Restoration of ACM II tub 193306 COMPLETED!
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Re: Restoration of ACM II tub 193306 COMPLETED!
That's really a fine job! Congratulations.
If your metalization is not galvanization why not.
It's very difficult to apply painting on galvanized surfaces.
You need a special primary coating otherwise the painting will never adhere.
I've coated my tub with Tanik which is likely what Patrick explained.
My tub was completely black. The tub was still brown at certain places, so I've coated these locations a second time until the tub was black.
The advantages are that it's very easy to use and you can paint directly on Tanik coated surfaces. No need to wash the surfaces afterwards.
Tanik is like a very low viscosity "milk"
If your metalization is not galvanization why not.
It's very difficult to apply painting on galvanized surfaces.
You need a special primary coating otherwise the painting will never adhere.
I've coated my tub with Tanik which is likely what Patrick explained.
My tub was completely black. The tub was still brown at certain places, so I've coated these locations a second time until the tub was black.
The advantages are that it's very easy to use and you can paint directly on Tanik coated surfaces. No need to wash the surfaces afterwards.
Tanik is like a very low viscosity "milk"
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Re: Restoration of ACM II tub 193306 COMPLETED!
Hello
The metalization I talk about is metal spraying.
One ends up with a coating of Zinc Aluminium.
Perfect rust protection and no problem with painting according to the company that does it.
In dutch the name for the process is ‘Schooperen’
I did find a video but it is also in Dutch. You can see the process though.
https://youtu.be/xeP-RSs1Mb8
I will try to find out more and report on it.
There are videos in English also when one looks for metal spraying.
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Hello Patrick
Thanks for the tip on the body filler. I will check on that.
For the rust protection I did have something else in mind as you can see in my previous post.
I will investigate and report
Thanks
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Sorry, it was a joke, referring to the Frenchman's comment of "fantastique". I said I didn't put the "que" on the end. It just ends with a C; not as elegant or fancy in English as in French.
Nice work.
Nice work.
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Re: Restoration of ACM II tub 193306 COMPLETED!
Hi Hans.The worst body parts of my gee.Under right side tool box,rear panel support,right side tool box(riveted) and left side tool box(riveted).Thanks.
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Ok
Got it!
Thanks for the nice words...
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Re: Restoration of ACM II tub 193306 COMPLETED!
Bravo Hans
J'espère que tu nous montreras la suite de tes travaux de restauration.
Congrats Hans
I hope you will keep showing the continuation of your restoration works.
J'espère que tu nous montreras la suite de tes travaux de restauration.
Congrats Hans
I hope you will keep showing the continuation of your restoration works.
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Yes I will do but first the MB 379881!Division Leclerc wrote: ↑
I hope you will keep showing the continuation of your restoration works.
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Incredible work! Thanks for documenting!
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Hello,
It has been a while since I reported. It has been a while also since I did something to the tub. It is primer painted now. I will show what it looks like later.
The tub is one thing to repair but there are also fenders that need attention.
I did think this would be a couple of hours work (as usual) so I just started working on them without really documenting.
20 (TWENTY!) hours later I am almost where they can get their primer paint.
I took a couple of pictures but I did not go into much detail. It was not as easy as I thought. I hope the pictures speak for themselves and show the kind of issues one can have with the fenders.
As one can see on one of the previous picture I first decided to replace only part of the reinforcement bracket.
Later, because the fender was really beaten up and also because there was another section that was badly rusted, I decided to remove the whole reinforcement bracket and replace it completely by a repro from Joe's Motor Pool.
The following pictures show the restored fenders. I still need to sand bondo on one of both. The bondo is used to hide the not so perfect welds
Tomorrow I will sand the bondo and get the fenders primed.
Pfoe! 20 hours of work for just the fenders
To be continued.
Greetings
Hans
It has been a while since I reported. It has been a while also since I did something to the tub. It is primer painted now. I will show what it looks like later.
The tub is one thing to repair but there are also fenders that need attention.
I did think this would be a couple of hours work (as usual) so I just started working on them without really documenting.
20 (TWENTY!) hours later I am almost where they can get their primer paint.
I took a couple of pictures but I did not go into much detail. It was not as easy as I thought. I hope the pictures speak for themselves and show the kind of issues one can have with the fenders.
As one can see on one of the previous picture I first decided to replace only part of the reinforcement bracket.
Later, because the fender was really beaten up and also because there was another section that was badly rusted, I decided to remove the whole reinforcement bracket and replace it completely by a repro from Joe's Motor Pool.
The following pictures show the restored fenders. I still need to sand bondo on one of both. The bondo is used to hide the not so perfect welds
Tomorrow I will sand the bondo and get the fenders primed.
Pfoe! 20 hours of work for just the fenders
To be continued.
Greetings
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Re: Restoration of ACM II tub 193306 COMPLETED!
Wow, doesn’t THAT look familiar! I’m just about in the same spot with the MB I’m working on. I have the same repairs as well but I was able to grind and shrink it a little better and get away with spot putty instead of bondo; but then I think I exceeded your 20 hour timeframe by a factor of several. The time factor is both frustrating and therapeutic all at the same time!
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Re: Restoration of ACM II tub 193306 COMPLETED!
All that hammering does help sometimes if you've had a bad day!
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I didn't know you knew my wife or boss?
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Aha aren't they the same person?
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Presently, no, but after retirement in a few months....yes!
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