Cool.

I asked the guy how many CFM his compressor puts out.

700cfm@170psi.

Dood , ya gots a frog man on your property !!! Looks great and efficent .

Jack / Jaxdream

Have you any pics of the soda "hopper"? How much media does he use to, say, remove all the paint from the door? That's a lot-o-cfm

He brought 12 50-pound bags of soda and was probably going to run out, so I ran to Daytona and picked up 7 more bags.


Here's how the bottom is going:

Would you mind sharing the cost? I am trying to get an idea of what a competitive rate is.

In action.


I think he said the hopper will hold 150#.

I was quoted $900, but he's already whining about the difficulty to remove the factory coatings.

I'll let you know the total when he drives away.

How cool is this.

Here's a close-up of the inside structure of the rear deck.

I assume this is a logo from the steel factory:

That is awesome.

I'd like to know how many hours the whole thing takes.

Do they make house calls?

How is the soda working on rusty areas?

John

1. What is all that silvery material underneath the paint?

2. Are there any environmental concerns over the paint dust?

They do make house calls and you're a lot closer to him than me. He lives off 192 between St. Cloud and Melbourne. However, it's not very neighbor friendly. It's very noisy and I'm probably going to need to buy some beer for my industrial park neighbors.

He thought it would take about 4 hours, but it's going to be more like 7.

This chassis isn't rusty, but the soda doesn't really remove rust. The media would have to be more abrasive.

Here's a little rust on the rear deck:

The soda is harmless, but I hadn't really thought about the paint particles.

More:

Seems like it would almost be better to do inside a booth?


Anywho, i'm leaning towards soda blasting for my original /6. It's either that or acid dipping ...

I researched both methods and the problem with acid dip with a unibody car is that the acid will enter body cavities through the seams of the car or rust areas and not get flushed out or neutralized. Then your car rusts quicker from the inside out.

I've heard that for years. The last car i saw that was dipped then sat outside(!) in primer for two years. While there was some surface rust from sitting, there was no evidence of seeping acid rust. As far as i know, they submerge the car for several hours in the neutralizing bath. I don't see any reason why acid would get into cavities the neutralizing solution can't.

So a possible ton of material will need to be cleaned up?

Let me know how all that paint particles and factory undercoating is at being cleaned up. I've heard that you just water down the soda and it's GREEN to go down the drain. But the paint.....

I am enjoying this

The undercoating was already removed and 19x50= half a ton.

Leaf blower and a dust mask.

He warned me AFTER we started that the grass may "yellow a bit".....

Almost finished with the chassis. We're coming up on 8 hours.

now if you only had about half a ton of vinegar...

Nothing a good thunderstorm can't fix ...

The wet season in Florida begins in two weeks.

those same circle markings are on the door of the fallout shelter at work.

Nelson, now you can paint it whatever-the-hell color you want!

Good point but it still might be a problem to get any solution into the body cavities that won't easily drain. Capilary action will draw it in but what will draw out that moisture from sail panels, longs, suspension points and any part with multiple layers of spot welded metal. Just thinking out loud.

Still blasting........

A Ferg worthy start

Whoa! I'm relieved this is going so well! At least now you know this takes a looong time.

This is awesome to see the pics though! Can't wait to see it in person, all cleaned up n ready for her new duds! In a little over a week I'll be there!

Time to pick out the paint scheme!

- Nelson

You gonna have a poll?

Hmm, hadn't considered a poll. I kinda already made up my mind to keep her Phoenix Red - except maybe not for the wheels. These are two options I'm considering if I go with Fuchs. Might go later wheels instead of Fuchs as well.

woooh that is an old Led Zeppelin car
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Thats not the one you just put a motor in is it?......

Looks great.

Did he bring the rotisserie with him?

Don't you need to paint something on like right away to keep it from forming rust?

I am going to hate Nelson when this is done.

It's called "factory correct paint".

Hope the other cars in the drive don't get too loaded up with soda.

10:10 minutes.

I made him stick to the $900 quote, but we spent an extra $150 in soda.

More pics tomorrow.

Krupp Steel is the insignia.

Krupp built all German arms and armor from the late 1800's and they are still at it.

Krupp is the deal.

I am flipping at the job he is doing.

Seems to be worth 2K, if that is the final bill.

John

Start? We're five months and one week in......

Thanks! A good local source quoted me around 1200. Sounds like they are in the same ballpark.

No actually soda inparts a rust protection and part of the reason you need to do an acid wash aferward. I had mine in the basement garage for a good year in bare metal.. Major life interfering with the fun stuff.. I only had minor flash rust and that was mostly where I touched the car.

Now fla might be a tad worst on the humity front but there should be no need to rush to a primer.

The decks and doors are already gone to the painter for epoxy primer. The blaster said the same as above. The soda residue will protect bare metal for a while. The chassis will be bare for about six weeks.

Since Joe's busy, I'll answer these two Q's.

The "other" 3.2L motor is going in James Ellisor's car that Joe's finishing up.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...ies9&st=140

This one is mine (a longer term complete rebuild project to be completed March 2012).
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...c=113270&hl

The rotisserie is Joe's - I believe he made it himself.

- Nelson

Just in time for the Route 66!

Yeah! Only been to one so far, but had fun. Isn't that the event with the "Best Malaga Red 2.0" category?

But then the soda residue hased to be cleaned off before shooting right? If so, what is used to clean it?

Your car looks great Nelson. With all the body work I ended doing on mine, I wish I had just had it blasted. I may beat you to the finish line but I started 3 years ago. Seems Joe is right on schedule for March. I can't wait to see yours finished.

To clean the soda resedue use either hot soapy water or vinegar.

Zach

Just a comment on the acid dipping. Works well, but you would really want to cut the outer longs off so you can pull the foil/plastic/cardboard heater tubes off. Which means you'd need to build yourself some supports to keep the dimensions intact.

Personally I'd rather go the soda blasting route!