It's long overdue and hopefully not too bad, think if i left it another few years it'd be too demoralising. I have rollover jig envy! Waking up with aching neck and shoulders is no fun and the memories of the good old 'anglegrinder snatch back' came flooding back on saturday I'm starting with a wire brush on the anglegrinder for larger areas and then going to sand blast smaller areas i can't get to - any tips on the rust removal?
I'm a big fan of strip and clean discs (those fibre looking discs). Great for removing paint and rust that isn't too extensive (they tend to wear down quickly on heavily rusted areas).
[QUOTE="Ermintrude, post: 1549106, member: 88 I’m going to trust that Volkswagen knew what they were doing on this one but I won’t be welding the new side pans on this time - volts only.[/QUOTE] be careful you don’t use too many volts
the black plastic ones? i loved them and used them on the bodywork all those years ago, they were expensive but good - at the time i think i could only get them for drills, do they do them for angle grinders too now?
be careful you don’t use too many volts [/QUOTE] haha! now edited. I may need some volts today - i think i overdid it last night
Yeap, so much better in an angle grinder (just keep moving them around to avoid it getting too hot - not so important on chassis stuff but panels won't like it). I bought a box or two off ebay which worked out slightly cheaper.
excellent... just had a quick google, are the black ones better for rust? I loved them, i always felt that wire brushes shined some rust rather than digging it out like those others. i bare metalled the whole bus with them... think i was paying 3.99 for one, cost me a fortune!
only on the larger roof cuts they are. my old vw mechanic, who really knows his stuff, said something about vw insisting on them for some conversions. he definitely mentioned devon and possibly westies - but can't be sure. i'm more inclined to trust that vw knew what they were doing - like with the T1 engine thermostats!
going to get as much off as i can and then look into acid (?) and a good rust converter. I used jenolite and kurust years ago but i think formulations have improved and there may be better products out there. Not planning on doing this again for a while so want to make sure i do it the best i can
I feel bad now ... @JamesLey 's rollover jig is sitting under the project waiting for, probably, next Summer ... Might have to do some virtual treatment at this rate
thank you exactly my thinking at the moment. it may change depending on how much more i find but i will always try to keep it in mind. I remember standing shaking at the side of the motorway waiting for the fire brigade to come out, while watching smoke pour out of the engine bay i had a sudden moment of clarity - it's just a thing, not a person and it's insured. Perspective is all
Put myself in a cleft stick there didn't I! Rollover jig not the best for treatment though *said the perversely pedantical grammarian* Techenders??
