E30 Zone

The Time has come.

The day of reckoning is upon us.

It is finally time for me to deal with this horrible under bonnet situation.




A few months back I scraped all the disintegrated insulation off the bonnet, and removed all the bits that accumulated in the engine bay and now I need to get rid of the last remnants of glue from under the bonnet.

I'm sure theres plenty of zoners out there who have been through this one before!

Sooooo:

A) Whats the best way to get rid of this crap? I want to get rid of it all before applying any new adhesive.

B) Whats the best way to glue new insulation on without it detaching itself.

You really don't need to remove all the old glue residue. As it is now you can fit the new insulation and it will stick nicely. New insulation comes with an adhesive back so no need to use any glue. When I replaced mine I got to the stage you are at now and put the new pieces on and 10 + years later it's all still in place.

Oh really Cloggy Saint?Great name BTW!

That certainly sounds like good news to me! I didn't know that the insulation was already backed with adhesive, I was expecting to have to apply it again myself and was worried about it not playing ball with whats already on there after a while...10 years plus is good with me! I think I would have just qbout regained my sanity enough by then to do it all again! The stuff in the engine bay was horrid, black sticky dust.. EVERYWHERE!

I also love this:

"E30 zone - promoting adult illiteracy since 2004" Haahhaaha

I am tempted to try and get rid of it though, so am open to any suggestions...other than setting it alight!

I think some die-hards recommend brake cleaner to get all the residue off. It's your time!

Ha! Yes indeed it is.Think I could just about handle it on a sunny day maybe....maybe.....

Yes brake cleaner was a possible method i was contemplating myself

I used white spirit and the glue just fell off.

Niiiice! I'll give that a spin.

Same with the white spirit (much cheaper than brake cleaner) Easier to remove bonnet an lie it down glue side up. Leave the white spirit about 5 mins to really soften the glue then use a kitchen towel or cloth and it will wipe off easily.

If in doubt, Goo Gone

Nice one Gavt

Goo Gone?? Sounds kinky...

I took the bonnet off - on the floor on top of some rugs - then used petrol and a scraper - quite quick but messy - you need a lot of kitchen roll too!

Paul

Uh Oh....Looks like it's almost sunny outside.....

White spirit, as in paint thinner?

+1 for the White Spirit method,diggin' it!Pretty much instantaneously softens that horrid glue up,I tested it on a small area and it came off a treat.No time to do the whole thing so will save that for another day ,will post pics of results etc...

Thanks for the tip, I need to dol that as well.!

Richard

Same!

Was wondering if the stuff on ebay is any good - £50 with postage?
Or are people getting this from BMW?

Ive been told by a couple of people the ebay foam falls off, ive also had cars in with droopy foam so its probably the same stuff

many get from bmw Cotswold on here,
like myself
& the price is about the same,

Cotswold is the place to go. Same price as ebay - poss cheaper sometimes - original parts and a great service. I don't work for Cotswold but I do recommend.

Thanks guys - would rather only do this once, when I finally get round to it!!!

Here's some photo's from my removal process off the horrible gak using some white spirit and an old Plastic Card (incidently from ZipCar who cancelled my account and banned me because somehow or the other I owed them 2 Pence!...long story!)

Final image features replacement from Cotswold...

Looks the dogs mate, worth all the effort and the crap card as well

Mart.

I too was ready to burn the car when I did this LOL! It's made me not want to do one of the others. Good luck.

Cheer's Mart!

Gotta say it was actually relatively easy with the white spirit,just let it sit for a minute and soak in then scrrraaaaaape that muck off!Finish with some big wipes....works a treat.

I've also been looking at this on my car and I'm not fitting new foam, I'd prefer the painted look inside the bonnet personally.
Going to try the white spirit method tommorow hopefully it looks good underneath

I would suggest fitting new foam, your car will sound better and it will stop the risk of cooking the paint on your bonnet....

TheWolfman wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 08, 2020 8:15 am

I would suggest fitting new foam, your car will sound better and it will stop the risk of cooking the paint on your bonnet....

I have a v8 on polymounts in there mate
And the exhaust is being made straight piped Haha