I now have a dilema. The body tub for my TR3 has been dipped and
stripped, and I have partially completed its restoration. The sills and
floors are ready to weld in, but there is quit a bit of rust repair left
to be done. At the rate that I have been going, there is probably a
little more than a month's worth of work left before it's ready for primer.
We just stumbled acrossed an excelent oportunity on a foreclosed piece
of property which has a fairly new house but no shop. It took some
negotiation, but the bank took our low-ball offer. I am now stuck in the
situation of having to put my project car in mothballs for six months or
so while we move and I build a shop. The up side is that now I have the
oportunity to go from working in a two car garage to the 30 X 60 shop
that I always wanted.
My body tub has been treated with an iron phosphate coating, so it is
showing no signs if rust. I don't however, think that it would be smart
to leave it for six months or more without further rust protection. I
have considered a light coat of primer for protection, but the down side
is having to sand all of the areas that need welding when I start work
on it again.
Any one have any suggestions as to how I should best protect the bare
metal while in storage?
Thanks,
Mike
1956 TR3
1960 TR3A
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