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Oh how degrading
 Dodgeman  2004/12/13 13:25  Tell a friend
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My coupe at the sandblasters. Is this any way to treat a lady?
Never mind my lovely, you will soon be all well & looking your best again. |
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Posted: 2004/12/14 1:52 Updated: 2004/12/14 1:52 |
Just can't stay away   Joined: 2003/6/13 From: Townsville, QLD Posts: 135 |
 Re: Oh how degrading Can you tell me more about granulated lime? My coupe will be sandblasted soon, but this sounds like another viable option. How does it compare in result, price, time? Is it something I could look at doing myself?
Cheers
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Posted: 2004/12/13 13:35 Updated: 2004/12/13 13:35 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)   Joined: 2003/6/27 From: Southern Tablelands N.S.W. Australia Posts: 8287 |
Re: Oh how degrading Paint removal will be done, not with abrasives, like sand, but with granulated lime. It is so gentle that the front & rear glass is left in to minimise the amount of abrasive that ends up in the interior. At least,... thats the plan. The glass comes out later & the remaining paint is removed by hand.
We finally found four rust holes, three were smaller than the toenail of your smallest toe, & these were simply welded, as patching was not required. The fourth one was an area about the size of my thumbnail & was patched only because most of this area was a bit thin. There were three pinholes in there, so it was fixed properly.
The car will get a full rustproofing when i get it back
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Posted: 2004/12/13 21:02 Updated: 2004/12/13 21:02 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)  Joined: 2004/9/4 From: sydney Posts: 3098 |
Re: Oh how degrading I see you dont do things by half then Chris.
This coupe is going to be one very special car when she is finished.
I look forward to seeing it.
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Posted: 2004/12/14 3:29 Updated: 2004/12/14 3:29 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster) Joined: 2003/6/27 From: Southern Tablelands N.S.W. Australia Posts: 8287 |
Re: Oh how degrading Sidedraught
Trust me, i look foward to seeing it when finished too. Like all good projects, the cost has blown out of all proportion. It was just going to be a quick & easy fix up with a budget of about $2,000. Hell, the cylinder head didn't leave me much change from that.
I have now multiplied the original budget estimate by a factor of five, & i am preparing to review that figure too. Oh well, i'm in too deep to back out now.
RockOn
DO NOT use angular abrasive particals, like sand, when paint striping your car. This is really a bit rough on thin sheet. Sand is best reserved for castings, or heavy plate with a lot of rust. We are doing paint removal only on this car.
I did not know about lime blasting untill the nice doctor at the car hospital where my coupe is being fixed told me about it. It granules of lime are soft[ish] & break up if the impact is hard enough, thereby minimising, or eliminating the possibility of damage to thin Datsun body panels. At least thats how the theory goes.
There is a specialist abarsive blasting business in my area & he has all the know-how, along with all the right gear to do it, so my coupe was transported there for the job to be done. I am holding my breath untill i see the finished product, & he knows that if he stuffs it up, the whole world will know about it within a day,... complete with pictures.
I do not know where to get this stuff from & i really think it s a job best left to a professional. Check your yellow pages per abrasive blasting specialists.
How does it compare? I don't know as i have never seen it done, but the car doctor is doing the painting & he recomends it, so i suppose it is good.
As for the price, again, i don't know. I'm just the fool who pays the bills, but i will let you know after i pay this one, which should be in a couple of days.
As for time, the actual process will take a lot less than rubbing it all back by hand, but i need to wait untill he can do it, which looks like being thursday the 16th i believe.
The time consumed on this whole project is to some degree controlled by the availability of the people that i need to do the work, & my ability to pay for them.
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Posted: 2004/12/14 3:39 Updated: 2004/12/14 3:39 |
Just can't stay away  Joined: 2004/9/8 From: Auburn, Washington Posts: 107 |
Re: Oh how degrading Walnut shells work good too. A friend of mine just got done blasting a bunch of paint off plastic with walnut.
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Posted: 2004/12/15 0:17 Updated: 2004/12/15 0:17 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)  Joined: 2002/10/28 From: under the Firmament LOL no twiglight effect BS Posts: 10965 |
Re: Oh how degrading This is the vinyl roofed one Dodge? Wows its pretty underneath by the looks of it. I remember my old monaro didnt come up like this but thats wasnt datto of course.  |
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Posted: 2004/12/15 3:36 Updated: 2004/12/15 3:36 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster) Joined: 2003/6/27 From: Southern Tablelands N.S.W. Australia Posts: 8287 |
Re: Oh how degrading Yes, this is the vinyl roofed car [I only have one of them] The yellow colouring on the roof is the remains of the glue.
Unlike many factory vinyl tops, this one was applied to an existing showroom stock car. That means that the roof was already painted. Many factory vinyl tops were applied over an unpainted roof which soon rusted, leaving unsightly bubbles & many cars, particularly expensive, upmarket Frauds [Landau's, LTD's etc] ended up being trash long before they should have been. Sunroofs killed them with lightning speed too.
The whole car will be fully painted, then a new top will go back on.
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