Bill,
If you don't want to do it yourself, Try finding a
shop that will blast it with plastic media. It's a
good process that will remove the paint but will not
harm anything else on the body.
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
--- Bill Mantz <bmantz@roanoke.infi.net> wrote:
> I'm new to the list, so bear with me. I have
> driven Midgets in the
> past, but have always longed to restore a Bugeye. So
> now I'm doing it.
> The mechanics are no problem. The problem is I am
> kind of clueless on
> the approach to the body. I am interested in doing a
> class restoration
> job. The body isn't in horrible shape, but as far as
> I can tell the
> driver pan has some blow through due to a prior
> sandblasting, along with
> the area that would be the trunk if I had one. ( but
> only in the extreme
> rear portion). The front valance is in need of minor
> repair. I have
> stripped the car to a basic rolling shell. How
> should I progress from
> here? Is stripping better than sandblasting? I have
> heard that dipping
> promotes rust. Should I do it manually with aircraft
> stripper, as has
> been suggested by others? Or should I turn it all
> over to a body shop
> and pray? Any suggestions, book recommendations,
> etc. would be
> appreciated. Remember, the key is I that I want to
> do a class A job.
> Thanks for any and all assistance!!!
>
>
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