If you own a 60-66 Chevy truck, then you know there can be some serious rust between the roof line and the windshield as well as anywhere along the windshield flange. Today I stripped that area down to bare metal and there is NO RUST. I can't tell you how happy that made me! I also stripped the top of the dash. More sanding tomorrow and then more epoxy primer.
Cleaning this took a lot less time than I thought because I used my new tool - the needle scaler. It removes undercoating much faster than anything else I've tried. It works REALLY FAST! My poor little compressor can barely keep up. The wire wheel and wire brush cleans up the little stuff after the needle scaler removed 99% of the undercoating. I was surprised it even removes undercoating from the rubber pieces without damaging them. Another couple of hours and I will have this piece finished.
I decided to spend some time working on something other than the cab. The weather
cooperated, so I did some mediablasting. Last fall, I made a dual-purpose box that serves as a "mini-garage" and covers my engine on the frame from the elements. I also have a sheet of plastic covering the engine, but the mini-garage adds extra protection. I designed it with wheels so I can roll it into place all by myself. It has another purpose too. I just flip it onto the front side and it becomes my sandblast cabinet for larger items. It helps me capture blast media so I can use it over again. It truly is a dual purpose tool. The first 3 photos were taken last fall, before the cab and engine had been removed from the truck frame. Several months ago a friend recommended this tool. I bought one today because I was having trouble finding a way to remove the hard undercoating in tight areas and corners where my wire wheel and discs can't reach. This thing works great. It will save me hours of work time and it works really fast too. It chips away at hardened crusty stuff and leaves the metal fairly clean and ready for sandblasting or other final prep before sealing the metal. Here are some of my before and after photos. The YouTube video shows how well it works on undercoating. I had to attend a job related conference so I didn't get anything done for a whole week. At least the conference was in a nice place! After I get the firewall done, then comes the dash and the rest of the interior.
Yep! You guessed right. More epoxy primer. Got the rest of the floor, fuel tank saddles and the rear cab wall done.
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