the person that i bought my 4 runner from put this thick rubbery under coating on it and it look horrible it
and i was wondering if there were any tricks to getting it off

 

On the Body Itself, or under the truck??

 

Under the truck right? I have it too. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's some sort of anti-corrosion spray.. not sure why you want to get rid of it.. can't see it unless your under the rig. If anything it's probably providing some sound insulation from the road..

 

i want to get rid of itb/c the person that put it on just glopped in on there
plus i live in florida were they dont put salt on the roads

 

Pics would be nice. This way we can all see how bad it really is.

 

i would right know but its raining and the garage is full of our crap

 

Yeah it's raining in Pcola now too your going to get some really good stuff in a couple of hours. Yeah we don't salt the roads but the salt in the air and in the sand will rust the bottom of your truck pretty good, I'm going to undercoat mine this weekend if the weather clears.

 

It rained this morning for us southern floridians. My truck is 20 years old and has been in florida all of its life and i have barely any rust and thats under where the battery is.

 

The bodyshop I used to work at has a couple of tricks. Unfortuneately both involve re-painting the areas covered by the undercoating. This may not be a concern if it is on the undercarriage only:

1.) Sandblaster: this will strip off the coating right down to the bare metal. Take caution in this if your rocker panels are rusting or heavily corroded; the sandblaster may blow straight through the panels. Don't get too close with the nozzle if working on or near body panels - you may dent them severely.

2.) A chemical called "Polystripper" - comes in a white & yellow can. Highly toxic & corrosive but does the trick well. Pour it on over the required area & use a paint scrapper or bondo knife to remove the unwanted material.

HTH