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WV64Signet said

There's some sort of hard top coat over the undercoating. I think that's the issue...

Going to try heat on the rear and see what happens. Replenished my propane bottle supply for the torch

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I did the torch and putty knife just peeled it off. At that point the cooked residue was brittle and comes off with a wire brush. some spots I hit again with torch. I used a 4" wire wheel brush on drill over most of it