Cleaning inside the doors?
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Cleaning inside the doors?
Ok, I did a search and couldn't find anything about this:
When going through the restoration process, wouldn't it be good to clean (sand blast) and reseal the insides of the doors. By inside I don't mean the inner panel but the inner cavity that houses the door latch and lock components and the window roller mechanisms.
Now then, if it is an area that should be cleaned and repainted, how do you get to the inside on a 48-52? The about 8" by 20" panel can be removed to look inside, but it seems insuficient to do a thorough job. Is there a way to seperate the inner and outer panels WITHOUT totally destroying them?
When going through the restoration process, wouldn't it be good to clean (sand blast) and reseal the insides of the doors. By inside I don't mean the inner panel but the inner cavity that houses the door latch and lock components and the window roller mechanisms.
Now then, if it is an area that should be cleaned and repainted, how do you get to the inside on a 48-52? The about 8" by 20" panel can be removed to look inside, but it seems insuficient to do a thorough job. Is there a way to seperate the inner and outer panels WITHOUT totally destroying them?
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I would have to look. Many doors the outer shell had a lip that was clamped around the edges. I don't know if this applys to these trucks but all you had to do is bend the lip back all the way around the door to remove the panel. I think there is a special tool that you can get that is used to reclamp the doors from Eastwood. There may be some welds to grind.
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You are probably right about the lip. When peeling the weather stripping back a bit it looks to me that there is a lip that goes all the way around the door.
A tool for reclamping would be a good thing, what about one for unclamping without tearing up the whole thing. I can see how I could probably ruin the sheetmetal without knowing how to do it right.
A tool for reclamping would be a good thing, what about one for unclamping without tearing up the whole thing. I can see how I could probably ruin the sheetmetal without knowing how to do it right.
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Cleaning inside the doors?
John
I sandblasted mine but you are correct, it is awful hard to get it painted when you are done. The most prudent thing to do would may be to blast the inner bottoms where rust is likely. Then use some metal cleaner and prime. There is no way I would ever disassemble the door just to clean it. It would be easy to destroy it in the process.
I sandblasted mine but you are correct, it is awful hard to get it painted when you are done. The most prudent thing to do would may be to blast the inner bottoms where rust is likely. Then use some metal cleaner and prime. There is no way I would ever disassemble the door just to clean it. It would be easy to destroy it in the process.
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I talked to a body shop a year or so ago about doing the body work on my 48 Panel, after picking myself up off the floor I figured I go it alone. I had ask him about the doors, my are in real good shape and I want to keep them that way. He told me that he acid dips them, and then pours in a rust inhibator, i.e. Por-15 or simular product and swishes the door around turning it from side to side until he has the entire interior space coated.
I figure sandblasting and doing the pour and tilt will be enough for me.
I figure sandblasting and doing the pour and tilt will be enough for me.
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Thanks for the replies.
I was starting to wonder if I was crazy to worry about it, but the door insides don't look real great. I just never heard anyone talk about it though.
I hadn't thought of the acid dipping, probably because of the cost and I have heard some negatives about it.
I like the idea of blasting what you can and then the pour-n-swish method. The bottoms are probably the main area to be concerned with since I don't have good weather strip around the windows. Luckily the opening is at the bottom of the door.
Thanks again.
I was starting to wonder if I was crazy to worry about it, but the door insides don't look real great. I just never heard anyone talk about it though.
I hadn't thought of the acid dipping, probably because of the cost and I have heard some negatives about it.
I like the idea of blasting what you can and then the pour-n-swish method. The bottoms are probably the main area to be concerned with since I don't have good weather strip around the windows. Luckily the opening is at the bottom of the door.
Thanks again.
