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| | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 271 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2012 Posts: 271 | Starting to clean up my bare frame tomorrow...
This is my plan...
-power wash
-scrape/wire brush
- oven cleaner/degreaser
-power wash
- phosphoric acid/rust convert
- power wash
-rustoleum rusty metal primer.
-rustoleum flat black no rust paint
Not looking for a show car (or the price associated) but want something presentable that isn't going to have rust peeking through before I even finish the truck!
One issue ill have is daylight because most of this stuff ill want to do outside and i normally only have wednesdays from about 4:30 till 9 or 10 to work on it.
| | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 271 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2012 Posts: 271 | I was planning on using rustoleum rust reformer but found the msds and cant find any acid that would convert rust in it. it even has a black pigment added which seems misleading to me. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 188 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 188 | I did mine the hard way:
Wire brush, wire wheel on a drill, and finally a flapper disc on a 4 1/2 inch grinder. I was hitting it with some rattle can flat black. So far, so good after a year or so of sitting in the garage.
I'm positive that there are better methods than mine. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 10 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 10 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 698 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 698 | Once the frame is striped down we spray it down with degreaser and let it sit for a day. Then power wash at 4000 psi with a zero degree tip (makes one heck of a mess).
Then let dry for a day and follow with rustolium rusty metal primer
dry for a day, followed by a sandable primer,
dry for a day, followed by gloss enamal.
My Fleet: 19411953195919651966 1953 Willy's Pickup John Vegetarian- old Indian word for bad hunter
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 150 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 150 | I sent mine to the local powder coater. $400 and it was blasted and coated gloss black. Sure came out looking good. | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 271 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2012 Posts: 271 | John,
I'm probably going to follow something just about like that.
Baba- I'd consider powder coat but I want something i can grind/weld and touch up easily.
Worked on cutting out more junk and rusted bolts tonight. Probably wire brush/power wash and degrease next week. Maybe brush then degrease and then power was off the cleaner? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,644 | I power wash mine than get them blasted 150.00 than paint with chassis saver primer and than top coat with chassis saver black.
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