Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by BigKev On 2010/11/23 13:43:29

The entire car is red oxide primer. Even over the previous repair patches was red oxide.

But soon the car will be all light grey epoxy primer inside and out, which should be far superior in the long run. Also epoxy doest absorb moisture like old primer does.

Another problem with the red oxide, is that it makes it very difficult to see where the primer ends, and the rust begins. So that is another reason why every bit of it has to go, cause there is lots of both on this car.

I was seriously considering pulling off the doors, stripping them down to bare shells, and dropping them off at the media blaster. But with X-Mas and property taxes due, that is not in the budget right now. So I trudge on.

The car is kept in the garage, and it stays pretty bone dry in there. Since I am about 40 miles inland from the ocean, the relative humidity is also pretty low. The biggest problem I have is dust control.