#3 Gray 62 bodywork and paint (3 Viewers)

[kelly saad]

Chasing rust again. Drivers side rear door, all up the front side. Really fun piece to make.

 

[Graniteone]

Kelly, It was pretty toasty down there when I came out to pick up my rig, just how hot is it now ?

 

[NOLACC]

Chasing rust again. Drivers side rear door, all up the front side. Really fun piece to make.

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You should absolutely treat your panels with Mar-Hyde One Step or Ospho...

I just completely stripped every panel on my FJ62 in the unbelievable humidity of New Orleans.

The trick is treating them with a rust converter. After the converter sets, buzz it off with 320/600 grit... Clean panels, then immediately shoot them with epoxy primer. Flash rust can start within 15 minutes, in New Orleans we are lucky if we have 10 minutes. Epoxy primer is a god send for restorations, but prepping with rust converters is the key to the heavens.

 

[kelly saad]

Lower door skins are going on. They will be done tomorrow. Then on to the rusty cowl. That will be really fun.

 

[kelly saad]

You should absolutely treat your panels with Mar-Hyde One Step or Ospho...

I just completely stripped every panel on my FJ62 in the unbelievable humidity of New Orleans.

The trick is treating them with a rust converter. After the converter sets, buzz it off with 320/600 grit... Clean panels, then immediately shoot them with epoxy primer. Flash rust can start within 15 minutes, in New Orleans we are lucky if we have 10 minutes. Epoxy primer is a god send for restorations, but prepping with rust converters is the key to the heavens.

Thanks! I’m doing a similar treatment, POR-15 products, but where I need to weld parts then I don’t use a coating because it will burn off. Luckily, my shop is in the desert so it very very dry. I used rust chemicals all day as I moved through these doors. I always clean sand before I apply epoxy primer if parts have been exposed and are bare metal.

 

[kelly saad]

Kelly, It was pretty toasty down there when I came out to pick up my rig, just how hot is it now ?

I think it was about 104 today? Not sure but it’s been hot and dry. I have a swamp cooler blowing directly on my wife’s 80 series that is bare metal and not a tiny hint of rust. If that tells you anything. I’m working till about 9 or 10 at night because it’s cooler. The morning is the worst because the sun hits the doors and turns this place into an oven. I like hot weather though.

 

[NOLACC]

Thanks! I’m doing a similar treatment, POR-15 products, but where I need to weld parts then I don’t use a coating because it will burn off. Luckily, my shop is in the desert so it very very dry. I used rust chemicals all day as I moved through these doors. I always clean sand before I apply epoxy primer if parts have been exposed and are bare metal.

Lol when I saw you were in Arizona.... jealousy.

 

[kelly saad]

All 4 door skin patches are on. Spent 2 hours cleaning the shop. Done for the day.

 

[kelly saad]

Ok, one more thing today. Sanded the hatch before I left. Look at how fabulous this sander gets into all the corners and edges. 10 min probably to sand this.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Which sander are you using? I've been struggling with those damn window frames, have had to do most by hand.

 

[kelly saad]

Which sander are you using? I've been struggling with those damn window frames, have had to do most by hand.

Eastwood contour. It uses drum flap wheels with scuff pads in between the sand paper. So far it seems like good quality, and my wife used it on her 80 series for like 3 days. It’s worked well.

 

[kelly saad]

Which sander are you using? I've been struggling with those damn window frames, have had to do most by hand.

I have many different drums for the sander and have experimented for 2 months. If you decide to buy one, I can help you pick out drums. Also, when the sandpaper gets worn, it doesn’t tear off, it just turns into a flap with no grit left. I think it’s an emery cloth type of paper. Anyway, I trim the worn flaps of sandpaper back and it’s new again. The drums with sandpaper in them last a long time.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I actually built a clone of one of those to fit the grinders I already have and bought a selection of drums. I found them super useful to strip the bedliner off of the truck, but the corners wore off pretty fast.

Good tip on trimming the worn flaps back. I will give that a go, thank you!

 

[Miloslavich]

woah. that sanding job is incredible. NICE!!

 

[kelly saad]

I know, this is boring. I’m just showing doors again. Ready for filler. Fiberglass reinforced filler first, then normal filler.

 

[tmxmotorsports]

I know, this is boring. I’m just showing doors again. Ready for filler. Fiberglass reinforced filler first, then normal filler.

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Not boring at all your showing all of is the work you do. I just painted a oem 60 grill emblem that was plasti dip painted after i stripped that stuff off all the while saying should have just ordered a new one for the time that i have in that dang thing. Thats boring...

 

[cruiserpants]

Not boring when you're watching a master at work!
More like amazing…

 

[aviafx]

Thoroughly enjoying these paint and bodywork threads. Thanks for posting

 

[kelly saad]

Saturday 110 degrees when I arrived!!!! Going to tackle this cowl situation now.

 

[Miloslavich]

This is going to be a good one ...