How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Thanks for the suggestion on using oil. However I'm not keen on doing that for the reasons Bruce brought up. With the bottom edge of the top channel only stich welded there is a number of minor gaps were the oil would leak out and stain everything. My plan is to wash out the channels with the marine wash and then etch with the metal prep. Any POR that seeps out will get wiped away or covered up when doing the final painting.

POR inside the doors, POR inside the gas tanks, POR smooshed into the hard to reach places the sandblaster can't get to. POR at $85 a quart has become a significant expense in vehicle restorations. The last time I did a gas tank some of the POR leaked out onto my asphalt lane way and that spot has been doing better than the tar blacktop I usually use. It may be expensive to POR the whole lane but maybe worth it as it will never need to be done again...