I am looking at blasting my car to bare metal, top to bottom with a media besides sand. The goal is remove old layers of paint, start with primer (and sealer?), circle cancer spots for repair. Repair rear quarters and new floors if needed. The car does not have AC and I am considering adding AC with hidden vents to save the look of the dash. The dash must come out for the AC and might as well do the new fuse block. Afterwards, a new paint job. Do the windows need to come out for the dash work and the paint job? (I left them in for the last paint job.) If they don't, I have a guy who specializes in old car window installs and want to get new seals before I drive the car from Florida to Indiana. (ROAD TRIP!! WooHoo!) The other option is to tow the car behind a F-150 - I prefer driving over mountains. What do you guys think? Tenebros 69.5 Maverick
If I blast the whole car I plan on doing all new gaskets. I think Autokrafters carries them. The door seals should be in good shape. (Can't wait to see my car again - OMG) :bananaman If I blast - besides pulling the engine, chrome, plastic, glass and interior - should i take anything else off? (Transmission, rear end, suspension? Or wrap them?)
ever watch... Overhaulin' ? remove: motor, under hood wiring harness, radiator, battery, master cyl., transmission, bumpers, doors, all glass, trim, tail lights, trunk lid, steering column, dash, heater box, seats, headliner, carpet, hood and fenders, ETC, ETC. it'll look kinda like my '71 when i got it ready for paint... put the bolts and screws in plastic bags and mark them as to where they came from.... Frank...
I recently had to take apart the interior of my 2005 Jetta due to a water leak. I found that the flat plastic boxes like the ones meant for fishing lures or hardware work really well for keeping things organized. I picked up a couple at wal-mart for like $5.
Pull it ALL down, You will thank yourself for taking the xtra time now! Gaskets & seals are cheap compared to tearing it all back apart later because of a leak. Good Luck!
Is this correct, I have a dash mod I want to do but if I have to remove windshield I think I will scrap idea. I have a 71 2 door Thanx for reply in advance Dfitz
The car has rear quarter panel damage from a tire blow from when I owned the car. It still needs to be fixed and I would like to do new under coating. The rest of the car is solid - the body that needs work needed it when I sold it and now that I bought it back - want to make it last another 30 years. I had even thought of spot blasting instead of the whole car at once.
My media blasting is looking to be towards the end of the year. A new option is chemical dipping and then dipped in primer (Epoxy primer I think). I have some spots I know that need some fresh metal - so checmical dipping worries me some. On the other hand - it gets all the spots - even the ones you can see. Does anyone know the pros and cons of both?