detail the engine compartment.

[Mike Stevens]

any tips on ZeeBart?

Great looking engine compartment. Puts one I know of to shame for sure.
Any tips on REMOVING ZeeBart? Back in the early 70s my father in law had the 61MM ZeeBarted. That may have been a good thing but they even did under the hood. Or the dealer did. The firewall and inner fenders are covered with a bumpy thick layer of black tarry like stuff. It has no shine as the dust has stuck to it. So now the color is more tan with a black under layment. I know it will be a mess to clean off but what will work? Kerosene, lots of tar and bug remover, or ? I know when the power steering hose was spraying oil on the left inner fender the texture of this stuff turned soft and sticky, and very hot.
I will listen to all advice. I am sure some of it I will even use.
Thanks for listening,
Mike

 

[Paul Steinberg]

Ziebart can be removed with mineral spirits, kerosene, diesel fuel. It can also be removed by that unmentionable liquid that is extremely flammable that powers the car, however, I don't recommend this except for the most difficult of spots that you need to get into, and only then using a 1/2" bristle paint brush. Ziebart is cosmoline, and as such it is easier to remove than some of the other types of undercoating. I am trying to clean up a license plate light housing, and so far, I have tried acetone, and gasoline, and neither will remove the undercoating on this part. Next I will try lacquer thinner, but I doubt that even that will touch it. Acetone usually take everything off, including paint.