Outatime
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Interesting to see how the rear window plug was welded in.
I'm interested to know if it actually was 'acid' dipping or some other chemical. I have heard of acid dipping, and the big drawback is making sure that all traces of the acid are washed thoroughly away.
Its long been referred to as "acid dipping" but in reality, like blasting, there is no one solution which removes everything. In the case of body stripping it goes through a number of baths. The first is a "base" as opposed to an "acid". This one removes all the paint, undercoating, etc.. The next bath is a rinse so the next solution isn't contaminated by the first. Then into what is possibly an acid to remove the rust - but it won't eat the base metal. This is possibly the solution that removes the lead as well. The next bath is again a rinse of neutralizer. Then it gets a bath in a rust inhibitor.
This is probably the most common process for our purposes but in plants where they do e-coating the dipping is a seventeen step process.
Interesting, thanks for the link. One question....the full body prices are in inches....is that wheelbase inches or full body length with fenders, or shell length without front fenders or what? Most B Bodies are longer than 200 inches...About 40 mi from me,only thing beside rust removed is seam sealer.Once done,as long as not in humid condition,can sit as long as 60 days or longer,then only needs soap and water wash before regular paint preparation,I had this old pump and this Hemi intake dipped,both looked as new metal when they came out of tank.I will never have anything blasted again as long as I have this process.
http://www.mecchemicals.com/
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Interesting, thanks for the link. One question....the full body prices are in inches....is that wheelbase inches or full body length with fenders, or shell length without front fenders or what? Most B Bodies are longer than 200 inches...
But dipping isn't cheap. Around here its $2 per pound. On the other hand, blasting is somewhere around $180 and hour. The bottom line is it all depends on what you're doing.
Right...$2684 for 199 inches. 67 Coronet is 203 inches.