Bed liner Removal

Wildman · 01-18-08, 12:44 PM

I am building a bumper for my Ford (tow rig) that was built by a buddy of mine for his Dodge. I am modifying it with a tow plate and some other goodies.

The problem I am having is that he covered the WHOLE thing with this spray on (maybe Herculiner) junk. I would like to strip it because the top is stainless diamond plate and then have the rest Vortex bedlined, when my bed gets done.

Any ideas how I can get this junk OFF? I have tried burning it with propane torch, carb cleaner, Acetone, and it seams to get crispy when I cut near it with a plasma cutter.

JJS · 01-18-08, 12:50 PM

Is it the stuff that dries up really hard? If so, wire wheel or flap wheel on a 7" grinder.

I'm not even sure they make flap wheels for 7" grinders. A 4.5" also works...just takes longer..lol.

Wildman · 01-18-08, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJS

Is it the stuff that dries up really hard? If so, wire wheel or flap wheel on a 7" grinder.

I'm not even sure they make flap wheels for 7" grinders. A 4.5" also works...just takes longer..lol.

THat would work fine, but its on diamond plate and not on the flat. Those areas are easy.

76FJ40 · 01-19-08, 11:06 AM

I've heard that brake fluid will take it off.

Kief · 01-25-08, 07:29 PM

Try some different paint strippers... Problem- they only work well in warm temperatures and DO NOT USE it without respirator or supplied air and if you do it indoors don't do it in a garage attached to a house- NASTY! I don't know if it will work, just an idea.

randyr · 01-25-08, 07:48 PM

The PO of my '78 covered the entire floor with Herculiner. Get yourself a

, grab an old wood chisel with a sharp edge, and start scraping. The stuff on mine peels right off with the chisel.

Wile E Coyote · 01-27-08, 01:34 PM

Anothe vote for wire wheel.

Wildman · 01-27-08, 02:28 PM

I have tried brake clean, brake fluid, acetone, laquer thinner, all seamed to only scrach the surface. Now I am onto 5F5, commonly known as airplane stripper... This stuff is nasty, but it seams to be working. Still need to apply multiple coats, but its a jelly substance that sits where you put it and dosnt run off.

After I get 99% of it off, then il hit it again with the wire wheel to shine it up.

chupacabra · 02-02-08, 03:55 PM

If the coating is not a roll on but a high pressure spray on such as line-x, armacoating or gatorhide it can be removed with an airchisel and a box cutter, just cut parallel lines with the box cutter and then use the airchisel between the lines is not fast or easy but it works, I have removed a few of them in the past, you can also use a grinder and a cup wirewheel.
I have never remoded a roll on like herculiner or a low pressure coating like rhino liner, vortex or reflex.

Isgro · 02-02-08, 06:07 PM

Pat, the airplane stripper is probably your best bet (sounds like its working). I don't think I've ever seen anything eat away at paint, etc like that stuff.

Wildman · 02-02-08, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isgro

Pat, the airplane stripper is probably your best bet (sounds like its working). I don't think I've ever seen anything eat away at paint, etc like that stuff.

First post and its in my thread, I am touched Matt! :sniffsniffteartear:

Yea I plan on buying another jug of it and going to town next week. This weekend I am building the 40's drivetrain.

Who_Dat · 02-04-08, 03:32 PM

I just took most of the herculiner out of mine this weekend and recoated with the same stuff. It peels up better than trying to grind through it. So, what worked for me was aircraft remover and a pressure washer set on destroy. The pressure washer got underneath it and it came up in sheets. Worked great. Wood chisel for the rest. Left some of it on in hard to reach and low traffic areas, since I was reapplying.

bandy rooster · 02-06-08, 01:48 PM

theres a product that eastwood sells when i was browsing through there catalog thats an aerosol that is specifically for removing undercoat.

brownbear · 02-07-08, 04:47 PM

wire wheel on an angle grinder.

jsaltlick · 02-09-08, 08:38 AM

club soda

Di Trut · 02-27-08, 01:10 PM

bed liner remover should do the trick

products of the dominon sure seal

Waorani · 02-28-08, 08:44 PM

Permatex Gasket Remover works for a lot of different stuff. I found out about it while looking for something to remove powdercoating.

toomanytoyzz · 03-06-08, 08:21 PM

I had it on the lower panel on the outside of my 85 toy pickup bed when I bought it. It was rhinolining, and it came off in almost one comlpete sheet with a heat gun and a putty knife. Took me about an hour to get it off both sides with ease. I'm not sure if it will come off in the same manner using heat if it's a cheaper brand, but it's worth a try.

bthelton · 03-08-08, 07:26 PM

8" sander and some 40 or 80 grit

01-18-08, 12:44 PM	#1
Wildman IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Eastham, Cape Cod Posts: 505	Bed liner Removal I am building a bumper for my Ford (tow rig) that was built by a buddy of mine for his Dodge. I am modifying it with a tow plate and some other goodies. The problem I am having is that he covered the WHOLE thing with this spray on (maybe Herculiner) junk. I would like to strip it because the top is stainless diamond plate and then have the rest Vortex bedlined, when my bed gets done. Any ideas how I can get this junk OFF? I have tried burning it with propane torch, carb cleaner, Acetone, and it seams to get crispy when I cut near it with a plasma cutter. __________________ My life is like trying to swallow a pine cone its tough when you live fast just to die slow. ~Shinoda Build thread: updated 2/23 http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=169539

01-18-08, 12:50 PM	#2
JJS Let's Go! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,913	Is it the stuff that dries up really hard? If so, wire wheel or flap wheel on a 7" grinder. I'm not even sure they make flap wheels for 7" grinders. A 4.5" also works...just takes longer..lol. __________________ Toyota still builds real Cruisers. They sell them overseas.

01-19-08, 11:06 AM	#4
76FJ40 Old Fart Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NOVA TLCA# 8019 Posts: 1,139	I've heard that brake fluid will take it off. __________________ '76 FJ-40 with a Hula Girl on the dash for me and a '65 FJ-45 LPB for the wife. Life is good.

01-25-08, 07:48 PM	#6
randyr IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Va Beach Posts: 23	The PO of my '78 covered the entire floor with Herculiner. Get yourself a , grab an old wood chisel with a sharp edge, and start scraping. The stuff on mine peels right off with the chisel. __________________ '78 FJ40 nice lookin 2F surrounded by lots o' rust

01-27-08, 01:34 PM	#7
Wile E Coyote IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lake Havasu and Kingman, AZ Posts: 1,139	Anothe vote for wire wheel. __________________ ="Are you gonna sit there on that friggin computer all day or what?" The desert dwellin, roadrunner chasin, soooper-genius! '90 FJ 62, '08 Scion head unit, chopped quarters and rockers, bedlined exterior, and mostly stock. My soft wheeler and DD. '85 Dodge Ramcharger a little built, and a little beat. My hard wheeler.

01-25-08, 07:29 PM	#5
Kief IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Southwest Oregon Posts: 1,151	Try some different paint strippers... Problem- they only work well in warm temperatures and DO NOT USE it without respirator or supplied air and if you do it indoors don't do it in a garage attached to a house- NASTY! I don't know if it will work, just an idea.

01-27-08, 02:28 PM	#8
Wildman IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Eastham, Cape Cod Posts: 505	I have tried brake clean, brake fluid, acetone, laquer thinner, all seamed to only scrach the surface. Now I am onto 5F5, commonly known as airplane stripper... This stuff is nasty, but it seams to be working. Still need to apply multiple coats, but its a jelly substance that sits where you put it and dosnt run off. After I get 99% of it off, then il hit it again with the wire wheel to shine it up. __________________ My life is like trying to swallow a pine cone its tough when you live fast just to die slow. ~Shinoda Build thread: updated 2/23 http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=169539

02-02-08, 03:55 PM	#9
chupacabra IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 9	removal If the coating is not a roll on but a high pressure spray on such as line-x, armacoating or gatorhide it can be removed with an airchisel and a box cutter, just cut parallel lines with the box cutter and then use the airchisel between the lines is not fast or easy but it works, I have removed a few of them in the past, you can also use a grinder and a cup wirewheel. I have never remoded a roll on like herculiner or a low pressure coating like rhino liner, vortex or reflex.

02-02-08, 06:07 PM	#10
Isgro IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 25	Pat, the airplane stripper is probably your best bet (sounds like its working). I don't think I've ever seen anything eat away at paint, etc like that stuff. __________________ - Matt Isgro '86 4Runner SR5

02-04-08, 03:32 PM	#12
Who_Dat IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 15	I just took most of the herculiner out of mine this weekend and recoated with the same stuff. It peels up better than trying to grind through it. So, what worked for me was aircraft remover and a pressure washer set on destroy. The pressure washer got underneath it and it came up in sheets. Worked great. Wood chisel for the rest. Left some of it on in hard to reach and low traffic areas, since I was reapplying. __________________ Alcoholism is the only disease you can get yelled at for having. 'Damn it, Otto, you're an alcoholic.' 'Damn it, Otto, you have lupus.' One of those two doesn't sound right.

02-06-08, 01:48 PM	#13
bandy rooster IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sunny South Posts: 1,875	theres a product that eastwood sells when i was browsing through there catalog thats an aerosol that is specifically for removing undercoat. __________________ 71fj40-350,SM465,3SPD L/C T-Case,4 WDB's,SAGINAW Dude!, those are my work moccasins!

02-07-08, 04:47 PM	#14
brownbear Mod in Hibernation Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Where diesels purr and turbos whine TLCA# 15584 Posts: 6,244	wire wheel on an angle grinder. __________________ -84 BJ60, Finally on the FN road! -91 FJ80, wife's ride Iron Butt award winner of the Cruise Moab 08 !

02-09-08, 08:38 AM	#15
jsaltlick Got a nice one for ya.... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Millis Beach TLCA# 17094 Posts: 1,677	club soda __________________ John 1983 VJ47 Crew Cab 1992 M-101 M-101 Trailer Tarps For Sale Finally I can get what I've always wanted....a used Toyota.

02-27-08, 01:10 PM	#16
Di Trut IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4	bed liner remover should do the trick products of the dominon sure seal

02-28-08, 08:44 PM	#17
Waorani IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Auburn, AL Posts: 295	Permatex Gasket Remover works for a lot of different stuff. I found out about it while looking for something to remove powdercoating. __________________ 1980 FJ40 (slowly going back together) http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/108807-1980-frame-off-resto.html

03-06-08, 08:21 PM	#18
toomanytoyzz IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 149	I had it on the lower panel on the outside of my 85 toy pickup bed when I bought it. It was rhinolining, and it came off in almost one comlpete sheet with a heat gun and a putty knife. Took me about an hour to get it off both sides with ease. I'm not sure if it will come off in the same manner using heat if it's a cheaper brand, but it's worth a try.

03-08-08, 07:26 PM	#19
bthelton IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hickory,NC Posts: 101	8" sander and some 40 or 80 grit

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