Regardless as to my personal feelings concerning rivets, which have been
Tiger listed to death many times, I went with media blasting. I couldn't
find a chemical stripping facility that I was confident would really complete
the process and the last thing I want to deal with is residual acidity
leaching through an expensive paint job.
Mike
In a message dated 1/2/2010 9:42:18 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
todbrown@roadrunner.com writes:
I would agree with Cullen that it is better to use media blasting rather
than dipping, so long as you don't have a lot of rust to contend with in
the structure of the car. The tags are aluminum and probably will be
devoured by any kind of dipping process. With media blasting, you can
mask off the tag and protect it, therefore avoiding its removal. The
JAL number tag is just held on with sheet metal screws, so that can be
removed without any concern. In any case, it would be wise to
photograph the car before and after to provide a detailed record of what
was done and how for future reference.
Cheers,
Tod B382002384LRXFE
In snowy Maine
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