amstel78

Was wondering if someone can recommend something to dissolve or remove the spray on undercoating used on our Evo's? Whoever applied this stuff to my car managed to get it all over the driver side shock body, spring, insulation boot, and mounting arm. If there was a paint-safe chemical that could be sprayed on then washed off, that would be ideal.

evo8426

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id say thats on almost every car made

meckert

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I used paint thinner---but you need to spray on and wipe off...no it aint paint friendly...its what I used for the idiot that sprayed undercoat on the rear trailing arms..

amstel78

My M3 used a different sort of coating, and (surprise surprise) was put on well. The coating on the M3 had a similar look to cosmoline, but hardended to what felt like stiff rubber over time. The stuff used on our Evo's on the other hand is a mess... I've gotten that stuff all over me, and it's a pain to wash off.

Anyway, I just want to get the overspray removed from the front shock; not the rest of the vehicle.

sblvro

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kerosene should do the trick and it is paint friendly.

amstel78

That sounds like a good option. I assume you just put thinner into a spray bottle? Did it require a lot of scrubbing to remove the residue?

Only bad thing with the thinner is I'd have to do this when there's no wind (I don't have a garage). Definitely bad joo joo could happen.

amstel78

Thanks for the tip! Now if I can find out where to buy kerosene in Manhattan.

meckert

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I had it good --sprayed it on out of a 409 bottle, wiped it off with a rag.. wear gloves and goggles...hope it works for ya.

amstel78

Wait... just realized that the MR Bilstein shock body is painted. So, I guess thinner is out. Will try the kerosene, but thanks anyway for the spray bottle suggestion.

DarksideEng

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Im sure WD40 would take it off, it does everything else