Transporting recently sandblasted frame.
 

The time is finally here. We are heading to Texas in the next few weeks and are finally packing up. I recently had the frame on my 1965 Chevy sandblasted and have been working on it for the past couple weeks (i.e. filling holes, mocking up the fuel tank). I still have quite a bit of work to do on it.

I need to transport the truck from California to Texas behind the moving truck on an open trailer. Once I get it there - it will go into the garage.

My question is, can I get away with just bolting the cab and front sheetmetal on the bare frame and bring it down? If I have to put it in primer I will, however I would really like to prevent it if I can.

Thoughts?

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I dont see any issues with doing that. If your worried about flash rust or something, just wipe it down with WD-40, bolt your sheetmetal to it, load it on the trailer, then cover with a good heavy duty tarp. I prefer canvas, I picked up a few from a flatbed trucking company. A bit pricey but worth it IMO. But a good quality plastic tarp will work, just make sure to place cardboard over any sharp corners or edges first. It should make it ok that way.

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Thanks Spacedebris. I never have heard the WD40 trick before. Yes, it was the flash rust I was mostly concerned with until I can get it into the garage.

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Gibbs penetrating oil is another great way to stop flash rust. I buy it from amazon.

Here's some information on it.
http://www.getgibbs.com/how-to-prepa...nt-with-gibbs/

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Gibbs-Brand-L.../dp/B00AFJXIJQ

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Seems to me that dealing with flash rust might be less work than dealing with painting over an oil fouled surface. ??

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How about acid etching.

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Unless you end up driving thru a rain storm, I would just leave it as is. I certainly would not wipe it down with WD 40. You will have a very difficult time getting all of it off of the frame and getting a decent paint job when the time comes. WD 40 has silicone in it. I don't know about Gibbs or Kroil.

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Where are you moving in TX? Things don't hardly rust in the CTX. I have had bare parts in the garage for years and hardly any flash rust. I agree with the just cleaning the flash rust and not putting any chemicals. Or shoot it with some etching primer rattle can.

Bret

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I agree with those that say removing the oil before painting is going to be a lot more work than removing flash rust. Unless it rains a good bit the air movement around the open frame will help keep it dry.

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But on the other hand if your going to be Near the coast it will rust REAL fast. I would leave it open and maybe buy a HF blaster to clean it off with if needed. Besides a guy can't have too many TOOLS

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Even if you touched it with bare hands it will rust.
I would have done my fab work, then blasted and sealed/painted it.

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I would wrap it good and then mount your body and box. put the bolts thru the plastic. there is a lot of road grime and crap. you can't predict sometimes what you have to drive thru. or prime it. it is not a perfect world sometimes
ron

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I would spray it with epoxy primer myself. Even if it gets scratched and has to be re-sprayed at some time, no problem.
I would shy away from anything that will prevent paint sticking in the future. Rather deal with surface rust than fish eyes.
Just my $0.02.

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Thanks everyone. We are moving to Austin, TX.

I started to think about it more Tuesday and thought it would be a better idea to actually prep the frame and put a "light" coat of Rusto-leum rattle can primer on it. It is in the garage still curing and I will start assembling it on Sunday.

My goal with the primer is to just hold it over until I strip it all off and shoot the black epoxy (in California I could not buy the epoxy I like due to environmental issues which is not the case in Texas).

I will say the frame looks 100x better with it being in a uniform color and all the holes filled in the frame.

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Like said above... I would wrap it with a big roll of plastic wrap. You know, the stuff the movers use. It sticks to itself and is easy to remove with a utility knife.

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Give me a shout when you get all moved and settled in. Like to add another local truck buddy.

Bret