Interior misc paint advice needed
Looking to paint some of the various not highly, but slightly cosmetic interior metal parts soon...(61)the parking brake handle housing, metal parts on the seat, different brackets, maybe the steering column etc....any advice on which version of black to use? What brands? What primer, etc.?
Thanks...!
Interior misc paint advice needed
I the Eastwood Zinc paint on the gas tank. I sprayed the whole bottom of my car with "Zero-Rust" from Eastwood and then sprayed it all with Rubberized Undercoating also from Eastwood. Larry
Interior misc paint advice needed
Don, I sandblasted the whole underneath to get rid of all the old paints and undercoatings to bare metal. I cleaned that surface with acetone and then sprayed the Zero-rust per the cans directions. There are a lot of other products that do the same thing. Then I sprayed the Rubberized Undercoating over that with a special little gun that attaches right to the can. Works well and hopefully I won't ever have any rust issues.
The undercoating cleans off well between shows with simple green. Larry
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Gas Tank out..decisions, decisions
I ended up buying the POR-15 gas tank kit and the Eastwood zinc paint that Steve and Larry recomended. Gas tank out now...gas was pretty clean, a look in the fill hole and the tank is clean inside, a little gunk by the drain plug-not much, BUT
See the pics-The rust on the outside edge is worse than it first appeared and my real concern is how the seam seems to be opened up a bit. First I thought it went all the way through to the inside- but i couldn't get a feeler gage to poke thorugh the weld. Now that it's out I wonder if it's worth spending the time, the $$ I spent on the restore kit and paint on it-which probably costs more than the cheap new tanks available online. I wanted to keep the original tank...one thing I can say is that this thing is tough- I can stand on it and it barely bends at all. (but if the seam eventually pops, or pops in an accident who cares?) If I buy a new cheap one ($100) are they as tough as the original? or, has anyone ever bought one of the ones from Macs? ($259) Are they any different than the cheap ones? are they close to origional? As usual...all advice appreciated. :confused:
Interior misc paint advice needed
One of the first things I did was buy a new tank off of Ebay. It was a direct replacement and for quite awhile I thought like you that I would keep the fill tube as stock. But after pouring half my gas on t,he concrete and on the back end of my car I put the filler inside and love it. My filler is covered by my fiberglass surround in the trunk and I love the easy fill ups now. Trust these guys, they know what they are talking about. All their years of experience tells us what is best.
Interior misc paint advice needed
I am very happy with what I have. It wasn't difficult for me to hook up a straight tube with mine, but Roger and several others have experience with the Mustang tanks which I don't have. I would listen to their advice.
My car has the original gas cap on the back and all looks stock from that point.
It was an easy fix and someone in the club may have a straight tube from a truck like I used. Larry
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Interior misc paint advice needed
The Tank that I bought off of ebay was for a Falcon and it accepted a straight tube addition very easily and has the stock vent tube location. I am not sure, but I think John Henry sold me the pipe that he had extra. It goes behind my fiberglas shroud also so it is covered. When I fill up, i just lift the fiberglas part off, fill it up and set it back in place. It is so easy without all the mess now. Thanks to the members who talked me into doing the change. Well worth the effort. Larry
Interior misc paint advice needed
It has a slight tilt to it, but the straight pipe fits well and won't cause you a problem. Oh Yeah. It's 81 degrees here in Blythe California today. Driving on in to Tucson tomorrow and pulling out the golf clubs. Larry