66 longbed restoration
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66 longbed restoration
Hey All you ford heads,
I haven’t posted much here,although I do check in everytime I'm online
But now I have something of possible interest to some of you. I’ve recently found a straight complete longbed for my 66. My bed had been sideswiped on the driver’s side many years ago. Anyway, I bought it along with the shiny 66 aluminum grille for $600. I think I got a good deal for the money. The old bed is in good shape on the passenger side. I would be willing to cut in half or quarter the bed if someone needed pieces. I may use floor pieces to patch any small holes on the new bed. The rest of the bed would be up for sale at a reasonable price to any fellow Slick 66er.
Any advice on sandblasting the new bed, I intended to sandblast the inside and the outside, but not the underside. The original undercoating looks good. A friend told me that sandblasting pits the metal and would add to the bodywork total. I seems cost effective to me. I can get the bed blasted and primed for $250-350 locally.
Thanks in advance, FTE and all you guys are the best!
Brian
I haven’t posted much here,although I do check in everytime I'm online
But now I have something of possible interest to some of you. I’ve recently found a straight complete longbed for my 66. My bed had been sideswiped on the driver’s side many years ago. Anyway, I bought it along with the shiny 66 aluminum grille for $600. I think I got a good deal for the money. The old bed is in good shape on the passenger side. I would be willing to cut in half or quarter the bed if someone needed pieces. I may use floor pieces to patch any small holes on the new bed. The rest of the bed would be up for sale at a reasonable price to any fellow Slick 66er.Any advice on sandblasting the new bed, I intended to sandblast the inside and the outside, but not the underside. The original undercoating looks good. A friend told me that sandblasting pits the metal and would add to the bodywork total. I seems cost effective to me. I can get the bed blasted and primed for $250-350 locally.
Thanks in advance, FTE and all you guys are the best!
Brian
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Whoa. . . Be Careful !
Heavy Sandblasting will warp sheetmetal, especially single ply expanses. Be careful to
use minimal pressure, siphon feed type blasting equipment at the least PSI you're able to get away with & still blast clean.
DO NOT use pressure hopper, pressurized cannister, or Bridge-Ship-Oil Rig-Tombstone type Industrial Blasting equipment. It will most likely destroy your bed. So will high PSI operation, the coarser aggregate abrasives, and not keping the nozzle moving.
Media blasting is really better for a better job oer all IMHO.
Heavy Sandblasting will warp sheetmetal, especially single ply expanses. Be careful to
use minimal pressure, siphon feed type blasting equipment at the least PSI you're able to get away with & still blast clean.
DO NOT use pressure hopper, pressurized cannister, or Bridge-Ship-Oil Rig-Tombstone type Industrial Blasting equipment. It will most likely destroy your bed. So will high PSI operation, the coarser aggregate abrasives, and not keping the nozzle moving.
Media blasting is really better for a better job oer all IMHO.
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walnutblasting?
Thanks FBP,
I didn't think anybody was going to answer me. I've been told that if you use an agregate like "walnut shells" it will do minimal damage to sheet metal.
Walnut shells sounded kinda crazy to me, but heck what do I know about this stuff. I guess that's why I'm researching here.
Thanks again, Brian
I didn't think anybody was going to answer me. I've been told that if you use an agregate like "walnut shells" it will do minimal damage to sheet metal.
Walnut shells sounded kinda crazy to me, but heck what do I know about this stuff. I guess that's why I'm researching here.
Thanks again, Brian
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I have used siphon feed and fine sand with no problems. I also used a pressure setup on the underneath side of my bed. It was too dinged up to notice any new damage from the sandblaster. Keep in mind that our bed floor is/was pretty heavy metal.
You will not pit with a siphon feed and fine sand, UNLESS of course there is rust pitting already there, in which case removing the rust is blessing.
As to the underneath side, I just got done with mine. Underneath each of the crossmembers are dead spaces that fill up with debris/mud etc. If you want to be serious about long term restoration and rust free duration, you might want to do the underneath too. Expecially the front cross member seems to be particularly susceptible to rust. Get it out with a blaster, then pour in a rust reforming sulution like ospho, then finally reprime, and then new undercoating. Sorry, but that's my prescription for 30 more years of rust free life, based on nothing more than my opinions and what I have seen and read.
Good luck.
You will not pit with a siphon feed and fine sand, UNLESS of course there is rust pitting already there, in which case removing the rust is blessing.
As to the underneath side, I just got done with mine. Underneath each of the crossmembers are dead spaces that fill up with debris/mud etc. If you want to be serious about long term restoration and rust free duration, you might want to do the underneath too. Expecially the front cross member seems to be particularly susceptible to rust. Get it out with a blaster, then pour in a rust reforming sulution like ospho, then finally reprime, and then new undercoating. Sorry, but that's my prescription for 30 more years of rust free life, based on nothing more than my opinions and what I have seen and read.
Good luck.
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cdherman,
I noticed the front crossmember that you mentioned. Both old and new bed have this damage. Small wonder after thirty some odd years. Is ospho like dupont Extend? I have used such products with good luck.
Thanks for the info, Bgsuarez (brian)
I noticed the front crossmember that you mentioned. Both old and new bed have this damage. Small wonder after thirty some odd years. Is ospho like dupont Extend? I have used such products with good luck.
Thanks for the info, Bgsuarez (brian)
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I am not aquainted with Dupont "Extend". There are a number of products out there that attempt to convert the rust chemically to a more stable compound. They are better than coatings, IF the rust layer is thin and stable. If the rust layer is think and flaking or crumbling, I do not think there is any solution, aside from removal.
Do a search here, and you'll get lots of threads about peoples experiences. Dupont is a good name, unlikely to attach their trademark to a product that is pure baloney. But pay attention to the directions -- it will probably work if used as intended, and fail if not.
Do a search here, and you'll get lots of threads about peoples experiences. Dupont is a good name, unlikely to attach their trademark to a product that is pure baloney. But pay attention to the directions -- it will probably work if used as intended, and fail if not.
