Chemical stripping gets the paint off without further panel damage but you must take care not to let it get into the panel joins as it will come out again, just after you put new paint on!
Bead blasting is preferred over sand as its less abrasive on the panels and doesnt induce the same amount of surface tension which can/will distort flat panels. On heavily curved sections such as door jambs, sand can be the best. Remember remove all the sand or bead before painting. So it really depends on what you want to do and where. Of course you can go safe and hand rub it back, or use an orbital sander and hand rub the tight bits. I would use an orbital on the flat panels and sand blast around any rusted areas, which will require welding in and possibly grinding to flatten unless you use a rebating air press which allows the new panel to be fitted overlapping the surrounding rebated panel at the same surface hight. Its best to leave the paint where you know the panels underneath are good. Do the remedial work on the rusted areas or previously bogged panels only, then respray the lot after a good preparation. Speaking of rust repairing, I have been looking at a BMW635CI today that has 2 very small amounts of rust bubbling through in the corners of the bonnet and a lower rear guard. The panel repairer is going to cut out the rusted parts (about 50mm square in each case), fabricate a replacement piece and weld it in, then paint the panels affected only. (Bonnet and LHR quarter) The whole car overall looks top class with new bone leather trim inside , lots of chrome, and it has a beautiful deep burgundy two pack pant job about 4 years old. The repairer says it will come up looking just as good without a full repaint. I will be interested to see the result.. And what a note those old Bimmer sixes exhausts have! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Bryant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 7 July 2002 22:01 PM Subject: The rust monster > Ah.. the ravages of time.... > > Rust in the usual places. Much worse than last time I had a good look. > > I've already fixed the rust up twice in the last 12 years I've owned the > car, but its getting beyond a quick fixup this time. > > Look like about time for a total strip job. Its always been a dream of mine > to have a "new" 1600 (bodywork wise). > > What is the preferred method of getting a total strip done? Chemical dip? > Bead blast? Careful sand blasting? > > I'd love to hear about any experiences with any of the above. > > Cheers. > Tony. > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
