With the move to NB came some heated garage space and more spare time. So after getting settled in the fun begins......
The full restoration teardown has started. Its actually a bit more bare as of this afternoon. Only the front and rear suspension remain now to be pulled tomorrow. It is a real testament to the quality of metals used back in the day. Not only is there very little rust, but all of the bolts came out cleanly with nothing more than a simple wrench and ratchet set. No need to break out the Pipe and Cheater Bar.
Gotta love it when the previous owner used the garage as a home gym and put nice paint and blinds in
After alot of thought on sandblasting versus wirebrushing (on the grinder), i'm starting to lean towards wirebrushing. I tried the Heatgun and Scraper, but found it to be too time consuming. Rob Love, you were right, it does have 3 Color Cam under my Canadian Tire Cam. Wire brushing exposed some nice very clearly IRR OD next to IRR Flat Green..... So, back on topic, I'm assuming that if it is sandblasted, even though its stored in a heated garage (with the wifes dripping wet car), i'd imagine its going to need to be primed right away to avoid flash rusting. Since I can't actually do all of the body repairs right after the sandblasting, i'd end up having to re-expose a bunch of trouble spots. I'm liking the approach of just doing one panel at a time; strip, repair, light coat of rattlecan primer, then move on. Then when its completely finished, taking it in for a base coat.
Is Rattle Can primer going to be sufficient? Any suggestions on preferred brands?
Another thing i've been tossing around was building a Body Tub Rotissery. I can't find a way to build one without diverting a bunch of funds away from the project for metal and will most likely not require it after the restoration. Is there any harm in just setting the bare body on its side and properly brace it, turning it as required?
Thanks
Scotty