Zinc Phosphateing of Hood Hinges, Catches, etc

[Rick H]

Great subject seeing that I am getting ready to restore my hinges. Besides the phosphate has anyone recreated the blue paint for the stripe mark on each hinge? Seeing that my hinges are in pretty good condition, after they go through the parts washer I might just leave them alone. There is very little if any surface rust and that might come off in the washer. They are in exceptional condition considering the rest of the car. Yikes.

Any suggestions? Chuck?
Here they are.

Rick H.

[Bill Pritchard]

Wow, those are in excellent condition, Rick Nice pictures, too

[firstgenaddict]

Rick,
I have found a product that is called Evaporust... available at Autozone it will remove rust and leave bare metal, however it will not harm paint, phosphate, any plating, etc. It runs about $7.00 a pint.

I used it extensively on the black 69 Z...
I would remove nuts and bolts and then just soak them in it over night... remove them and then coat with cosmoline.

The evaporust seems like it is very close to
http://www.safestrustremover.com/before-after.asp

[Rick H]

Bill, thanks. I never seen a set of 36 year old hinges this clean. Too bad the rest of the car didn't hold up as well.

New camera works great.

JAG, I'll go to Autozone and try it. Can't hurt.

Thanks
Rick H.

[MosportGreen66]

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Rick,
I have found a product that is called Evaporust... available at Autozone it will remove rust and leave bare metal, however it will not harm paint, phosphate, any plating, etc. It runs about $7.00 a pint.

I used it extensively on the black 69 Z...
I would remove nuts and bolts and then just soak them in it over night... remove them and then coat with cosmoline.

The evaporust seems like it is very close to
http://www.safestrustremover.com/before-after.asp

[/ QUOTE ]

I am going to check this out too. Thanks J!

Rick nice pictures... this is a great subject.
Here are the hinges from my 26,000 mile '70 Camaro.



-Dan

[Rick H]

Dan,
Are those a series of XXXXX's where the part number should be? I have never seen that before. Interesting.

Rick H.

[m22mike]

I have not seen any virgin hinges with the blue paint, was that a inspection mark from the hinge vendor or was it done on the line ?? cool picture

[firstgenaddict]

I think you will be EXTREMELY happy with the Evaporust... I was not expecting too much, but after seeing the results I soaked the carb in it as well. (Before the rebuild) It works as well on Aluminum as it does on steel...
I believe that I am going to buy 5 gal or so of the Safestrustremover after using the evaporust... it appears to be one in the same.

[Rick H]

If it works as well as you say and leaves my original phosphate and blue paint marks, I'll leave them alone and use them as they are.

That is if I can get people to stop asking if I want to sell them.

Rick H.

[SS427]

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I have not seen any virgin hinges with the blue paint, was that a inspection mark from the hinge vendor or was it done on the line ?? cool picture

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Mike,
If you recall the thread on the 1970 Harrell Camaro and this photo, you can faintly see they also had this large blue inspection mark. These were likely done by the hinge vendor. Somewhere I have a close up shot of the mark and it looks exactly like the hinges shown above.

70 DH Camaro
Rick