Restoration Technique Questions

[Dave Rifkin]

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I have a few questions about some restoration terms I have recently heard. Please advise.

1 - If someone says "I applied descaler needles to the entire chassis surface" what does that mean?

<font color="red"> If I am thinking about the right tool, think of a descaler as looking like a pnuematic air gun with multiple metal rods sticking out the end. Through compressed air these metal rods move in and out at a high rate of speed and pummel the surface, removing the scale. </font>

2 – If someone says I removed residual rust with "wet wire wheel process". What does “wet wire wheel process mean? I know what wire wheeling is but what is the difference between a regular wire wheel process and a wet wire wheel process?

<font color="red"> I have no idea what this refers to.</font>

3 - What does the term "Skim Coat" mean?

<font color="red"> I have heard the term "skim coat" when people refer to use of body fillers. A skim coat is a thin layer of filler used to fill low spots and/or pin holes in panels. </font>

<font color="black"> I could be way off on all explanations but, figured I'd give it a shot. </font>

Thanks in advance,

-Dave

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