Project from hell - Trunk Tar

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  • ptownTSI
    E30 Fanatic
    • Jun 2005
    • 1265

    #46
    oh, and when i took it out i found damage from a previous accident that had been fixed. and rust under the battery tray, and a bit of rust on the right side wheel well. i'm going to clean it up and wire wheel it all out. then give it a few nice coats of rust-oleum. should i go fuh-raze flat black, or OEM body color?

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    • Eliminator
      Advanced Member
      • Apr 2006
      • 199

      #47
      Originally posted by motorprestige
      Trunk tar is a retarded attemp at restoring some of the lost weight distribution. I think it weighs closer to 60lbs. Remove it, along with your spare and you will notice increased acceleration, and a little more tail happiness.
      Trunk tar in my '88 325is was ~47 lbs. I weighed it.

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      • tomgt325
        E30 Addict
        • Jan 2006
        • 472

        #48
        i just did mine yesterday...took about 15-20 minutes.

        weighed in at 54 lbs!!

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        • delphini
          Mod Crazy
          • Apr 2006
          • 680

          #49
          DAMN i've heard the tar weighs but shit thats alot !!!!!
          (i might do mine next weekend)
          :pimp:

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          • tn325i
            E30 Enthusiast
            • Feb 2005
            • 1154

            #50
            How much dry ice did you need ? I don't know how much to get...

            I have tried everything else... Dat sheit is stuck !!!

            Originally posted by Justin B
            wah, just use dry ice :) Ive done two 2002's with dry ice now, one is completely done which is worth like 4 or 5 trunk worths at least, and another I did about half of to see if the metal was good enough underneath to use on my other. I say suck it up and do it. Hot day, cold day, dont matter. There's always some way to get it out regardless of the outside temperature.
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            • browntown
              No R3VLimiter
              • Jun 2004
              • 3524

              #51
              OK, so about a month ago I did the hot sun routine and it worked like a charm, except the bit under the rear shelf which try as I might couldn't get the sun to heat up. So today I just bought 11 pounds of dry ice @ 1.25$ a pound from baskin robbins. I just broke it up and put on the remaining tar, then covered with rags. My chasis is making all sorts of creaking noises now, hope I dont f*ck anything up. Will report after an hour or so of freezing.Click image for larger version

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              • browntown
                No R3VLimiter
                • Jun 2004
                • 3524

                #52
                well that was easy, prolly didnt need that much dry ice, but save for some tough spots, just wacked the tar with a hammer and came off in big pieces. No residue either! I like this method, and reccomend it for anything you cant get off with the hot day in the sun method.

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                • Vedubin01
                  R3V Elite
                  • Jun 2006
                  • 5852

                  #53
                  I was going to say Dry Ice, it works so much better than a heat gun method. Good Job!
                  Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs!

                  Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.

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                  • Maeda
                    Wrencher
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 210

                    #54


                    The dryice method works WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY better then a heat gun even in 90 degree weather.

                    This took us about 30 minutes with 10lbs of dry ice and an 8 lb sledge. The trick is to try and break the dryice up into a powder and spread it everywhere. Have a cigarette and beer and then get to "tapping it" with the sledge.

                    Yah I know I just got the car yesterday. :D

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