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Re: [oletrucks] Bare Metal Prep.

To: trks@javanet.com, jsd51@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Bare Metal Prep.
From: Passnb4U@aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:35:51 EDT
In a message dated 9/15/99 6:14:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, trks@javanet.com 
writes:

<<  The first thing I would do is to patch all rust,  straighten dents, weld
 cracks, etc. before it's blasted. There will be plenty more to fix after it's
 primed even though you think you got everything.
    After blasting you could shoot the entire thing with metal etch primer the
 same day followed by an epoxy primer. Filler can go over epoxy primer. 
Moisture
 will not penetrate the epoxy primer like it will some other primers.  I've 
heard
 other approaches to this system and you will likely get other ideas. The 
tough
 part is sifting through all the info and choosing.
    Also a subject of debate is blasting large flat areas such as roof and 
back
 of cab. I avoid it if possible while others have no problem with it. Choose 
your
 blaster carefully.
 
 Grant 50 3100
 
 
 Jeff Davis wrote:
 
 > Howdy All,
 >
 >      I've got one for all you body men (now,now,... lets keep our focus on
 > trucks :) ). I'm checking around for prices for getting the entire AD
 > sandblasted and think I've finally found my man, however what do I put on
 > the body immediately after it's sandblasted? I intend to fix all the dents
 > and replace all the nonrepairable metal (cab corners ect...) but seeing how
 > It will take me quite awhile to complete all this body work, don't I want 
to
 > protect the bare metal in the mean time?
 >      I thought of a thin coat of primer but don't know if this will 
actually
 > hold off the rusting process while I slowly do repairs. Also I don't want 
to
 > put anything on that I'll have to remove later in order to properly prep 
for
 > paint.
 >      Any ideas of what to use and how to apply it would be greatly
 > appreciated. Thanks to all in ADvance ALL your advice.
 >
 > Jeff Davis
 > '51 custom.
 > >>


  I agree with Grant on the process, but I'm still a little "old school" on 
somethings, and would rather take the primer off to bare metal before filler, 
just a little more work that way, but give me  a piece of mind.

  Mike
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