VAC Project: A little more progress

Three weeks spent on the hood and side shields, and this as good as I'll get them. I took this angle of the hood to show the front end view. The nose on the hood was crushed, as well as the side (looks like the aircleaner and muffler were pushed in there). I was pretty pleased with the outcome.

Electrolysis to bare metal, Phosphoric Acid etch, epoxy primer, sand, fill, sand, fill, high build urethane primer, sand, fill, high build primer, block sand to flatten, three coats of color (PPG Acrylic Enamel), wet sanded between coats, with a final coat of clear for Florida Sun protection.

Now on to the nose piece, but I am doubting it can be saved..... .

Frank-in-Tallahassee
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No, it's cast iron. I took it off and cleaned and poainted it separately. I'll install it now that the hood is dry.

The eleectrolysis process using Sodium Carbonate (Washing Soda) or Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) is really meant to convert red iron oxide to black iron oxide, which means it's best kept to steel, cast, or wrought iron. I have not seen it attack brass, but I not intentionally tried it either. I never clean any aluminum, zinc die cast, or pot metal. The alkalinity (especially if using lye) is such that it will attack those alloys.

My rule is if a magnet will stick to it, it goes in the tank.

Frank

These guys can be tricky! Lots of dips and pips in both of them. I'm sure I'll have them scratched up this spring....