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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 11:11 AM
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Think how much more fun liquid nitrogen would be... -321*f.
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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Interiors are over rated!!!

You wanna get light??? This is how I roll!!





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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 11:35 AM
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Oh and I forgot! I did use an air chisel... Just with a blunt tip so it would not cut through the metal.

Mine is an industrial model and vibrates like an old Yugo with a bent rim!!

With the tar cold and this thing vibrating like mad, the pieces break up real easy!!

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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 80's old school
Interiors are over rated!!!

You wanna get light??? This is how I roll!!






Holy **** lol i still have dash and both seats lol
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 02:46 PM
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80s old school, what weight are you at? Can you post under car Pics and engine bay pics?
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 03:30 PM
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I just use either a putty knife and hammer, or a trim removal bit for an air chisel (basically, putty knife with a .401 shank) along with a LITTLE bit of heat from a heat gun, enough to make it come up easily but not so much that it turns to goo. The residue cleans off with a knotted wire wheel in an angle grinder. (Face protection needed, even knotted ones shed wires)

Dry ice and liquid nitrogen sound nice (ESPECIALLY liquid nitrogen, for German cars with a barrel of goop on the underside) but those are solutions for people who can plan when they get to work on their car. I only remove the tar when I need to do body repair/modification, I feel that the very slight weight loss is more than offset by the added noise and heat and cold from not having it.
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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lol 80s old school, Now thats bare!!

I have been thinking about getting rid of my dash

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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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but those are solutions for people who can plan when they get to work on their car. I only remove the tar when I need to do body repair/modification, I feel that the very slight weight loss is more than offset by the added noise and heat and cold from not having it.
we used to just wait for a really cold day and use ice ice.
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