Biscayne Resto Project

**kwhizz** · #1 12-18-2006, 04:57 AM

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Ken are you taking it down to metal and repainting the entire underneath or just cleaning it up with the wire ?

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Taking it down and repainting it.............."Messy"

Ken

**Charley Lillard** · #2 12-18-2006, 05:03 AM

At some point you might as well pull it off the frame and tip it over.

Belair62 · #3 12-18-2006, 05:06 AM

Thanks Ken...I think Verne would kill me if I messed with the underside !! Its pretty nasty but every inch is untouched original 8700 miles with a nice coat of rust. You can't just do a little...you gotta go all the way once you start.

**kwhizz** · #4 12-18-2006, 06:38 AM

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Thanks Ken...I think Verne would kill me if I messed with the underside !! Its pretty nasty but every inch is untouched original 8700 miles with a nice coat of rust. You can't just do a little...you gotta go all the way once you start.

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Those 8700 mile cars are sort'a "Special" (even if they have "Truck" engines) and maybe shouldn't be touched...........LOL

Ken

Belair62 · #5 12-18-2006, 07:01 AM

..every time I touch it I get dirty so I'm leaving it alone !

**kwhizz** · #6 12-24-2006, 04:16 AM

The Floor Pan is just about done.....that Red Clay is a Pain to wire brush out of all the nooks and crannies....Scotch Brite tomorrow and give it a light coat of chassis black, when it gets back from the body shop I'll give it the final detailing........

Ken

**kwhizz** · #7 12-24-2006, 04:26 AM

Also .....Had a little set back today........I took the Grill Assy apart and was cleaning all of the Red Clay dust that had discolored the back side of the Grill over the years........the Grill was perfect......I used Royal Purple Degreaser and with a lot of scrubbing it cleaned up pretty good......after rinseing it off I turned it over and this is what was waiting for me

The cleaner must have a mild acid base to it and it seems to have attacked the anodizing.....time to strip and re-anodize.......So if you use this stuff around aluminum

.....be careful.........

Ken

**MosportGreen66** · #8 12-24-2006, 05:02 AM

Ken,

Don't forget to paint thinner all areas before spraying...
Good looking floors and thanks for the advice on the aluminum.

**kwhizz** · #9 12-18-2006, 06:36 AM

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At some point you might as well pull it off the frame and tip it over.

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That would be the smart thing to do...But....I'm out of room till the new Garage is finished and am working with one hand tied behind my back........I'm have to do it the hard way for now......The Garage won't be done till about the time the car should be done (Spring Time).....It would be easier with the body off, but...................

Ken

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