'66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by UPLIFT

Mike I've been following your threads and your work is pure automotive artistry! Eloquently perfected! Kudos...

Thanks man! Where in the bay area are you? I grew up in Sonoma. Still have family there.

[Frizzle Fry]

Just back from another 3+ weeks in Israel.

Car is still at the blaster/bodyshop. Hood and trunk lid were SPI epoxied yesterday. Here are the bare metal pics (no primered shots yet)

[mcbassin]

Nothing looks better than bare metal ready to shoot! Isreal? Man you get around. Hope they take good care of you.

[Frizzle Fry]

Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv Beach ...no complaints!

Picked up the hood and trunk lid. Will post pics after I unload them.

[Graeme_B]

Frizzel, how are you going to apply the epoxy primer to the parts you can't see like the seams and behind the frame of the boot (trunk). Even on the body itself there are lots of little inaccessable spots that a spraygun can't reach. I can't recal if the body was ever going to be dipped on not.

[Low Elco]

Bare metal. Nuthin better!

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by Graeme_B

Frizzel, how are you going to apply the epoxy primer to the parts you can't see like the seams and behind the frame of the boot (trunk). Even on the body itself there are lots of little inaccessable spots that a spraygun can't reach. I can't recal if the body was ever going to be dipped on not.

Some of the rust prone areas like the pinch welds in the door bottoms and rocker panels will be treated with a liquid rust treatment (TBD) which will wick into the seams followed by a sealer.

Other areas which are not reached by the spray gun are even less effected by the media blasting, so those areas will remain as they have been since new.

The bottom line is the car will be more corrosion resistant than when new.

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Bare metal. Nuthin better!

How about freshly epoxied metal?

[MP&C]

Looks good! That's the SPI epoxy, correct?

[76C10Stepside]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

How about freshly epoxied metal?

DAMN, that do look good!

[Frizzle Fry]

Yep, SPI. It sprayed on and leveled out very nicely. It's supposed to be more sandable than most epoxies, and the sheen makes imperfections and sanded vs. non-sanded areas really stand out.

[justcuz]

So that is a little dent in the hood? Been a long time since I checked in on this project. Sounds like you have been busy too. Going to have to go back several pages and catch up.

[Low Elco]

Sexy! Epo'd clean metal makes Daddy happy! I've been using Nason's Epo, basically just a scratch coat for the mudwork, Slick Sand, etc. I'm gonna have to give that SPI stuff a whack, been hearing lots of good things about it. Parts are lookin' good!

[Frizzle Fry]

Yes there are imperfections in the metal. The primer is there to seal the bare metal, and that's where the body work begins.

So far I've been happy with the SPI. Did a little panel scratch test vs Valspar and it seemed like more material was removed from the Valspar side. Granted it was a very unscientific test, I didn't see any drawbacks to the SPI. Long-term performance only time will tell...

[67ChevyRedneck]

Uh oh... hood has a ding... time to cut it out and put a blower on it!

[see ten]

Shuffleboard?

[theastronaut]

That SPI looks great, I'll have to try it!

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Uh oh... hood has a ding... time to cut it out and put a blower on it!

You had me looking into them again with that comment There used to be a roots/twin-screw blower kit for the F20C. Seems it is no longer available

Originally Posted by see ten

Shuffleboard?

It's rare that the shop is clear enough to see that.

Originally Posted by theastronaut

That SPI looks great, I'll have to try it!

So far so good. The online chatter seems to be all positive. The old-timer bodyman who spayed it was very skeptical about "new-fandangled products," but had nothing bad to say after using it.

[Frizzle Fry]

The blaster offered me the chance to get in on a blasting session. So yesterday I suited up and we got the rest of the shell done. I have a new-found respect for those guys - it's hard work maneuvering that gun and heavy hose around to get every angle. Meanwhile you are literally inside a giant blasting cabinet which can only be equated to a working in a torrential dust/sand storm! Very difficult to see most of the time. That's where team-work paid off. One was able to inspect while the other moved on.

Also, having the car on the rotisserie for blasting is the ONLY way to go IMO. Both for accessibility/thoroughness of the blast and removal of the media afterwards.

So the body is now moved to the clean side of the shop and being prepped/sanded for a few coats of SPI epoxy. I'll get pics before it's shot.

[95stepside]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

The blaster offered me the chance to get in on a blasting session. So yesterday I suited up and we got the rest of the shell done. I have a new-found respect for those guys - it's hard work maneuvering that gun and heavy hose around to get every angle. Meanwhile you are literally inside a giant blasting cabinet which can only be equated to a working in a torrential dust/sand storm! Very difficult to see most of the time. That's where team-work paid off. One was able to inspect while the other moved on.

I've been that guy. I guarantee they aren't getting paid good enough for it lol

[watahyahknow]

in my youth i worked at a company that made dock cranes , the realy big ones .
they had a real big shed they did sandblasting in , incredible noize
to get the mans attention you had to bang on the metal he was working on with a big hammer over the noise
i dont think the guy doing that work lived long as he was allways covered in grey stuff and rustdust
think they still used sand in those days

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by 95stepside

I've been that guy. I guarantee they aren't getting paid good enough for it lol

Respect ...and you're right.

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

in my youth i worked at a company that made dock cranes , the realy big ones .
they had a real big shed they did sandblasting in , incredible noize
to get the mans attention you had to bang on the metal he was working on with a big hammer over the noise
i dont think the guy doing that work lived long as he was allways covered in grey stuff and rustdust
think they still used sand in those days

We had full helmets with breathing air. The media was plastic and 10% alum ox. Ear plugs are a must! Using regular sand can cause silicosis.

[95stepside]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Respect ...and you're right.

We had full helmets with breathing air. The media was plastic and 10% alum ox. Ear plugs are a must! Using regular sand can cause silicosis.

the place i worked at was a $#!% hole, my mask was a welding helmet with rags taped to it to protect your neck. we used steel shot though, so at least dust wasnt a huge concern...

/hijack

[watahyahknow]

dust was a huge issue at the place i mentioned no airevac there best he could do was keep the doors open

[Frizzle Fry]

Body Ready for Epoxy Primer

The interior, floorboards (top and bottom), engine compartment, and trunk will be shot by me later.

After blasting I could see that the lower/rear of the front fenders had some cancer starting. So I cut them out and will be addressing them later as well.

The shiny areas (areas which will be primered now) have all been either DA'ed or hand sanded. The dull grey is the bare virgin blasted metal.

Bring on the bare metal pics:

[MP&C]

Looking good! That thing will be picking up groceries before you know it.. Quickly!