Since I removed the truck bed boards for refurbishing, I thought I would power wash the dirt/crud off. Off to the car wash I went. O'Reilly's was right next door. Purchased these two items and sprayed everything I could get to. Wow! Stuff worked real good!
1953 Chevy 3100 I have recreated my Dad's old work truck with a 5 window. Photos
Here's what 68 years worth of crud looked like on my 54. There's still black paint under there. Scraped off a five gallon bucket full just off the frame. Filled two holes in the path.
~~ Jethro 1954 3100 Back to Life In the Dity Gallery 1951 3100 (gone) / 1956 4400 (still in the neighborhood) / 1957 6400 with dump body (retired) / 1959 3100 panel (in the woods junked) / 1978 Custom Deluxe K10 / 1993 S-10 4.3 / 2004 Chevy Crew Cab / 1945 John Deere H / 1952 John Deere B / 1966 John Deere 2510 / 1967 John Deere 1020
Hey! you're ruining the "patina". That original crud makes it more valuable.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
And rust needs air so maybe that oily mud/crud keeps these old trucks preserved.
It does. Plenty of vehicles are saved from rust by leaking engines and transmissions that coat the underside of the chassis. It forms a waterproof layer that keeps getting thicker over time.
It's better than Ziebart!
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
Interesting to read! When I scraped off the grease, the undercoating basically fell off revealing beautiful shiny black paint on the frame and the front cab mounting brackets were pristine. The smile on my face almost cracked my jaw.....crazy what can make a grown many happy.
Ron - - Dusty53 1954 Chevy 3604 In the Gallery Forum "You can't dance with the Devil and then wonder why you're still in Hell." "They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel."
I buy the regular Super Clean and use it on everything. I had some old valve covers that were covered with grease and the inside had old burned on oil. I sprayed them down and washed them down and they were clean. Good stuff.
Jethro I think you'll find that black paint is actually tar,50 yrs. ago they had chassis coating to put on the frame to protect it that was a mix made for that. Haven't seen it but probably still out there,was for just run of the mill repair.
Naaa. This is paint. When I scratch it there is shiny steel under it. At any rate, the inch-thick coat of nasty greasy crud hides a durn near perfect chassis.
~~ Jethro 1954 3100 Back to Life In the Dity Gallery 1951 3100 (gone) / 1956 4400 (still in the neighborhood) / 1957 6400 with dump body (retired) / 1959 3100 panel (in the woods junked) / 1978 Custom Deluxe K10 / 1993 S-10 4.3 / 2004 Chevy Crew Cab / 1945 John Deere H / 1952 John Deere B / 1966 John Deere 2510 / 1967 John Deere 1020
Naaa. This is paint. When I scratch it there is shiny steel under it. At any rate, the inch-thick coat of nasty greasy crud hides a durn near perfect chassis.
Get a wirewheel to go onto your grinder and go after it again. You will be amazed at how much stuff comes off again. Then soak it in oven cleaner and powerwash. My frame came out amazing.
