Re: Sam's 1950 project
Posted by Sam Sargent On 2012/4/5 20:31:31
Mar 2012
While waiting on longer, warmer days to get the chassis (with engine) outside for pressure washing, I began stripping the paint from the body. Sandblasted all of the rust spots that will be under the exposed top coated areas, and Ospho treated the rust that will be painted over in unseen areas. High spots in the metal were ground or bumped down, sanded body with 180x DA.
Fighting flash rust on a day to day basis began to seem overwhelming since I can only get in 2~3 hours per day on it. Finally over the weekend I was able to get in one more light-sanding before washing with Mean Green degreaser (dollar store brand of Simple Green?), Dawn dish detergent - rinsing both with water and drying with a clean towel and hair dryer before it dried on it's own. The last wash before the primer was with DuPont Prep-Sol cleaning solvent (of course, as directed - more washing and drying). Just before the sun set on the weekend, I finished the 2nd coat of Nason Epoxy Primer (491-16). My experience with a spray gun is limited, but other that a little orange-peel, I thought it turned out pretty good.
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While waiting on longer, warmer days to get the chassis (with engine) outside for pressure washing, I began stripping the paint from the body. Sandblasted all of the rust spots that will be under the exposed top coated areas, and Ospho treated the rust that will be painted over in unseen areas. High spots in the metal were ground or bumped down, sanded body with 180x DA.
Fighting flash rust on a day to day basis began to seem overwhelming since I can only get in 2~3 hours per day on it. Finally over the weekend I was able to get in one more light-sanding before washing with Mean Green degreaser (dollar store brand of Simple Green?), Dawn dish detergent - rinsing both with water and drying with a clean towel and hair dryer before it dried on it's own. The last wash before the primer was with DuPont Prep-Sol cleaning solvent (of course, as directed - more washing and drying). Just before the sun set on the weekend, I finished the 2nd coat of Nason Epoxy Primer (491-16). My experience with a spray gun is limited, but other that a little orange-peel, I thought it turned out pretty good.
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