Hedging against RUST! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

ebfabman · 07-30-2004, 05:20 PM

Here is something most of us can benefit from, coating the unprotected areas of our cabs with a rust inhibitor, in this case epoxy primer and topcoated with appropriate topcoat. This cab received new "A" pillars (NOS

) and kick panel areas along with floor, and inner and outer rockers along with replacement of several other areas. The inside of the cab supports were coated also.

A used a modified pressure pot and spray wand set up was used. It worked very well to get inside the "A" pillars and inside the rockers as shown.

68 Suburban · 07-30-2004, 05:25 PM

Where do you get a spray wand? Thanks

Zumo · 07-30-2004, 05:35 PM

Looks like it was made out of regular copper tubing?

ebfabman · 07-30-2004, 05:43 PM

Christopher, its the kind that come with the pump up sprayers that can be found at most any hardware/home improvement store. It was cut in half and lengthened with copper tubing soldered in the middle. The spray tip came from a tractor supply and is used for crop spraying. The tip that came with wand didn't work very well. The tip seen in the pics was machined down on one end to fit the tubing and on the other end a "bevel" was made to improve atomization.

ebfabman · 02-02-2005, 08:08 PM

Just a heads up.......This can be a little messy. You may want to put a drop cloth down before getting started.

JimKshortstep4x4 · 02-02-2005, 08:31 PM

ebfabman,

Thanks for the tips. I was wanting to make a wand for spraying inside the rockers and what you put together will work for me.

Jim

Rollie396 · 02-02-2005, 09:27 PM

Thanks ebfabman,I was gonna PM you soon about that very thing

lofly'a · 02-02-2005, 09:38 PM

i have all that stuff laying around the shop, bro-in-law gave me a 2 gallon pot a few years ago and i never had any use for it (til now). thanks for the idea efabman

ebfabman · 02-02-2005, 09:42 PM

My pleasure....

bucket · 02-03-2005, 09:56 AM

good tip ebfabman. i have a similar setup that i have used to spray waxoyl in body cavities (auto)

.

BobS · 02-03-2005, 10:03 AM

I'm glad you clarified that!

silvertonguedevil · 02-03-2005, 11:41 AM

What kind of pressure does it put out? How far will it spray?

paintpyro · 02-03-2005, 11:49 AM

Nice Earl, Now what can you spray to grow new metal above the windshield

. I'm goin roadster this spring.

ebfabman · 02-03-2005, 03:28 PM

Hey paintpyro, If I can figured that one out, I won't have to buy lottery tickets anymore, ya think?

silvertonguedevil, you will have to experiment with the pressure somewhat, it won't take much. As far as how far it will spray, depends on the pressure, the configuration of the tip, and the type of fluid being sprayed, among some others. I think the spray pattern is probably more important than distance when it comes to inside of rockers, etc. One thing I do know is that its easy to use more pressure than necessary. To much pressure uses up more material and makes a bigger mess. But who cares about messes, Right?

jamis · 02-03-2005, 05:56 PM

Nice idea.......
I was using a paint ball gun (more fun but wont stop the rust)....

Rollie396 · 02-03-2005, 11:01 PM

LMAO

07-30-2004, 05:20 PM	#1
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Hedging against RUST! Here is something most of us can benefit from, coating the unprotected areas of our cabs with a rust inhibitor, in this case epoxy primer and topcoated with appropriate topcoat. This cab received new "A" pillars (NOS ) and kick panel areas along with floor, and inner and outer rockers along with replacement of several other areas. The inside of the cab supports were coated also. A used a modified pressure pot and spray wand set up was used. It worked very well to get inside the "A" pillars and inside the rockers as shown. Attached Images

07-30-2004, 05:25 PM	#2
68 Suburban Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: From Chicago, Live in Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,802	Where do you get a spray wand? Thanks __________________ Just sitting here contemplating contemplation.

07-30-2004, 05:35 PM	#3
Zumo Hot Rods For Life Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 3,305	Looks like it was made out of regular copper tubing? __________________ 1968 C10 LWB **SOLD* Andy Viva Los Bicicletas! Los Muertos Custom Bicycles

02-02-2005, 09:27 PM	#7
Rollie396 someday it will be done! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada Posts: 1,620	Thanks ebfabman,I was gonna PM you soon about that very thing __________________ '72 C-10 Proud owner of a million new and used pieces that used to be and will once again be(god willing) a testament to the term "they don't build em like that anymore. '80 LWB 2wd beater '67 GMC long fleet (cab donor) '66 long step (parked till it's turn comes around) '65 short step (parts truck that will donate it's bed and possibly frame to the '66) '06 Grand Prix wife's car (she hardly lets me touch it) my pics

02-02-2005, 09:38 PM	#8
lofly'a Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Alexandria, LA 71301 Posts: 1,451	i have all that stuff laying around the shop, bro-in-law gave me a 2 gallon pot a few years ago and i never had any use for it (til now). thanks for the idea efabman __________________ -02 avalanche (daily driver) -66 gto ragtop 389/400 (garage queen, hand-me-down from dad) -72 Tribute Trans Am (6.0LS/T56 6-speed) in progress -2003 YUKON (Wife's) -71 gmc swb fleet (current project, gonna shave everything, bags, stuff w/ 20's, gen III powertrain) -48 3100 SWB - 12/31/23 LONG TERM Project

07-30-2004, 05:43 PM	#4
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Christopher, its the kind that come with the pump up sprayers that can be found at most any hardware/home improvement store. It was cut in half and lengthened with copper tubing soldered in the middle. The spray tip came from a tractor supply and is used for crop spraying. The tip that came with wand didn't work very well. The tip seen in the pics was machined down on one end to fit the tubing and on the other end a "bevel" was made to improve atomization.

02-02-2005, 08:08 PM	#5
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Just a heads up.......This can be a little messy. You may want to put a drop cloth down before getting started.

02-02-2005, 08:31 PM	#6
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	ebfabman, Thanks for the tips. I was wanting to make a wand for spraying inside the rockers and what you put together will work for me. Jim

02-02-2005, 09:42 PM	#9
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	My pleasure....

02-03-2005, 09:56 AM	#10
bucket Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 923	good tip ebfabman. i have a similar setup that i have used to spray waxoyl in body cavities (auto) .

02-03-2005, 10:03 AM	#11
BobS Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: West Central Minnesota Posts: 568	I'm glad you clarified that! __________________ V-6....only GMC Trucks have it! 62 GMC W5000 NAPCO-V6 65 GMC 2500 NAPCO Panel-V6 66 GMC 1000-V6 66 GMC 1500-V6 67 GMC K1500-SBC (originally a KM-V6) 68 GMC C1500-V6 68 GMC C1500-V6 68 GMC Suburban C2500 70 Chevy K20-SBC 71 Chevy C30 Longhorn-SBC 72 GMC Suburban C1500-BBC 72 Chevy C10-SBC 72 GMC C5500-ToroFlow Diesel

02-03-2005, 11:41 AM	#12
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	What kind of pressure does it put out? How far will it spray? __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

02-03-2005, 11:49 AM	#13
paintpyro Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Santa Fe Springs, CA,USA Posts: 1,579	Nice Earl, Now what can you spray to grow new metal above the windshield . I'm goin roadster this spring. __________________ 70 shortbed stepside "Schleprock" 350 w/TH400 rallys and BFGs -We can rebuild it, we have the technology-lower,shinier,faster

02-03-2005, 03:28 PM	#14
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Hey paintpyro, If I can figured that one out, I won't have to buy lottery tickets anymore, ya think? silvertonguedevil, you will have to experiment with the pressure somewhat, it won't take much. As far as how far it will spray, depends on the pressure, the configuration of the tip, and the type of fluid being sprayed, among some others. I think the spray pattern is probably more important than distance when it comes to inside of rockers, etc. One thing I do know is that its easy to use more pressure than necessary. To much pressure uses up more material and makes a bigger mess. But who cares about messes, Right?

02-03-2005, 05:56 PM	#15
jamis F.A.S.T. president Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,883	Nice idea....... I was using a paint ball gun (more fun but wont stop the rust).... __________________ F.A.S.T. President and Founder Fabricators for the Advancement of Sawsall Technology "A fear of the Sawsall is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." ~Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis"



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02-03-2005, 11:01 PM	#16
Rollie396 someday it will be done! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada Posts: 1,620	LMAO __________________ '72 C-10 Proud owner of a million new and used pieces that used to be and will once again be(god willing) a testament to the term "they don't build em like that anymore. '80 LWB 2wd beater '67 GMC long fleet (cab donor) '66 long step (parked till it's turn comes around) '65 short step (parts truck that will donate it's bed and possibly frame to the '66) '06 Grand Prix wife's car (she hardly lets me touch it) my pics

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