Re: Restoring Rusty
2 Attachment(s)
here is a little trick, you can use paper towels to keep the acid from running off the piece you are trying to treat and maintain wetness longer
you know me and paper towels, LOL their not just for cleaning up dog pee off the carpet, JK |
Re: Restoring Rusty
3 Attachment(s)
alright here are the results after the second treatment, not bad, we are slowly getting there, but as predicted it is going to take a third one
|
Re: Restoring Rusty
3 Attachment(s)
good thing I decided to go to bare metal cause I think there was rust lurking underneath the green paint, now it's hard to call it since the primer was black and the rust spots were black, so we took a wire wheel to them and then even an orbital sander for a quick pass with each, then back to a final acid coat and our new friend Mr. Wool... Steel Wool
lots of work, but not bad at all |
Re: Restoring Rusty - Hood Hinge
2 Attachment(s)
so I was in a take it apart kind a mood this Sunday morning and took the hood hinge off (one side only, Gregie style) in order to take the fender off to replace it
|
Re: Restoring Rusty
3 Attachment(s)
some parting shots of the old rusty fender, anything not to work on the rusty hood, lol
and she's off, as even more crud falls to the garage floor... Dusty? Dusty where are you? Suck this stuff up right now... |
Re: Restoring Rusty
3 Attachment(s)
and a little side by side action
Old Fender (left) New Old Fender (right) OEM none of that after market "over seas" beer can thick holes misaligned stuff for Rusty, nothing but the best, LOL |
Re: Restoring Rusty
Looks good!
|
Re: Restoring Rusty
It's funny but I second thought the acid after I posted that....lol.
|
Re: Restoring Rusty
It's a shame the fenders are made as they are. They pack up with crud behind there and rust out. My driver's side isn't so good, but I already have a replacement.
So the truck is called Rusty, and the shop vac is called Dusty? Too funny :lol: Are you cleaning up the hood hinges while the hood is off? Man, those hoods have lots of area, don't they. Seemed like I was sanding forever when I painted mine. |
Re: Restoring Rusty
Quote:
|
Re: Restoring Rusty
1 Attachment(s)
always bag and tag your bits, yes today it makes sense where they go, but how about two soccer tournaments, a gynastix regional, a black belt promotion, one wedding and two funerals (for goldfish - don't ask) later, will you know where they go then?
as a bonus I like to soak 'em in - you guessed it PB Master Blaster... or [wait for it] Mineral Spirits |
Re: Restoring Rusty
Quote:
and now for a General Motors Think Tank Flashback [Engineer #1] Bob I hear you, yes that will make the fender indestructable but won't that make a pocket for water and crud to collect in [Engineer #2] Yeah sure, but it will take years for that Pittsburgh steel to rust through [Engineer #3] It will never happen, steel like that won't rust for a quarter of a century if not more, not like anybody is going to be driving these trucks in 40 years [All Together] No doubt, lets keep that design! |
Re: Restoring Rusty - New Old Fender Mounted
1 Attachment(s)
New [Old] Fender - Money Shot
... best part ~ No Badge! |
Re: Restoring Rusty
Quote:
|
Re: Restoring Rusty - New Old Fender Mounted
Quote:
The good news: the fender looks great compared to what came off. The bad news: the door now looks a little worse then it did before. |
Re: Restoring Rusty
hey Greg will that acid that you bought from Home Depot work on door panels,trying to get rid of the PO's attempt at painting so I can duplicolor other all my stuff
|
Re: Restoring Rusty
1 Attachment(s)
Quote:
You could try Denatured Alcohol, I think that might could work, but be careful with it. |
Re: Restoring Rusty - New Old Fender Mounted
Quote:
SEMA - Someone Else Made this Automobile, LOL, I just came up with that, can you think of some good ones |
Re: Restoring Rusty
2 Attachment(s)
thanks man I'll look for that stuff at pepboys gotta find some door clips anyways I don't know what this guy used but yeah anyways
|
Re: Restoring Rusty
sorry I got the dreaded sideways pictures from my phone
|
Re: Restoring Rusty - New Old Fender Mounted
Quote:
Door gaps? - it's a truck! :lol: |
Re: Restoring Rusty
We used model airplane fuel (nitromethane) to remove paint from our plastic model cars when I was a kid ('60s). I wonder about brake fluid, I seems to remove paint from everything it splashes on. I doubt the muratic acid would eat the door panels since it is packaged in plastic jugs but don't think it would remove paint either. Keep up the good work.
|
Re: Restoring Rusty
I always try to bag and label everything but somehow almost always manage to forget. I did remember it when I recently refinished an old rifle, but then just a month or so later I somehow forgot to do it when pulling the dash and duct work out of my truck....somehow I ended up getting everything but one piece back in place and luckily the one piece I missed can be done without taking everything else back apart.....someday I will learn.
|
Re: Restoring Rusty
Quote:
|
Re: Restoring Rusty
In the same winter the heater core went out on a 2004 Ford Taurus that was my wife's and on my 2001 dodge ram.....I wouldn't touch either one of them. I didn't want to even think about jacking around with those dashboards.....we bundled up for car rides that winter...
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:43 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com