removing the tar
 

anyone know a good way to get the tar off the floor of my crx its got some rust just wanna pull it all to be safe

Re: removing the tar
 

Typically, if there's a lot, you can cut it out or use some type of scraper. For everything else, get some aircraft stripper (ZipStrip), or get a product called Ready-Strip (made by a company called Back-to-Nature). The Ready-strip comes in a few different strengths (you should be good with the lowest), but it is non-toxic and has no smell so you don't passout from the fumes. A little more expensive tho, but not by much.

Re: removing the tar
 

i used a little chisel and a hammer for the big ----, then laquer thinner i think

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dried ice and a chisel works great to.

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theres a write up on honda-tech that the guy used dry ice and it was hella easier then just chisling away. he got like 5 pounds crushed it up and just ------ it everywhere on is car and i guess it scraped out like butter. maybe not like butter but made it easy

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Yup, this is the way to do it! MAkes ur car a lot more noiser, sucks if u don't have a stereo haha

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im gonna dynomat the hole car anyways thanks guys

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air chisel worked like magic in my Z and in my hatch I just used a hammer and a plain ol' chisel and it came out in huge chunks and wasn't that hard as I thought it would of been.

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Just get a big ball peen hammer and start beating the ----, it comes right up. I wouldnt waste your time though, just slap the dynomat right over that ----.

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I spilled a whole buncha oil in my trunk, so i had to scrape off a lot of that ----. A screwdriver combined with my arm got it off pretty easy. I'd imagine a hammer would work alot better. I dont think its worth the hassle to locate the dry ice b/c the time it would take to drive to get it, you'd have half the floor done in a puny rex.

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your worried about the tar and your going to dynamat the car? that shits heavy and expensive!! oh well, maybe you just have rust repairs to do.

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I took a construction knife and made a waffle pattern in it. Every line was like 1/4 inch apart. After that I used a scraper blade and the ---- just chipped off in little squares. Just take the knife and start slashing it like you're a crazy mass murderer. >:D

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gasoline works wonders..........

110 octane leaded takes the tar right up!

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trust me if i could i would just put the dynomat over it but its got some cancer here and there manly around the hatch/gas door latch thats why im pulling up the tar dont want it to rust through isnt that bad yet figure ill fix it noe instead of welding in a new floor pan later