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Heat it up and grind it out

Posted by Malc on December 11, 2013
Posted in: 2014 Build.

Out with the heat gun and scraper, sound deadening removal time. Once you get in to it, it’s not so bad, leaving the residue removal until all the seam sealer has been removed as well, no point scrubbing it down twice.

All the sound deadening out:

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Ever wondered what 5.7kg of sound deadening, in a Tesco carrier bag, looks like? Here’s your answer:

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Bit of progress over the course of the night:

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Couple of closer in shots around the tunnel at the start of the handbrake skin:

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Out with the grinder and the luggage strap securing points are gone, quick skim of filler before paint and there will be no evidence they existed:

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