Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Cli55er On 2008/12/26 2:46:19

the last few days i have spent taking the suspension apart and pretty much stripping the frame as much as i can. i also drilled out the bolts that broke off and retapped them, luckily i was successful doing that.

i went ahead and used the rust converter from Eastwood that came with the kit as the first step. it wasn't that hard to do, it was just time consuming. i sprayed it on with a water bottle sprayer and then brushed it with just a paint brush. the rust encapsulator that goes on next will smooth things back out, so it says. the bottle sprayer keep the solution away from the air and was more convenient the just dipping the brush. it took the entire solution to do the frame, but i put it on thick and sprayed more into the hard to reach places that i couldn't get with the brush. the underside of the frame was the hardest. it looks purplish in the pictures, but that is what it looks like going on, it will turn black after it dries up really good, so it says, we will see. i can see it turning the rust that was left on the frame to black already.

enjoy,

Hank

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