I was stationed at Eglin AFB in NW Florida, the vehicles on the edge of the ocean took a beating rust wise, the ones that stayed on base did ok. Part of restoring a car is painting EVERYTHING; leaving nothing to chance. If you think you missed something you might want to go back and check.
I wash with a good strong solution of HOT water and simple green and rinse until there can't possibly be any soap left on the vehicle and then rinse it twice more the same way. Water eveaporates fast enough; we waited for a day or 2 after washing to mask off and paint; but first we blew out all the places water could hide with compressed air and a rag to catch any water that showed up, then dried the area with the compressed air. I'm not sure how car builders paint THEN assemble but they do; all we can do it the best we can.
Not washing a vehilce you are about to sand (that has sat for any length of time) is taking a chance you'll grind some crap into the paint. Some one ALWAYS leans on the vehicle and leaves grease of some other junk that will cause problems, always wash before sanding.
Last edited by Doug9656; 11/02/2009 11:15 AM.
