Been working on the Venotra again, just about finished off the bonnet and like an ass I decided that after having carefully wire brushed and sanded down and re-wirebrushed all the surface rust spots I was going to rust treat them "just to be double sure". Well, I used POR15 "metal ready" and I already had one bad experiance with this stuff so I thought well, maybe I did it wrong, and all that, so I went for it again. Just so any bits in inaccessible areas of the bonnet skin/frame/support got dosed. I think the fundemental problem with this stuff is that when you have exposed bare metal which has been subject to rust the last thing you want to do is soak it with running water to clear off the rust treatment. I've got the bonet propped up over an IR heater to dry it out but even after hosing the sod down for ages and wire brushing while I did it, I've got that powdery chalky deposit everywhere so I'm going to have to clean that off and the bonnet just is retaining moisture inall the seams and corners so I'm going to have to start again there.
When I've rubbed down and wire brushed metal with surface rust I can leave the stuff lying about the garage for 6 or 8 weeks and no sign of any problems - surface still shiny, pitted bits still dull grey. Use this bleedin POR15 stuff and rinse with water and 2 days later theres browny orange rust all over the surface of the metal (not just where the rust was before....)
Back to Jenolite for me.
Anyway, here's me bathing the bonnet in POR15
and here's me trying to dry the sod before rust starts again...
on a lighter note...
Took the wheel spats off the Oldsmobile. Makes it look shorter and less raked. Well, it does in real life.
In the photo the boot area now looks even longer. Oh well.
Basically I was converned about winter road salt starting rust up behind them where moisture and muck are bound to congregate.
I did have a look at getting the dent out. I know what I'm going to do with that now, although its not going to just "pop" out sadly.
But its looking pretty damn clean except a little surface rust on a lip.
Even in the arch, by the brackets (rust spot!) and all the chassis is dirty but spot on.
Probably get away with just pressure washing that and not having to repaint underneath. Hooray.
And looking down the passenger side flank the thing is straight as a die which is nice.
Soon as I get the Ventora done I can get on with that. Should be a quick & easy one. Mind you, I said that about the Ventora...
When I've rubbed down and wire brushed metal with surface rust I can leave the stuff lying about the garage for 6 or 8 weeks and no sign of any problems - surface still shiny, pitted bits still dull grey. Use this bleedin POR15 stuff and rinse with water and 2 days later theres browny orange rust all over the surface of the metal (not just where the rust was before....)
Back to Jenolite for me.
Anyway, here's me bathing the bonnet in POR15
and here's me trying to dry the sod before rust starts again...
on a lighter note...
Took the wheel spats off the Oldsmobile. Makes it look shorter and less raked. Well, it does in real life.
In the photo the boot area now looks even longer. Oh well.
Basically I was converned about winter road salt starting rust up behind them where moisture and muck are bound to congregate.
I did have a look at getting the dent out. I know what I'm going to do with that now, although its not going to just "pop" out sadly.
But its looking pretty damn clean except a little surface rust on a lip.
Even in the arch, by the brackets (rust spot!) and all the chassis is dirty but spot on.
Probably get away with just pressure washing that and not having to repaint underneath. Hooray.
And looking down the passenger side flank the thing is straight as a die which is nice.
Soon as I get the Ventora done I can get on with that. Should be a quick & easy one. Mind you, I said that about the Ventora...