Spray parts with degreaser. Let sit. Powerwash. Dunk parts in a hot caustic tank, wait about 1 hour. Brush away softened paint while sill wet with caustic. Dunk and remove. Rinse with water. Dry. Wire wheel or scrape any hard rust to break it open. Using Hydrochloric acid, brush all parts, concentrating on any rust. It vanishes before your eyes. Be carefull, wear PPE, the stuff is wicked. Repeat until all rust is gone. Rinse with water. Dry. Using Phosphoric acid and a medium scotchbrite pad, go over entire part to remove any flash rust and ensure a good etch. As you go along, before it dries, remove excess Phosphoric with a pre cleaner. Wait at least 1 hour for etch to set. Hang parts. Make sure they are at 70 degrees min. Shoot one full wet coat of DP90 or any good epoxy primer. Repeat in one hour.
Should still topcoat, but all the above gets you this,
Of course, one could just wire brush and spray bomb some tremclad! It's understandable why a restoration can cost so much.
Cheers, Mark.
-- Edited by cdnpont at 23:16, 2008-09-29
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Then, if you want to spend additional hours just on modifying.... It took about 45hrs to install the LED's for brake / tail lights without altering the original lenses etc.
-- Edited by 1965CS on Tuesday 21st of April 2009 02:00:38 PM
How was it done Steve? It looks great! Could you take another couple evening shots showing the entire rear of the car with running lights, then brake lights on?
Perhaps make a entire new post on the LED subject and conversion.
Mark
-- Edited by cdnpont on Tuesday 21st of April 2009 07:38:04 PM
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
Nice work you're doing. I know what you mean about time. My '67 took 4.5 years, but I wouldn't have given up a minute of the experience. Until someone completes a full restoration (or rebuild) for themselves, they'll never fully understand the feeling we get.
It is very satisfying when a small component gets completed. It's enough to keep you moving forward. Eventually all those small "victories" will come together to form a large one.
I can imagine the end result must be great, when you are actually driving somthing that you have a intimate knowlege of most every nut, bolt and component. Far more so than just laying out the cash. Although the cash option would likely be pretty good, I'll never know that one!
Cheers, Mark.
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
I can imagine the end result must be great, when you are actually driving somthing that you have a intimate knowlege of most every nut, bolt and component.
Very true, Mark. I'll never forget my first run down the 401 after the project completion. I got back, looked underneath, and remarked, "Holy crap. Nothing fell off".
I prefer the sand blast, wire wheel, angle grinder, thinned epoxy for a 2hr flash, Por 15 chasis paint method. Hard as a rock! Those look great though. My restos are a bit of a cowboy show!
