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Starting on the right rear wheel house, I removed the doubler plate that connects the trunk floor to the inner wheel house (see right side of lead photo), tar and seam sealer is removed before assessing how and where to start cutting. Angle grinder-mounted wire wheels, putty knives, and screwdrivers can be used to pry the stuff out, and a heat gun can be used to soften it up.
1989 Pontiac Formula - Corrosion Cure

 Starting on the right rear wheel house, I removed the doubler plate that connects the trunk floor to the inner wheel house (see right side of lead photo), tar and seam sealer is removed before assessing how and where to start cutting. Angle grinder-mounted wire wheels, putty knives, and screwdrivers can be used to pry the stuff out, and a heat gun can be used to soften it up.  View Related Article

 

 

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