Sandblasting the body will result in warpage of the panels, OK on the
floors engine compartment etc. but you'll have a tough time getting all
the sand out. Media blasting depending on who's doing it can be OK but
has been known to warp some panels.
Chemical Stripping always seems to leave some contaminants in the seams
which cause problems with paint later. Safest way is to sand it all down
by hand and DA sander.
>From: Tim Osborne <timos@microsoft.com>
>To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>Subject: Prep work (was RE: New Bugeye owner to the group!)
>Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 13:15:13 -0700
>Reply-To: Tim Osborne <timos@microsoft.com>
>
>I haven't seen any answers to Dave's previous post - I also am
interested in
>people's opinions and experiences re: prep work.
>
>There was a burst of list activity in January about this, but I'd be
curious
>about the prospect of offsite commercial chemical stripping so as to
not
>turn my garage into more of an ecohazard than it already is.
>
>tim
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: d0m6803@acs.tamu.edu [SMTP:d0m6803@acs.tamu.edu]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 1998 3:35 PM
>> To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>> Subject: New Bugeye owner to the group!
>>
>> Hey group!
>>
>> I just bought my third Spridget and my first Bugeye. It
appears to
>> be a 59, but there is still some question as only one ID plate was
found
>> screwed to the dash. The car is getting a ground up restoration. I'm
in
>> Central Texas, an hour north of Houston.
>> If anyone can reccomend sandblasting, media blasting or
chemical
>> stripping over the others for a car with considerable floor rust and
some
>> surface rust, I am still debating which to have done.
>> Thank You, Dave
Meduna
>>
>> David Meduna
>> College of Veterinary Medicine
>> Department of Biomedical Science
>> Texas A&M University
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