I have been researching products to wipe on bare metal for rust and flash-rust protection. Products like Evapo-Rust are cheaper, but I decided to go with a product called picklex. It costs more, but is easier to use, and appears to be a better product. I ordered a gallon of it and will use it before priming within the next few weeks.
Applying POR-15 to the drivers side toe-board area
A before shot of the pitted metal in the driver’s side toe area. I didn’t want to patch this, so I decided to use POR-15 on it. (Paint Over Rust – POR is a rock hard coating to prevent further rust. I used POR-15 Silver along with some mesh from the kit for a small portion by the patched panel to help strengthen the area. Before:
First coat:
First coat dried:
Second coat 4-5 hours later:
Second Coat dried:
Third coat (within 24 hours):
I still need to scuff this once it is dried then prime over it.
Patch Panel Re-weld
Only took me a half day to re-weld the patch panel from the bottom while on the rotisserie. I must be getting better at welding.
Before pics:
Starting with a few tack welds:
After pics:
There were a couple of holes that needed to be closed. Using this tool from Eastwood to use as a backing while welding them shut:
Next, I will be tackling the drivers side toe area with POR-15.
Patch Panel
Wrapped up my cleaning and organizing of the garage, shed, and 2nd floor of garage. Now focusing on re-welding a few sections of my prior floor patch work. Before I welded from the inside of the car, and now I plan on going from the outside (bottom) of the floor while it is on the rotisserie. Today was cleaning and grinding the welded sections both on the inside and inside, then cleaned. Taking next Thu & Fri off, so hope to be done with my re-welding by the end of next weekend. The side close to the trans hump area was difficult to get the welding nozzle at, going from the bottom, should provide me with easier access to the areas I want to re-weld.
Inside shot:
Bottom of floor shot:
Sanding Shell – 7/4/2015
Took the last week off from work to work on the Camaro. Some things took longer than I had thought and I found some more work to do before priming. I was able to access the roof and inside by rotating the car on the rotisserie without having to get in the car to access. Everything has been manually sanded or scuffed and wiped clean with wax & grease remover:
I do want to touch-up the patch panel from the bottom of the car (re-welding) before priming. Welding from the inside was difficult accessing with the welder at the right angles and will be easier from the bottom. Plus there is already some existing welding to add on to.
The drivers side toe-board I want to hit with some POR-15 floor & trunk restoration kit before priming to fix some pin holes and pitting:
The window channels took longer than I had hoped to clean due to the material used to hold the windows in place. I used lacquer thinner and the air ventilator to exhaust the fumes out of the garage as a trial run for priming.
Right now I am cleaning and organizing the garage for the next weekend or two before getting back to work on the car.
Ventilator – 6/26/2015
This is what I am thinking on how to set up the ventilator… I will have a filter at each end of the hose and support the host after it leaves the garage. I will also divide the garage in half and place a plastic sheet down the middle of the garage to try to keep fumes in the back half and let the ventilator handle the fumes.
Sanding Shell – 6/26/2015
Focused on cleaning and sanding the rockers today – today’s progress (might still have a couple of areas to touch-up):
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Ventilator – 6/23/2015
Bought a used Harbor Freight Ventilator from e-bay and also a couple of ducts. I plan on taking next week off from work to try to get the car primed on the 5th. Will use this to remove the fumes from the garage adding some filters to both ends. Getting the ducts stretched out before setting it up. I will place a duct at each end of the ventilator and place the duct out of a window with a cardboard frame.
Sanding Shell – 6/21/2015
Made some progress this weekend finishing up the drivers side door frame & rocker and the passenger side door frame & rocker. My shoulders are toast! I still need to re-touch up a couple of areas where the grinder couldn’t reach.
Sanding Shell – 6/14/2015
Before:
After:
Still have a little more to do on this side. The rotisserie is making access to the rocker panels much easier to access! Then I still have the other side to do!