Comments on: Productive Weekend http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 23:15:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: kyteler http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744&cpage=1#comment-9881 kyteler Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:19:56 +0000 http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744#comment-9881 Likely true though easily avoided by working in small sections at a time. My steel isn’t all that thin either, to be honest. Though it is thinner on the C110 than it is on the S21.

]]> By: 510WGN http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744&cpage=1#comment-9878 510WGN Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:03:02 +0000 http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744#comment-9878 I’d heard that the heat from sanding/buffing/wire brushing with grinders or drills can distort panels. Any of that true?? Wouldn’t help with our really thin Japanese panels we’ve got!

]]> By: Ed http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744&cpage=1#comment-9800 Ed Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:45:08 +0000 http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744#comment-9800 I do tend to steer clear of paint stripper, mainly because if it gets into body seams it’s hard to remove and will then cause problem later. I’ve been stripping the paint from the roof of my ’81 Dodge van but elected to sand it off with 80 grit discs on a DA. It took me three days because of the amount of paint on it. It’s been repainted four times! For detail stuff like gutters and door shuts I use an air powered mini prep tool with 3″ surface conditioning discs by 3M. They are brilliant for stripping paint.

]]> By: kyteler http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744&cpage=1#comment-9790 kyteler Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:12:49 +0000 http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744#comment-9790 Yes as no. Fine on flat level surfaces, not so easy on sides etc. The key part also is bog/filler. If you know there’s a lot of it, then the use of the stripper is a waste of time, wire brush all the way, it also preps the surface for etch primer, etc. Whereas the stripped surface will have to b sanded back at the least.

In regards to your Datto, get onto it! :P You have your own place to hack into it now, so hack into it! ;)

]]> By: 510WGN http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744&cpage=1#comment-9786 510WGN Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:56:25 +0000 http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744#comment-9786 Looking good man!!
So after all that you think the stripping process would be better than wire brushing off?
Seeing this makes me want to get out and do a little bit of my Datto.

]]> By: kyteler http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744&cpage=1#comment-9778 kyteler Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:44:41 +0000 http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744#comment-9778 I’m happy to be able to provide it! It’s been many a year coming as I’m sure you well know. Still, if it’s not before the end of this year then I’ll be quite unhappy.

]]> By: jarred http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744&cpage=1#comment-9777 jarred Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:04:31 +0000 http://blog.retro-classics.co.nz/?p=2744#comment-9777 this makes me happy seeing progress to this wonderfull car that you have, very very happy

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