Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/10/2 12:59:20

There's light at the end of the tunnel!!

I finished up the passenger side of the replacement windshield header and got the corner brace/sunshade mount welded in. I strengthened everything as much as I could. It should all be very solid going forward. I could never have done this without the help of two good friends and a generous neighbor.

The whole header is in, repaired, and basically ready for paint. I have a couple of spots I need to touch up before then.

Now a paint question. I'm planning on doing epoxy primer on the entire interior and roof, then topcoating with a generic black or gray. Doesn't really matter what color it is because it won't be seen. I just want to cover the primer and seal it in. My question is, how should I prep the metal now? It was all sandblasted, but that was months ago. The metal visually looks good, except for a couple of spots where some moisture got on it. Do I need to wire wheel everything again, or should I just do the spots that I can see fresh rust? Then clean everything with acetone and shoot primer?

-Kevin

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