If you are using a disc sander on large surfaces, you may induce
heat related warping. Without proper prep you may inject
contaminants into the metal.
Chemical strip the large areas and sandblast the nooks and
crannies. Then apply phosphoric acid metal prep. Then seal it up
to prevent surface oxidation.
Mike L
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From <BritishCarMan at aol.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: June 18, 2001 11:39 PM
Subject: Thanks for the advice and incouragement
> Hello list. After talking to some other members of this list I
am getting my
> nerve back up and I went out and got a handheld power sander
today and
> started taking off some rust. Later in the week I will get the
fenders pulled
> off and see how much needs to be done there. I can tell now that
I will need
> alot of sanding wheels. Went through two and didn't cover much
space. I was
> using 120 grit, should I be using a lower grit to strip off
paint and rust?
> Some rust has pitted into the metal and the sandpaper didn't
touch it, is
> there something else I can try to get the rust out of the pits?
Also is
> fiberglass a good body fill to use on a Sprite? I would like to
stay away
> from bondo if at all possible. Some areas may scare me as far as
the rust
> damage but I don't want to send it to a junkyard. I spent to
much of my
> childhood drooling over this car when it belonged to a friend of
the family.
> If I give up on it now then I will regret it for the rest of my
life.
>
> Jamie "Damn the torpedos, full steam ahead."
> 1962 AH Sprite MK II (under restoration)
> 1979 Trans Am
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