Thanks, Nick
There's no bondo on my runningboards, so no need to worry about
that. I'll look into doing what you did, treating the whole
underside with a phosphoric acid solution (From Lowes) to stabilize
any rust in the crevices.
Alan Horvath
http://AlanHorvath.com/54chevy
Nick K wrote:
> You don't need to remove the brackets from the frame to remove the
> running boards. The running board stiffeners (struts) mount to
> that bracket. Alan, another question to ask I guess would be "can
> you powder coat over bondo". A previous reply was correct - power
> coating will show every flaw. I don't know the answer to my above
> question. I just remembered that after the running boards were
> sandblasted, I treated the whole underside with a phosphoric acid
> solution (From Lowes) to stabilize any rust in the crevices. After
> drying I coated the bottoms with paint on bedliner (From Wal-Mart)
>
> Nick K.
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> 74 454 Vette
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