i am restoring a C2 hard top and i have discovered the factory used an abundance of grey putty. what is a good product to remove it? while i am at it what is good to use for the "amber" hard glue they use on the bottom rear glass metal frame? and last where can i purchase replacment caulking rope.
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Re: solvent to remove factory caulking and glue
Bill,
I responded to your above question. It looks like you have an original top and the glass has never been removed.
It is so easy to use a razor blade and just replace the gasket it's worth the cost of the gasket to just finish the job.
Most paint stores have the caulking but it's easier to find a person with a high pressure caulk gun.
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Re: solvent to remove factory caulking and glue
the gasket and window came out with little effort by pushing in the inner lip and using a panel popper to pull glass forward. it was indeed a virgin. the grey caulking is like the black butyl we use in my shop. it comes in a roll like rope with paper on it, you can see the renants of paper in the factory caulking so it would be my guess they just unrolled it and layed it on. they were not too concerned with how much they used.Comment
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Re: solvent to remove factory caulking and glue
permatex gasket remover makes it turn almost liquit but removes painy and lable decal remover works good but less effective and sake on the paint.Comment
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Re: solvent to remove factory caulking and glue
3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner like I said before. Part# 08984. Won't harm the paint. Also it's a good for cleaning off road tar, etc.
Car Quest sells it. JDComment
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Re: solvent to remove factory caulking and glue
i forgot about the 3M product. i will have to look around the only chain stores we have is walmart and advance auto parts and local small auto part chains.Comment
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