Hey guys and gals I have finally started to put my 63 back together, and I have some really cool shade tree techniques for a first step polish job.
Here goes.
#1 use dow h/d oven cleaner to strip off the old plastic coat.
(be careful of the new plasic covers and lights)
#2 a cheap $20 palm sander and red scotchbrite pads (from Northern) takes off almost all of the funky scratches and stains (including rust). I used dish soap and water as a lubricant, a garden hose to follow.
#3 always remember when you are doing a frame-up you MUST have a tight roof before you start the inside work.
Better watch out, the stuff in oven cleaner dissolves aluminum. We used in a lab at college to strip the aluminum coatings off of telescope mirrors we were building. I'm leery of using it for this application.
We stripped it off in order to recoat when the mirrors got too pitted and scratched from exposure to the elements. Completely removed the whole thin coat in about two applications.
i once knew a girl who worked for Pan Am....... on another thread they are talking about aircraft stripper from Wal Mart - is that the same as oven cleaner or is it something different,
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Yeah you guys are correct about eating up the aluminum, got to watch your egg timer and work in patches, but man it keeps up with me in the hyper mode.
As far as the red scotch Brite it does leave scratches but it takes the 40 years of oxidation and texas tree sap off. I did say that it was a 'first step'.
all that I am trying to do right now is get her clean enough to get new sealer into all them leaky seams and rivets.
MUST SHED WATER !!!
MUST KEEPOUT SNOW !!
I'll try to post a post pic when it is post.
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so after you have done the red scotchbrite, what is it that makes the mirror finish ???? does that again fade and if so after how long - parked outside
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Heaven is where the Chefs are French , the Police are British, the Beer is German and the Movies are American.
Hell is where the Chefs are British, the Police are German, the Beer is American and the Movies are French.
Have you done a test area and polished to mirrror shine after cleaning with the red.I have been able to remove heavy oxidation with the white scotch brite.
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Heaven is where the Chefs are French , the Police are British, the Beer is German and the Movies are American.
Hell is where the Chefs are British, the Police are German, the Beer is American and the Movies are French.
Well guys I'm about14 hours in and I have gotten out of this what I wanted. almost the entire shell is a uniform satin silver color. all of the nasty looking plasti-coat is gone. just so you know I am not trying for a mirror finish; just something uniformily grey and easy to keep up. the old finish was so bad that it made her look like nobody cared. It now looks 'presentable and will get further attention when the intereior is finished. like I said before there is no sence putting the new interior in untill ALL the leaks have been stopped. I plan on a really good wash and wax after the proflex has been squeezd into all the tiny little cracks. Than later (mabye) the polishing will continue.
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The sanding done now it's onto the preservation. After many trials of differant topical coatings, I tried plain old Turtle wax paste and it makes this baby shed water like.... a new car. Even some of the small leaks stopped. Guess thats a good reason to stay up on the waxing later. I almost hate to start digging out the old seam sealer but, that is the plan so away we go. I did find a couple of thind\gs that I did not know were missing. MY TRICEP MUSCLES A KILLING ME !!!
This will do a fine job of protecting this rig from re-injuring the new floor.
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