I'm very glad that I chose to blast these reproductions down to bare metal. As I blasted tonight, there were areas that flaked off well before the media got close, there were areas with grease streaks from the stamping under them, areas with fingerprints, slightly rusty areas, and some areas that I couldn't figure out. Not what one would want to base a paint job on. I've heard some people have never had a problem, but from what I've seen here...yeesh. I wouldn't.
I'm not quite done. We ran out of buckets of sand and had to refill them, it was late, had to 180° the box to finish up the end pieces, so we shut it down for the night.
Hours: 476
1970 Chevrolet C10 Grandpa's -- My first truck -- In progress to shiny Follow the build in the Project Journal 1950 Chevrolet 1-Ton Dually "Ole Red Girl" In the Stovebolt Gallery More pictures here 1951 GMC 9430 1 ton dually--Shiny! | 1972 Chevrolet C20- Rusty- the puzzle box lid for the C10 | 1962 AMC Rambler American- my wife's Parts trucks- 1951 GMC 9300 | 1951-GMC 9430 | 1951- Chevrolet 1300
