I just slime some on the threads. No need to over do it but enough to ensure a good seal in the threads. My hands are itching, its been MONTHS since I have gotten to work on a car but at least I can live vicariously through you and Faulkner
big m wrote: ↑Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:06 pm
You did wonders on polishing the grill. Looks great!
Looks great from 10 feet, doesn't it! I haven't touched it yet, John - it's a testimony to the condition of the part you sold me at such a reasonable price. Still needs cleaning, though!
I'd hoped to get a lot done today, but it was all I could do to finish the radiator core, and the bolt-on half of the battery shelf. Where I couldn't use the "Poor Man's Bead Blaster", I used a drill with a wire brush. I'm happy with the results, though!!
Just getting startedFlip sideAfter cleanup, ospho, and banging out a dentOh yeah - a good dose of frame rustproofing on the innardsLookin' goodI applied 3M seam sealer to the pinholes in the battery tray support - you can see it hereRust-proofed corrosion should be hidden by the battery tray
Looks great Dan! like the old saying restoration saying go's " Paint it black and put it back". Nothing like a fresh coat of chassis black to keep the motivation high. Your battery shelf looks to be in great shape. I have had good luck in the past using POR 15 on the base metal with chassis black top coat on my battery trays, It gives it one extra layer of protection to the corrosion from the battery. Just don't get POR 15 on your skin or you will be wearing it for a month
I end up wearing everything that's liquid, Will. Some solids, too
I haven't tried POR 15, but I've used gallons of Eastwood rust encapsulator. I wipe it down with Ospho (Dick swears by it), use a Yuengling Timer*, wipe it off and encapsulate. For the engine compartment, I've been using Rustoleum gloss black.
*Yuengling - the official timer of the '59 Plymouth Forum
Not much happnin' in the Faulkner garage these days - I've been suffering with a lingering cold for two weeks, and don't feel much like doing anything. But, I did get to do some "poor man's bead blasting" and painting this weekend. Maybe next weekend, I can start to slap some of Faulkner's engine compartment back together.
Looks good Dan keep picking away at it. Some days I felt I did not do that much but it all adds up little by little. The valve covers look sharp !!! Mark
The dog days of summer. It was close to 100F (38C, for our Dutch friends) in the garage today, slogging along with the Poor Man's Bead Blaster. Some more progress - like eating an elephant, as Dick would say.
forgot to take a photo of the finished product - perhaps tomorrowthe bumper brackets were kicking under foot, time to clean them up and get them ready, even though they won't be bolted on until Faulkner comes back from the paint shop
but at least I can live vicariously through you and Faulkner 
