Removing ecu goo from firewall

[Ghoste]

Rather than dive in blindly, any suggestions for removing that ecu goop from my firewall without harming the paint?  It melted out of the thing and ran down the panel.

[Cncguy]

Did it (the goo) go back to its solid state? You might try a heat gun or hair dryer.

[lukedukem]

you can get it at lowes

[Ghoste]

It's solidified, I'm going to try the hair dryer method first.  It's an ugly mess, like a lava flow.

[Cncguy]

Being an engine component, it may be chemical resistant goo.

[Pete in NH]

Yup, it's pretty much solvent proof. Even hot solvents like lacquer thinner just kind of make it barely sticky. You might try the opposite of heat and get it as cold as you can and try peeling it off.

The stuff is called potting compound and is used in the electronics industry. There is some very nasty stuff that I thing is basically an acid that is used to remove it.

[Ghoste]

I was wondering about the cold method but was worried how much it could be adhering to the paint?