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pobrien

pobrien

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I salvaged many parts from a 40+ year abandoned-in-the-desert Barracuda

Starting to clean up the best bits to see what I'm using and what I'm sharing

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The horn button was particularly gross, but seemed solid

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Cleaned up pretty nicely!

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Hood latch cover cleaned up pretty well

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Polishing out the back trim

I need to post my full car restoration thread but that's going to be a lengthy undertaking

Feedback welcome and tips appreciated!
 
rmchrgr said:
Looks good. What do you use to polish things?
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I bought a Harbor Freight bench grinder/polisher and a pedestal. Staked it down in the backyard and bought a $15 foot pedal plug to run it handsfree if needed.

Not the most heavy-duty, I used to run a 24" Buffalo polisher. The HF setup is fine for small parts. I already want something better for big parts like the bumpers

I have a variety of compounds and polishes, sometimes it is trial and error but being gentle and repeating is always better than going too aggressively and ruining something
 
Dana67Dart said:
Thats my problem, I usually mess the part up worse than it was before.
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3M Chrome polish, a short black tub with a pink cream, is excellent.

Blue Magic Metal Polish Cream, a small blue tub, also very easy to work with with excellent results
 
jonn6464 said:
Do you wet sand prior to polishing? If so, what grit?

Your pieces look great.
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Almost never, not with chrome. On aluminum I will if there is a need, but that Blue Magic polish knocks the oxidation off like a champ.

Sanding is only really needed to clean up rusty contacts, otherwise I don't want to hurt cosmetic surfaces, especially plated metals
 
pobrien said:
I salvaged many parts from a 40+ year abandoned-in-the-desert Barracuda

Starting to clean up the best bits to see what I'm using and what I'm sharing

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The horn button was particularly gross, but seemed solid

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Cleaned up pretty nicely!

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Hood latch cover cleaned up pretty well

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Polishing out the back trim

I need to post my full car restoration thread but that's going to be a lengthy undertaking

Feedback welcome and tips appreciated!
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Very nice work, takes a lot of patience!
 
Long as you don't like polishing knobs, it's all good.
 
That's Fantastic! And thank you for the polishing restoration tips...

I hate to bring this up... but doesn't that "V" insignia indicate a Valiant? Probably a '64 or '65. The Barracuda would have had the Barracuda fish logo I would think.
 
Tim.g.howard said:
That's Fantastic! And thank you for the polishing restoration tips...

I hate to bring this up... but doesn't that "V" insignia indicate a Valiant? Probably a '64 or '65. The Barracuda would have had the Barracuda fish logo I would think.
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It was still considered a Valiant submodel in early 65, and it was definitely a Barracuda. They didn't call it a standalone model with the fish until 66
 
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