RickDraper

If you had a shell that has been acid dipped or oven cleaned how do people go about protecting inside the sills and inside the chassis rails?

Rossco

Some kind of dip coating would be best, there is a couple of companys that do it.

TWoods

Depends on what car is general steps

1. remove all filler putty seam sealer
2. then its dipped in alkaline solution to remove remaining greese residue
3. dipped in hydrochloric acid to remove corrosion then re-dipped in alkaline solution
4. dipped again in another alkaline solution to neutralise the acid
5. jet washed and dried
6. dipped into zinc primer then baked in oven

You have to be careful with thin metal panels they do like to warp and from personal experience the cars tend to start rusting again from inside out from box sections and chassis rails where the acid couldnt be fully neutralised it continues to eat away.

The stupid thing with acid dipping its only worth while on cars with minimal corrosion in first place and readily available panels often cheaper to find another shell or cut out and replace the rot in first place. You have to weigh up which is best solution for you and current state of the shell. If you need any advice just ask mate

RickDraper

Ok cheers. Shell i have been looking at has been in a oven to remove the paint iirc.

Was Martin Reylands cosworth shell not acid dipped?

rs tingle

iTrader: (1)

theres a gud dipping in birmingham somewhere where they dip it and then they dip it in a coating and is garanteed for so many years me bro was quoted 1500 for his mk1 fiesta to be done thats dipped in acid have it bk do all the work acid dip it again then dip it in the special paint

have alook at this site this the company me bro phoned
http://www.surfaceprocessing.co.uk/?...FRQulAodGg8uHA