This is the "W" decklid I purchased at the Bugorama last year. Looks okay, a few dents and wrinkles, but all in all, not too bad for a 45-year-old piece of Volkswagen.
This is why the decklid felt so heavy when I went to pick it up at the swap meet. As you can see, someone really laid on the undercoating to the underside of this decklid.
The "UnderGone" system from the Eastwood Company consists of the Undercoating/ residue remover, the Industrial Cleaner/ Degreaser, and two spatulas for peeling the goo off.
Shake the can of UnderGone well before using, and remove any loose debris from the part to be cleaned.
Let it stand for 30 to 60 seconds. On irregular surfaces, you may need something like a wire brush, or Scotch-Brite pad to get into the nooks and crannies.
Using the Eastwood-supplied spatulas, scrape off the undercoating. (Note: I am wearing protective gloves during the whole process).
Once the majority of the undercoating is gone, apply Eastwood's Under Gone Cleaner to remove any residue left by the Under Gone. The cleaning of the undercoating was done with relative ease by the Eastwood UnderGone system. This decklid now weighs a full 2 1/2 pounds less than when I started, and all it took was about 45 minutes.
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Eastwood's UnderGone TortureTest
By VW Trends Staff
Photography: VW Trends Staff
In the February 2001 issue of VW Trends "Essentials" The Eastwood Company, of Pottstown, Penn., had its new "UnderGone" undercoating remover showcased. There has never been a more enervatingly greasy, nasty job than getting asphalt or rubber-based undercoating off a body or suspension part. I have, over the years, tried just about every product out there to accomplish this task, from the old-scrape-untit-your-hands-are-numb, wire-brush-until-your-elbows-are-ready-to-fall-off, to oven cleaner (not recommended, those heated fumes can really be dangerous). I know that the Eastwood Company is famous for their innovative products; they were the first ones to bring out a home powdercoating system that I still use to this day. They are, quite literally, the home hobbyist's best friend.
Anyway, when I saw this new "UnderGone" in our magazine, I was curious to see just how good this stuff really was. I had bought a "W" decklid last Memorial Day at the Sacramento Bugorama and when I went to pick it up at the swap meet, I darn near had to use both hands; the undercoating had been put on so heavily on the underside of the decklid, that it weighed probably close to double what it should have. It was more than 1/4-inch thick in some places! This would be the perfect "Torture Test" for the "Undergone" spray from Eastwood.
I still want to warn you that this is still not a job to wear a suit and tie for; it's still a messy, gooey job, but it was made a lot easier and quicker by the Eastwood UnderGone. If you have any parts that have a build-up of asphalt or rubberized undercoating or smoke fumes from the engine or adhesive from masking or duct tape, give the Eastwood Company's UnderGone a try. I think you will be surprised at how easy a once nasty job has become.
SOURCE
The Eastwood Company
263 Shoemaker Rd.
Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 323-2200
Fax: (610)323-6268
www.eastwoodcompany.com
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