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Started my rear end clean up yesterday...It was scary to see what was under my car when we put it on the trailer to send it to Tasca so I had to do something.

The underside looked terrrible when I started. I used a sander, a drill with a sander head and a dremel to clean up. I did not finish all of the driveshaft, hopefully I can get that done in a week or so. I then shot all the parts with rust inhibitor and flat black. The pictures really do not do it justice...it looks 1,000 times better now. Still a little more work to do in the small areas but this is a start.

 

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj71/Ha...mview=slideshow

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Started my rear end clean up yesterday...It was scary to see what was under my car when we put it on the trailer to send it to Tasca so I had to do something.

The underside looked terrrible when I started. I used a sander, a drill with a sander head and a dremel to clean up. I did not finish all of the driveshaft, hopefully I can get that done in a week or so. I then shot all the parts with rust inhibitor and flat black. The pictures really do not do it justice...it looks 1,000 times better now.

 

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj71/Ha...mview=slideshow

Good job. Were the jacks under there for safety reasons?

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Good job. Were the jacks under there for safety reasons?

 

 

I actually used the jackstands I just lowered them in the picture. My jack stands were up all the way for me to be able to comfortably move around under the car. Oh, by the way wear a mask if you are going to do this...I did not--that was dumb

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Started my rear end clean up yesterday...It was scary to see what was under my car when we put it on the trailer to send it to Tasca so I had to do something.

The underside looked terrrible when I started. I used a sander, a drill with a sander head and a dremel to clean up. I did not finish all of the driveshaft, hopefully I can get that done in a week or so. I then shot all the parts with rust inhibitor and flat black. The pictures really do not do it justice...it looks 1,000 times better now.

 

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj71/Ha...mview=slideshow

 

I need to do that, mine looks worse than yours did when you started and it bothers me every time I look at it. It does look a 1,000 times better, looks good.

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Obviously the only way to do this is just what you did. Get under and starting brushing and sanding. I have been looking at products from Eastwood to paint over rust, encapsulate, and then spray a gloss black over. Need the time to do so. Yours is looking very good now. Best remedy for the driveshaft is probably an aluminum drive shaft.

 

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=372

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Obviously the only way to do this is just what you did. Get under and starting brushing and sanding. I have been looking at products from Eastwood to paint over rust, encapsulate, and then spray a gloss black over. Need the time to do so. Yours is looking very good now. Best remedy for the driveshaft is probably an aluminum drive shaft.

 

Concur on the AL DS...but my wife has me on hold on that one. I actually asked her about that mod and was told to wait until my buddy gets back from Afghanistan to help me so I won't have to pay labor charges.

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Obviously the only way to do this is just what you did. Get under and starting brushing and sanding. I have been looking at products from Eastwood to paint over rust, encapsulate, and then spray a gloss black over. Need the time to do so. Yours is looking very good now. Best remedy for the driveshaft is probably an aluminum drive shaft.

 

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=372

 

 

Notice how easy it is to read size 3 font. Would be nice if the web site automatically printed all the messages in this size.

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quote name='69dejavue' date='Mar 8 2009, 12:00 PM' post='651357']

Obviously the only way to do this is just what you did. Get under and starting brushing and sanding. I have been looking at products from Eastwood to paint over rust, encapsulate, and then spray a gloss black over. Need the time to do so. Yours is looking very good now. Best remedy for the driveshaft is probably an aluminum drive shaft.

 

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=372

 

 

Just went out to look at mine and the first thing I see is a fat :censored: screw stuck dead center of my tire.

 

:banghead:

 

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This is a project i will try to tackle within the couple of months when the weather is better.

I have planned to do this since late fall last year.

 

I have selected the following products: "because i am an a-hole and it has to be perfect".

 

1. POR 15 Metal Ready - Rust remover/ pre primer , coats with zinc phosphate www.por15.com

 

2. Master Series permanant Rust Sealer Primer (silver) Chip resistant, can be top coated,high build

self leveling www.nomorerust.com PM Industries

 

3. Master Series AG111 Superior top coat (Satin Black) two part urethane system ( Chip resistant,

totally solvent proof, Anti graffiti coating.) they use this stuff on bridges.

Advertised for frames, firewalls, and engine components. a very common product for master

rotisseri restorers. www.nomorerust.com PM Industries

 

Come on Spring !!! Here we go!!!

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quote name='69dejavue' date='Mar 8 2009, 12:00 PM' post='651357']

 

Just went out to look at mine and the first thing I see is a fat :censored: screw stuck dead center of my tire.

 

:banghead:

 

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That sux! :shrug:

The KDW's too... :cry:

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This is a project i will try to tackle within the couple of months when the weather is better.

I have planned to do this since late fall last year.

 

I have selected the following products: "because i am an a-hole and it has to be perfect".

 

1. POR 15 Metal Ready - Rust remover/ pre primer , coats with zinc phosphate www.por15.com

 

2. Master Series permanant Rust Sealer Primer (silver) Chip resistant, can be top coated,high build

self leveling www.nomorerust.com PM Industries

 

3. Master Series AG111 Superior top coat (Satin Black) two part urethane system ( Chip resistant,

totally solvent proof, Anti graffiti coating.) they use this stuff on bridges.

Advertised for frames, firewalls, and engine components. a very common product for master

rotisseri restorers. www.nomorerust.com PM Industries

 

Come on Spring !!! Here we go!!!

These are the same products I used. The Metal Ready does a nice job of removing the surface rust. A couple of things I would have done differently is to lightly sand the primer coat with a very fine sandpaper prior to applying the top coat to smooth out the bubbles (wear a mask). Wear a long sleeve shirt to avoid getting that primer on your arms; it's hard to wash off. I did not like how the AG111 top coat went on - it was very thick and sticky, perhaps I didn't do a very good job mixing the two parts. I may have selected a different top coat product perhaps from Eastwood. However, I am satisfied with the results and my car's rear end is now inpervious to corrosion.

 

I removed the axle weights and painted them with Rustoleum satin black after applying a coat of the silver primer.

 

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Good job Hardluck!

 

This is also a project that I want to tackle this summer if I can ever find the time.....

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