Gasket Removal - Handy Hints Reqd

[Ginger Bear]

Just wandering if anybody has any top tips for gasket removal.
I know most manuals will say scrape with a blunt instrument, but that will take forever.
I am trying to remove a 'welded' on sump gasket.
So far it has spent 3 days soaking in the parts washer, then yesterday it spent all afternoon in the kitchen sink, soaking in hot soapy water. (That amazingly didn't come to an abrupt stop when the 'wife to be' came home)
Most of the gasket has now come off, but there is still some of it stuck to the mating face.
I am considering Nitromors or Brick cleaner, rather than risk any damage by scraping with a 'not so blunt' object.

Any Thoughts?

[tlc]

I would never suggest brick cleaner on a gasket face

I had some gasket goo on carburettor intakes and removed it with thinners.

[FOZ1A]

Ginger

Loctite 7200 gasket remover-its the bollocks-just spray on and let it soak in,the gasket falls off,but its a pig to find someone who stocks it-BUT look on ebay 230323326891

foz

[mick znone]

get it in the bath with you GB, "you know you want to"

[Ginger Bear]

FOZ1A,

That stuff sounds good, so good I have just bought two

Or maybee I'm a bit gullable

If it don't work I will try the thinners, will report back the results

[Ginger Bear]

Cheers Mick

But I ain't baffin' in Brick cleaner, it'll spoil me fur

[Pigford]

Brick cleaner... a.k.a - Hydrachloric Acid - makes your eyes smart

Use a bit of soft copper pipe - flattened one end

Or do it carefully with a stanley blade

[Magnum1]

Nitro mors does the job, but dont get it on your pinkies and dont go for a slash in between, very painful.
Rod

[mikey]

When ever i polished a set of engine casings i just gingerly (pardon the pun gb) run a wire wheel over the back of the cases all it does is lightly sratch the mating surface and in 30 years never had a casing leak, but softly softly guys.

[Rich]

Split it off with a stanley knife blade

[RALPHARAMA]

I have tried every type of scraper known to man and more solvents than you can shake a stick at, but have found that the most reliable method is to very carefully use a scalpel with 10a blade. Always wear safety gargoyles cos they can break and ping at the speed of light. Keep the angled bit of the blade parallel with the face you are scraping so there is no danger of it digging in. Scalpel blades being flexible tend to break if they dig in rather than remove large amounts o ally. I always thought wood chisels should be good, but somehow have never lived up to my expectation.

[Ginger Bear]

I've got a scalpel, will give it a go, versus me new loctite goober when it arrives n' report back

[Bruce Sexton]

Brick cleaner... a.k.a - Hydrachloric Acid - makes your eyes smart

There could be some people on here that could do with putting some on their heads then

Bruce

[Pigford]

Some people may need a few days "total immersion" in the stuff

[mikey]

Polished a set of H**** (sorry) 750 4 engine cases last week the guy asked if i could get the old gasket remains off done my usual wire brush skim over, he rang me today to say his cases were refited and looked smart, i asked him any oil leaks no he says. Been doing this for years and its so easy.