Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/6/13 10:06:53

Ross - I was considering taking the power washer to the inside, but didn't because I didn't want to give things another way to rust. Maybe if I hit it all with a leaf blower immediately afterwards and try to dry it out? But I do need to do something to wash the urine out. The car smells 90% better, but it's definitely still there.

ptv - There are some mouse droppings in that channel under the rear seat, but it's a blind channel and the holes aren't big enough to get the vacuum in there. I got out what I could and saturated everything else I could see in bleach water. Maybe if I made a thinner attachment for the vacuum, I might be able to get the remainder.

The windshield is cracked, so it needs to be replaced anyways, but I was hoping not to have to do that for a while. I do at least need to take off the upper windshield trim piece though so I can better assess the damage. A lot of it just appears to be surface rust, but right in the corner there is definitely a good amount of flaking.

Kansasboy - Some minor metal work would probably be doable, but not by me. I don't have the tools nor the knowledge to do that. But a major graft from a donor is probably out of the question if there's any other way to fix it.

I'm going to get a needle scaler and start cleaning everything up and see what I end up with. As long as I can get it cleaned up to the point that I can apply a rust converter/encapsulator I'm hoping that will be sufficient. But that might just be wishful thinking on my part.


Any concerns with using a wire brush in a grinder to clean off the roof? I don't want to heat and warp the metal.

-Kevin