Project Crusty Biscuit (65 Plymouth Valiant)
Oh buddy, a lot has happened with my project since my last post. I had a bunch of stupid but important last minute welding I had to do...
Brake hose brackets
I spent 50 hours (with help) final prepping the shell of the car for epoxy primer. A friend and I took a whole day (thursday) from 8am-8pm stripping the paint and surfacing the steel.
I spent all day friday doing final stripping and cleaning of the shell. I actually worked on it until 3am Friday into saturday morning just because I wanted to get it done and it was taking way longer than anticipated.
I was able to get it fully stripped, degreased, and rust treated/etched by 3am saturday morning. Of course I was tired the next day so I got up around 10am, ran a few errands, and got back on prepping the car. Here’s some pics after I had it down the bare metal:
I used POR15 Metal Prep in the car after I had it a stripped and it’s funny because it kills the rust on the rusty metal and causes flash rust on the clean metal. Here’s some pics the next morning after treating it:
I spent all day Saturday sanding off the flash rust that occurred overnight and man was that metal clean underneath! Too bad I forgot to take a picture!
Today I went into EXTREME NITPICKING MODE! I was planning on just cleaning and shooting with primer but I found some places that I felt needed some extra attention.
I ground some welds a bit more, fixed some dents a bit better, and put some POR15 paint on some of the heavier rusted areas. I made it so that I was ABSOLUTELY positive that I could apply the epoxy primer without and regrets or concerns and I would say, I did exactly that! I got some wax and grease remover and some rags and cleaned the crap out of the car. I cleaned until my rags weren’t dirty anymore! I am very happy with how it came out and now the body work should be a Breeze!
After epoxy primer:
After filler primer/surfacer:
And it’s done! I now have a 100% rust free shell after all I went through! Hours upon hours of cutting and dissecting, patching and repairing, welding, grinding, blending, and customizing has finally paid off! It is finally all sealed up and ready for some color and assembly!
Oh buddy, a lot has happened with my project since my last post. I had a bunch of stupid but important last minute welding I had to do...
Brake hose brackets
I spent 50 hours (with help) final prepping the shell of the car for epoxy primer. A friend and I took a whole day (thursday) from 8am-8pm stripping the paint and surfacing the steel.
I spent all day friday doing final stripping and cleaning of the shell. I actually worked on it until 3am Friday into saturday morning just because I wanted to get it done and it was taking way longer than anticipated.
I was able to get it fully stripped, degreased, and rust treated/etched by 3am saturday morning. Of course I was tired the next day so I got up around 10am, ran a few errands, and got back on prepping the car. Here’s some pics after I had it down the bare metal:
I used POR15 Metal Prep in the car after I had it a stripped and it’s funny because it kills the rust on the rusty metal and causes flash rust on the clean metal. Here’s some pics the next morning after treating it:
I spent all day Saturday sanding off the flash rust that occurred overnight and man was that metal clean underneath! Too bad I forgot to take a picture!
Today I went into EXTREME NITPICKING MODE! I was planning on just cleaning and shooting with primer but I found some places that I felt needed some extra attention.
I ground some welds a bit more, fixed some dents a bit better, and put some POR15 paint on some of the heavier rusted areas. I made it so that I was ABSOLUTELY positive that I could apply the epoxy primer without and regrets or concerns and I would say, I did exactly that! I got some wax and grease remover and some rags and cleaned the crap out of the car. I cleaned until my rags weren’t dirty anymore! I am very happy with how it came out and now the body work should be a Breeze!
After epoxy primer:
After filler primer/surfacer:
And it’s done! I now have a 100% rust free shell after all I went through! Hours upon hours of cutting and dissecting, patching and repairing, welding, grinding, blending, and customizing has finally paid off! It is finally all sealed up and ready for some color and assembly!
