How about using the self serve "dollar"car wash as a first step ?
Mark Hanna
AN5
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William M. Gilroy [SMTP:wmgilroy@lucent.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 2:01 PM
> To: spridgets
> Subject: Cleaning and painting parts
>
> I painted my rear end (the cars' not my ass) this weekend. The hardest
> part was getting all the grease and rust off the sucker. I cleaned the
> rear with a putty knife, then used gunk and simple green, and scraped with
>
> a putty knife and scrubbed with a wire brush. It took a couple of hours
> but the thing is clean now.
>
> I removed the rust with an angle grinder and some wire brush attachments.
> I have one of those $20 Harbor Freight angle grinders. The thing works
> pretty well but is really noisy. When it breaks, and it will I will
> replace it with a real one, like a Dewalt. If you don't have an angle
> grinder get a cheap one, you will love it. Then upgrade when it won't
> do the job or breaks. I also bought 2 dewalt wire brush at $14 each.
> They are great. One is a cup and the other is twisted wire wheel. Don't
> catch the wire wheel in your shirt, it makes a mess.
>
> I then preped the axle with a rust converted and primed with an etching
> primer. I then painted it with POR-13 (15?) chassis paint (not the paint
> over rust stuff). It looks good and I think that paint will be very
> tough.
> Only time will tell.
>
> I am still looking for a better way of degreasing parts. I think it is
> time
> I spring for either a parts washer or get a 5 gallon lid for all my old
> joint compound buckets. Not sure what would be the best way to handle
> large parts. Maybe a pressure washer would work, but I think I am to
> tight
> to spring for one. Degreasing old cars and parts is a RPITA. I need
> a better way to handle parts off the car, and the car itself. When you
> get
> everything clean, working on the car is much less of a mess.
>
> My thoughts for the day.
>
> Bill Gilroy
> 77 Midget
> 90 Shar-Pei
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