I've developed a plan of action on my Spitfire that should save some money and
still result in a decent finish.
I'm going to take the bonnet, boot lid and doors in to be plastic bead
blasted. They are in good shape anyway, but have lots of paint on them. I'm
going to do the tub myself. The sills and rear wings are really pretty good,
just have oxidized paint on them, and I'm going to sand them down enough to
make them nice and smooth. I don't see any problem there.
The place I really need to do some good on is the bulkhead/firewall behind the
engine. It has quite a bit of rust, although, as I said in an earlier message,
I believe there's still lots of metal there, except for the battery tray.
What is the best means, either abrasive or chemical, of removing this rust? Is
there such a thing as localized sandblasting? Can I rent one and do that? I
have lots of outdoors to do something like that...
Thanks much!
Larry
lesnyd@monsanto.com
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