Restoring Rusty

[Gregski]

ok so feet shoulders width apart, relax your grip, make sure you don't get tangled in the air hose (joking) and here we go with Coat Numero Uno... for those of you joining us from Latin America

FYI: depending on the surface area, weather conditions, gravitational pull, etc... you may find that one coat = one can of material, which is what this is turning out to be

see you in 30 minutes...

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by cnorth

That is very cool, so the paint store mixed a rattle can of spray paint??

Yazir, based on the the oirginal GM 517 Lime Green code off the Service Parts Identification sticker in the glove box

[Titomars]

Originally Posted by Gregski

Yup, my wife got me a Makita cordless drill over 20 years ago and I manage to have dropped it a couple times off of patio covers and second story balconies an stair cases on to concrete and she takes a lickin' and keeps on ... drillin'

As Cordless's goes I would not use anything but Makita. I had one that I used at work dropped it off hoists, cars, into drain pans totally soaking it in ATF etc. and it never gave up. The only reason I retired it was batteries were dying and replacements were hard to find and expensive.

[Gregski]

OK, second verse, same as the first, but a whole lot greener, and a whole lot worse, hee hee

[Gregski]

and then it was on to the third coat of the regular mixed paint (the last coat will be the semi flat finish)

[rich weyand]

Originally Posted by Titomars

As Cordless's goes I would not use anything but Makita. I had one that I used at work dropped it off hoists, cars, into drain pans totally soaking it in ATF etc. and it never gave up. The only reason I retired it was batteries were dying and replacements were hard to find and expensive.

I have a Dewalt cordless I like a lot. The best part is that it has a battery conditioner -- not a charger -- where you can leave one battery in the conditioner 24x7 and it will maintain it. Most chargers you have to take the battery out once charged or it will drain, then it will drain on the shelf if you don't use it for a while. With the Dewalt, I always have one battery hot to go.

[greg64]

Originally Posted by Gregski

after owning 3 Harbor Freight angle grinders, it was time to treat myself to one that works, I am no name brand jockey but this DeWalt is nice

the first of the Harbor Freight ones the Orange kind lasted me 3 years, the new redish style ones are terrible, the second one of the red ones broke on day one, that button you push in to remove or put on the wheel broke on the inside, these are junk (surprise)

Nearly 20 years ago I bought a dewalt angle grinder, with the aluminum gear housing. It still works perfect, but looks like it has been through the war. I hate junky tools that don't last.

I have a bunch of Milwaukee stuff too that I really like.

[77K10Silverado]

Nice work Ski! Taking a break today, enjoying some skis... brewskis.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 77K10Silverado

Nice work Ski! Taking a break today, enjoying some skis... brewskis.

I hear that, pretty soon I am gonna have to go pick up a six pack too, big day today in the garage

[Gregski]

fourth coat overall and first semi flat coat (front only)

[Gregski]

fifth and final coat, this is the second semi flat finish coat to get the shine toned down a bit

I hope its flattening it out, took the pic while still wet so it should get even flatter

[Gregski]

welcome back to the College of Truck Knowledge aka CTK

heard a bit of a valve lifter / rocker arm / valve chatter so decided to take a deeper dive ol' school style - always wanted to see the oiling action of the push rods in real time, so it was time to fabricate some custom cardboard splash shields, ... [10 seconds later] done

at first (using a long breaker bar against my ear) I thought it was one of the 8th cylinder valves but then I couldn't tell where it was coming from so decided to play doctor

[Gregski]

next thing you know I got the hood off

so much nicer working on the truck with the hood off, you have light, you have access, if I ever invent anything it will be a break away hood, LOL

the wood is there to server as a windshield bumper in case my son and I decided to slide the hood through the windshield, but it went well

NOTE TO SELF: Hood removal not a one man job!

[cnorth]

***edited sent pm***

[Motherfrog402]

Nice to see that my hood isn't the only one with "patina".

[Gregski]

well shoot since we got the hood off might as well give it the good ol' rust treatment

[Gregski]

ok, so here is the hood after the first rust treatment, looks like a missed a few spots, oh well that's expected on the first pass, this took about an hour, not bad at all

I think two more washes and we'll be able to eat off of it

[flashed]

Wow ,that looks amazing ,what did you use and how much was it diluted ?

[rusty76]

That's pretty amazing with the hood. Did you use CLR? It looks dang good.

[cnorth]

I'm betting on mineral spirits

[Chaplain]

Entertainment and motivation...

Thanks.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by rusty76

That's pretty amazing with the hood. Did you use CLR? It looks dang good.

I tried CLR earlier in the thread and it did not work

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by cnorth

I'm betting on mineral spirits

LMAO you know 9 times out of 10 you would be right, but not this time.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by flashed

Wow ,that looks amazing ,what did you use and how much was it diluted ?

Straight up Muriatic acid from Home Depot in their masonary department about $9 bucks a gallon and steel wool

use a respirator, eye protection, heavy rubber gloves and no skin showing

[greg64]

Greg, the new fender looks great for a driver. The hood cleanup is amazing. Are you going to do some paint on it as well?

And I'd agree that the hood is a two man job.