Restoring Rusty

[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!

[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 ?

[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

[rusty76]

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

[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

[cnorth]

I'm betting on mineral spirits

[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.

[Chaplain]

Entertainment and motivation...

Thanks.

[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.

[Gregski]

here is a little trick, you can use paper towels to keep the acid from running off the piece you are trying to treat and maintain wetness longer

you know me and paper towels, LOL their not just for cleaning up dog pee off the carpet, JK

[Gregski]

alright here are the results after the second treatment, not bad, we are slowly getting there, but as predicted it is going to take a third one

[Gregski]

good thing I decided to go to bare metal cause I think there was rust lurking underneath the green paint, now it's hard to call it since the primer was black and the rust spots were black, so we took a wire wheel to them and then even an orbital sander for a quick pass with each, then back to a final acid coat and our new friend Mr. Wool... Steel Wool

lots of work, but not bad at all

[Gregski]

so I was in a take it apart kind a mood this Sunday morning and took the hood hinge off (one side only, Gregie style) in order to take the fender off to replace it

[Gregski]

some parting shots of the old rusty fender, anything not to work on the rusty hood, lol

and she's off, as even more crud falls to the garage floor... Dusty? Dusty where are you? Suck this stuff up right now...

[Gregski]

and a little side by side action

Old Fender (left)

New Old Fender (right) OEM none of that after market "over seas" beer can thick holes misaligned stuff for Rusty, nothing but the best, LOL

[LSX408]

Looks good!

[rusty76]

It's funny but I second thought the acid after I posted that....lol.

[greg64]

It's a shame the fenders are made as they are. They pack up with crud behind there and rust out. My driver's side isn't so good, but I already have a replacement.

So the truck is called Rusty, and the shop vac is called Dusty? Too funny

Are you cleaning up the hood hinges while the hood is off? Man, those hoods have lots of area, don't they. Seemed like I was sanding forever when I painted mine.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by greg64

So the truck is called Rusty, and the shop vac is called Dusty? Too funny

Don't ask what I call the Ol' lady then?!

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by greg64

It's a shame the fenders are made as they are. They pack up with crud behind there and rust out.

Yup no one at GM got a Nobel Pizza Slice for that design

and now for a General Motors Think Tank Flashback

[Engineer #1] Bob I hear you, yes that will make the fender indestructable but won't that make a pocket for water and crud to collect in

[Engineer #2] Yeah sure, but it will take years for that Pittsburgh steel to rust through

[Engineer #3] It will never happen, steel like that won't rust for a quarter of a century if not more, not like anybody is going to be driving these trucks in 40 years

[All Together] No doubt, lets keep that design!

[Gregski]

always bag and tag your bits, yes today it makes sense where they go, but how about two soccer tournaments, a gynastix regional, a black belt promotion, one wedding and two funerals (for goldfish - don't ask) later, will you know where they go then?

as a bonus I like to soak 'em in - you guessed it PB Master Blaster... or [wait for it] Mineral Spirits

[greg64]

Originally Posted by Gregski

always bag and tag your bits, yes today it makes sense where they go, but how about two soccer tournaments, a gynastix regional, a black belt promotion, one wedding and two funerals (for goldfish - don't ask) later, will you know where they go then?

as a bonus I like to soak 'em in - you guessed it PB Master Blaster... or [wait for it] Mineral Spirits

Greg, that's exactly what I do; labeled ziplock bags. When I take the parts off I figure I'll remember exactly where they go. After about a year, I looked at some of my suburban bags and thought "huh?". Good thing they were labeled.