Project "Chihuahua" '65 Formula S Restoration "Estilo Mexicano"
Update: Front turn signals/parking lights. Trying to remove "crazing" from the clear lenses: cleaned initially with creamy hand cleaner, then wet-sanded just a bit with 500/600 grit, then cleaned with wax/grease remover, then 3 coats Rust-Oleum automotive clear (no mention of UV protection on can). For now, I won't worry about re-painting the blue and red highlights on the center medallions.
The two small removable steel brackets with many holes for fasteners were very crusty with rust. Used power drill and Dremel tool with abrasives, then a soak in Evaporust, then cleaned with wax/grease remover and then one coat of Rust-Oleum rust convertor. One or two coats of black enamel to follow.
The louver/grille things were cleaned and then sanded with a red scotch-brite sanding pad and painted with SEM trim black. The two heavy chrome pieces were cleaned and the two small areas that need black highlighting were sanded and painted with trim black as well. The heavy chrome pieces also appear to have some silver highlighting on the inner diameter which I don't plan on renewing at this time. Painted the 9 fasteners and four speed nuts trim black.
I'll remove the correct 1034A "painted" yellow mini-lamps and save them for posterity. I found some (not correct) yellow tinted 1034A bulbs on the shelf at AutoZone I will try out for now.
Update: Front turn signals/parking lights. Trying to remove "crazing" from the clear lenses: cleaned initially with creamy hand cleaner, then wet-sanded just a bit with 500/600 grit, then cleaned with wax/grease remover, then 3 coats Rust-Oleum automotive clear (no mention of UV protection on can). For now, I won't worry about re-painting the blue and red highlights on the center medallions.
The two small removable steel brackets with many holes for fasteners were very crusty with rust. Used power drill and Dremel tool with abrasives, then a soak in Evaporust, then cleaned with wax/grease remover and then one coat of Rust-Oleum rust convertor. One or two coats of black enamel to follow.
The louver/grille things were cleaned and then sanded with a red scotch-brite sanding pad and painted with SEM trim black. The two heavy chrome pieces were cleaned and the two small areas that need black highlighting were sanded and painted with trim black as well. The heavy chrome pieces also appear to have some silver highlighting on the inner diameter which I don't plan on renewing at this time. Painted the 9 fasteners and four speed nuts trim black.
I'll remove the correct 1034A "painted" yellow mini-lamps and save them for posterity. I found some (not correct) yellow tinted 1034A bulbs on the shelf at AutoZone I will try out for now.
