Anonymous-0
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I've got an Allis WD-45 that I would like to get finished this year. I'm done with the mechanical restoration. I was going to sandblast the engine, tranny, rear end, and final drives as an assembly but I decided not to. There are some rusty places where the old paint is gone but paint is still intact on some large places. How do pros clean up old iron so they get a nice looking result that lasts for years? Here is what I was thinking about doing so if I'm wrong please correct me. Use wire wheels on a grinder to get all the loose scale and rust off and to scuff the surface of the old paint, clean the surface with lacquer thinner to remove any oil on the surface, treat with picklex to stop any rust, spray on primer sealer and epoxy primer (not sure which one first), then top coat with acrylic enamel or maybe urethane, would prefer something that doesn't require clearcoat. It's going to have to get warm before I start but I want to do it right. Thanks for the help.