On to the frame....

crvc · Post by **crvc** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:38 am

Today I borrowed a trailer and hauled the bug to a body shop. I had wasted half a gallon of paint before realizing I can't paint. I picked up another half gallon, hardener and reducer and handed it all over with the body, fenders and hoods. The doors are still at the machine shop. The guy mentioned he might need more paint. I argued that several of you guys said one gallon is more than enough for a beetle. But the Napa store is right next door to the body shop so if I need more, so be it.

While the body is gone I can start on the frame. It spent two years outside. All I had done to it was put in a new pan and triple-coat it with ZeroRust. It turned gray but after two Wyoming winters there's still no signs of rust anywhere. I ordered a new master cylinder but I have no idea what condition the brake cylinders are in.

kevin

crvc · Post by **crvc** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:56 pm

I just noticed the wheels on my '67 project car look like crap. How do I prepare them for paint? Is it any different than the body? Can they be primed if I use a wire wheel to get rid of the old paint?

kevin

hpw · Post by **hpw** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:58 am

crvc wrote:I just noticed the wheels on my '67 project car look like crap. How do I prepare them for paint? Is it any different than the body? Can they be primed if I use a wire wheel to get rid of the old paint?

kevin

The wire wheel will definitely remove the paint, but I have heard that a wire wheel will leave too smooth of a surface and not allow good paint adhesion. The paint needs "tooth" for it to adhere properly. After wire wheeling them you could sand with some 400(?) grit sand paper

Maybe look at getting them powder coated.

crvc · Post by **crvc** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:05 am

Thanks but these wheels are temporary. I used rustoleum which makes then look decent but eventually I'm getting chrome or mag wheels.

Stuggi · Post by **Stuggi** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:59 am

Sandblast and Hammerite is what people around here recommend for a "cheapo" solution that holds up well for a good 5 years, dunno when the PO did mine but it hasn't been registered since 2005 and it's still looking good.

It will start to rust a little bit in the seams, might be because water gets trapped in there. One solution would be to have a good TIG welder weld up the seams, would cost a couple hundred bucks if you don't have a friend you can borrow...