aupickups car resto update

Post by **aupickup** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:00 pm

well coming on nice now

rear all fitted up and final colour on

the front will be done this week and hopefully back in a couple of weeks

my thanks to ian and ken at old town classic restorations

http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n72/ ... nal%20fit/

Post by **alainmoran** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:59 am

looking rather tasty there ... nice to see that you have painted the inner wings too

Post by **aupickup** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:01 am

many thanks

the descion was made to take all the original underseal off the inner wings to se what was behind and we found body colour

the underneath still has the original zeibart frpm when the car was bought and this has protected the under side very well

the inner wings and behind the wings was also repainted body colour on top of stone chip along with the reverside of the front and rear valence

2 small local repairs to the rear inner wings was needed, and a small amount of the top flange on the drivers side

the inner wings will get some clear waxoil

Post by **alainmoran** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:47 pm

I've taken a similar tack, but I've stripped back the entire underside and am going with a galvanising paint and then spraying with used engine oil every six months - it's what my grandad used to do ... ok so its more labour intensive, but oil wont eventually come away from the body and leave a gap for water to sit in ... you wouldnt believe the amount of surface rust there is behind that lovely smooth looking gunk.

Post by **aupickup** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:04 pm

i hqave taken a small amount of te original zeibart from the under side and it is shiny paint, so for that reason i am leaving it on, but it will get waxoiled undeneath

Post by **Luxobarge** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:46 pm

alainmoran wrote:and then spraying with used engine oil every six months - it's what my grandad used to do ...

On bended knees, Please don't do that! Unless you never take the car out in the rain...

If you do, then the oil comes off as a thin film and sits on the road - lethal for motorbikes, ask me how I know. And it's very bad for the environment to boot, as it gets in the water supply.

No offence - but a very bad idea IMHO! Clear Waxoyle, Dinitrol etc. is the way to go.