So I have two "new" rear corners for my late bay. They are cali imports, but have a little surface rust and are still painted. I plan on getting them media blasted and coated prior to my planned full resto in a couple of years. What would be the best media to use and once this is done, the best protection, until I can afford to complete the restore and subsequently paint them? Appreciate any advice
If they are already painted and you keep them dry stored the rust won't get any worse, so I would save yourself the cash IMO.
But, if you do get them done, I think soda blasting is one of the safest, bu standard glass bead is ok if they know what they’re doing and don’t treat it like blasting a bridge!
So why not do it yourself with paint stripper and a flap wheel ? Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
In the hands of some people, a flap wheel would be a good way to remove lots of metal by mistake, more than a media blast. I would tend towards wire brushing loose stuff and a use something like a phosphoric acid rust treatment on them (there are other cheaper things than Kurust ) , and then consider a quick spray over with some cheap paint.
Some say they wear out quickly. It's all about technique, avoiding sharp things and working off the edge etc. I did this with 1/2 a disc...
I think some of the cheaper ones do tend to wear quickly. The best ones I found are from 3M but they're expensive and I struggled to get hold of them. These Norton Blaze ones are the next best I've found:
I just pick them up randomly at a builders merchant, paint supplier, cheap Ebay... I've never had a duff one though I carelessly turned the first one or two to dust! While it's new I get into any creases with the corner, then all the flat surfaces away from the edges. Anything likely to destroy it I either leave to last or find another way.
I'll give that a go, I know I'll get lots of different opinions on this, but what would be the best protective product to go on once the corners are stripped? Bearing in mind they'll obviously be painted as part of the resto in a couple of years
Just simple red oxide primer for protection , others will want you to spunk out 30 quid for some bizzare fancy-pants latest NASA developed stuff that'll do the same job ... Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
