Well, in the process of my '67 resto, I had looked into the usual dipping processes, and read the concerns. I even experienced them a bit when using an off-the shelf Phosphate remover. Anywhere it was not thoroughly washed, the primer would fail to cure (oxidize) in the precense of the anti-oxidant remover.
However, here in Portland there is an alternative (albiet a more expensive one). It uses electricity and a detergent solution (only to keep the grease from interfering) to reduce (the opposite of oxidize) the Iron Oxide with electricity, rather than chemically.
http://www.americanmetalcleaning.com/aboutus.html
The process seems better all around, and I have at least one positive reference, as you’ll see below.
I took my trunk lid down, and on pulling up I see this:
…and think, why would someone try to bring this back to life?
Well, if you are Graveyard Carz http://www.graveyardcarz.com/video.html from the Velocity channel, and you found a rare Mopar (like 6 figures rare), I guess this is where you start. (I will let you ponder which until the end of the thread, but the sunshine shows why this is a rare model of a rare car):
So they have my trunk lid, which I thought would be a good test of the process. It has some minor issues, and I want all the crevices clean:
It will be $165 for the stripping and rust removal, and $25 for a heat/pressure treatment of Iron Phosphate for a paint ready surface. It is twice the price from the chemical guys, and the stripped body will run $1000 more at $2800, if I go that route
It should be ready end of next week, at which time I will put up photos!
Oh, the car above is a Plymouth Super Bird, 1 of 3 built with a column shift. (No hole in center cowl) Note the large tail fin mount area.
