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| | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 419 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 419 | I am cleaning up a '53 cab to replace the wrecked one on the Blue Funk.
On the toe pan, at the place where the right fender and left where the parking brake bracket attach, I removed strips of some sort of black substance similar to asphalt.
For future reference when I put things back together again, I need to know: What are these strips?
Thanks. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | On the toe pan, at the place where the right fender and left where the parking brake bracket attach, I removed strips of some sort of black substance similar to asphalt. Any chance you can post a link to a photo of the location(s) you are referring to? | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 574 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2012 Posts: 574 | sounds to me like something that would hold the asbestos insulation in place, my 55 has the same stuff on the toe board and it's a real pain to clean off.
1949 Dodge Coronet 1955 2nd Chevy 4400 1.5 ton 1955 2nd Chevy 3100 1/2 ton 1955 2nd Chevy 3100 1/2 ton 1957 Chevy 5400 LCF 2 ton 1966 Dodge D100 Sweptline 1968 Chevy P20 stepvan 1969 GMC LWB pickup 1972 GMC Sprint 1974 CP30 shorty bus There are three things that I've learned never discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.----Linus Van Pelt Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9  | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | I just set up a booth and borrowed a sand blaster from a friend to deal with asphalt in my fender wells. Why? Because paint will not stick to it. Not cheap paint like rustoleum or spendy 2 part epoxy primer I've tried both. It will look ok untill you hit it with a pressure washer or comppressed air and then it will lift like a page of paper. I've tried grinding, sanding, carb cleaner and reducer but that s*#t gets deep into the metal and won't let go. The sand blaster is doing the job great and is at least as fast as grinding and sanding and I won't have to worry about paint failure inside the fenders anymore. Just a warning as you start to dig it out that covering it up with paint won't make you happy down the road
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | ...in the event the strips shown is not what your looking for you can use strips of roofing felt. I suggest the #30 weight rather than the 15lb felt. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | If it is the asphalt/tar material that held the sound deadener to my toeboard, I had to use tar remover, paint remover, and kerosene to get it off.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 419 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 419 | Thanks for the replys and the link.
I had no trouble removing the strips, only using a putty knife and then wire brushing off what remained.
Alvin's suggestion, of using roofing felt, sounds like an interesting tact to take- roofing felt on a toe pan!
Thanks again, Guys! | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | From Denny's web site ...link... He also made his own out of 30# | | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 419 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 419 | Excellent! Outstanding!
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