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Re: Restoring Rusty
don't worry I used a piece of flat ply wood underneath not to dent or scratch da hood
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Re: Restoring Rusty
not too bad, I grounded the welds down a bit but not totally flat so that I wouldn't weaken the welds nor be unable to find them later if I needed to drill them out (that's my excuse anyway)
shot sum primer and ready for paint Last edited by Gregski; 09-06-2018 at 12:42 AM. |
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Re: Restoring Rusty
then it was on to the other side and the whole reason why we is doin' this in the first place
this side already developed a hairline crack in the safety fold, so I bugger welded it up and just like on the other side we ground the surface to bear bare (?) metal prior to welding |
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tell me if this has ever happened to you: with two spot welds left we ranned out of welding wire?
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but I wasn't gonna let this stop me, so I replaced the Lincoln .035 artillery with the .025 caliber (i.e. all that I had on hand) and grabbed the gun for the home stretch
I must say I like how the .025 lays down spot welds, now I'm sure if I knew how to fandangle the knobs on Big Red properly I could achieve the same results with the .035 but still the .025 agrees with me just the same |
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since this project was sapposed to be done in August, with the paint still wet I hollered at my soon to be 17 millenial to come downstairs and help me flip this pancake over
we're gonna lossen up that surface rust with some 220 sand paper |
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a little stare and compare, what a difference 5 minutes with the orbital sander makes
and then it was time for some Phosphoric acid treatment from Home Depot ($5.00, I'm looking at you $25 dollar Metal Re$cue), this is the potion I should have used the first time on my original hood, but I messed up and used muriatic acid instead (stupid me, should have paid more attention in Chemistry class) Last edited by Gregski; 09-03-2018 at 08:48 PM. |
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and here it is after the acid treatment and the baking soda neutralizing bath, man I wish the rest of the truck looked like this, I would just leave it, I like this [ahem] "patina"
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Re: Restoring Rusty
I am thoroughly impressed good sir
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Joe Goodenuff huh...
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And please let us know if and how your repairs were successful. Last edited by hatzie; 09-06-2018 at 01:35 AM. |
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Looks good thanks for the updates
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Re: Restoring Rusty
gregski i enjoy ur build and the progress ur making.
U wouldnt happen to know anything about hooking up a 292 into a 700r4 do ya? Or perhaps guiding me in some direction? |
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thanks
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Installing a 700r4 behind a 292 |
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Still loving it Gregski. Curious though - what are you going to do with the A833? I understand why you might want a trans with closer ratios but are you going to rebuild it and store it?
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I plan on trying 4.11 POSI gears so the A833 overdrive transmission makes more sense anyway. And I would be lying if I was not trolling Craigslist for a MUNCIE M21 Last edited by Gregski; 09-15-2018 at 10:31 AM. |
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so let's remember our mantra:
"Progress not Perfection!" you all know how i love to use the white paper towels, however for final wipe before painting I prefer the blue ones cause they don't leave behind as much fuzz |
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I like to stay within the same paint ecosystem ie, use the same brand primer, paint, and clear coat, and I happen to like that Krylon semi flat black so that dictates I use Krylon products, however Krylon didn't offer a black primer at Pep Boys so I went with this Dupa Color primer, and since we won't be using Krylon paint anyway, it really doesn't matter
I want to use black primer because that's what lurks beneath my factory green Last edited by Gregski; 09-09-2018 at 07:51 PM. |
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Remember: Safety Third!
please use a proper mask when spraying paint, YES even if you are painting outside you know I always talk about how I like to use organic free range parts and materials, and I am sure you think I am joking or am simply nutz, well... |
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I like the instructions on these cans, if you can find them amidst the stupid legal warnings, and are able to read the -12 size font, ha ha
two light coats followed by one medium coat, simple so lets see how it does What? That's it? Yes the purpose of the first light coat is simply to make the area tacky, that's all, that's it. |
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... 10 minutes later we shot the second light coat
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and 10 minutes after that we shot the medium coat, which wasn't enough so we shot an additional medium coat 10 minutes apart
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Safety Thirst!
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Rusty is going to look great with the new hood! When do you start getting humidity issues with paint? And nicely done on the home-fab hood stiffeners. I folded a guy's hood for him at the Full Serve pumps at Chevron in the summer of '87...
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