05:32 PM	#9
Dannny Grown up member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 59	sorry to dig up an old post but did this get solved in the end? because i'm swearing and shouting a lot at a 1mm by 1mm bit of glue that i'm convinced if I can remove it, the rest will follow. Help?