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mr5050
21-02-11, 10:06 AM
got some dehandled and delocked doors that i want to put on my track car so want the handles back on to save weight on door poppers etc. so whats the most effective way of removing fiberglass and normal upol body filler? cheers

LEWI007
21-02-11, 10:21 AM
wire wheel on grinder id say.

Propably mark the metal when you hit it though and youd have to get the deep scratches out one way.

bmw156
21-02-11, 10:34 AM
a wire wheel on a grinder is your best bet.

the wire wont take out the metal unless your going for it.

wear some PPE when working with the FG though

General Baxter
21-02-11, 10:46 AM
just a hammer and screwdriver once you get a lip just flick it out lol

16v Nova Kev
21-02-11, 12:44 PM
depends how it was done. it it was done right it will be a cow to get out.
but chances are it was just stuck on without etching the paint and wont have stuck.

Maxfield
21-02-11, 12:51 PM
I sometimes use a blow torch and a scrapper to save dust.

Steve0011
21-02-11, 10:31 PM
depends how it was done. it it was done right it will be a cow to get out.
but chances are it was just stuck on without etching the paint and wont have stuck.

have look from the inside, you might be able to 'pop' it out with a hammer and chissle through the holes that the handle originally came through

MK999
21-02-11, 10:33 PM
Are they definitely fillered? As a proper way of doing it involves a welder and is much harder to remove lol

bmw156
21-02-11, 10:34 PM
Are they definitely fillered? As a proper way of doing it involves a welder and is much harder to remove lol

you mean someone doing it properly. fook off.

Bubba
21-02-11, 11:07 PM
Are they definitely fillered? As a proper way of doing it involves a welder and is much harder to remove lol

fibreglassing a 2p on the inside...the skimming the outsides the right way ;)