Gerardo,
I had my 66 bead blasted. Rather than use sand they use a special type of
bead which takes the paint off but leaves the metal completely undamaged.
They can either take off the bondo or leave it on, it's up to you. The only
paint they couldn't get off was the primer from my NOS hood. Go figure!
The guy who did mine came in a big ass truck and put up a tent to do the car
in a friends parking lot where my car was being dismantled. However you can
usually bring it to their shop and have it done there as you need a lot of
room for the tent. After blasting they sucked up all the beads w/a giant
vacuum cleaner.
It really was great as it didn't warp any panels and saved mucho time and
money if you were to have a body shop do the work. And you don't have to
worry about nasty chemicals getting on you or your driveway if you were to
do it. It also leaves a nice finish on the metal but the car has to be
painted almost immediately with a primer so it doesn't start to rust.
The company that did mine was a part of "Dry Stripping Facilities Network."
You should see if they have a place where you are.
Mike
BTW, it won't remove rust and you can leave the car on the frame, I just
happened to have mine off when they came. Yeah sure.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gerardo Magana <gmagana@softcom.net>
To: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: 66 Datsun 1600
> Mike, what do you mean by bead blasted??, and also is there a way to do
this
> without removing the car from the frame?? I am curious, let me know
> Gerardo
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> To: "Gerardo Magana" <gmagana@softcom.net>
> Cc: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 2:22 PM
> Subject: Re: 66 Datsun 1600
>
>
> > Gerardo,
> >
> > Why don't you save yorself a lot of mess and time and have the car bead
> > blasted after you take it off the frame or leave it on. There is no
> > possibility of contamination from paint remover and it comes out great.
I
> > did the entire shell in/out for about $400. It's really worth it.
> >
> > Good luck with the project.
> >
> > 66 Mike
> >
> > BTW, are you going to scrape off the old undercoating?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Gerardo Magana <gmagana@softcom.net>
> > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 1:19 PM
> > Subject: Fw: 66 Datsun 1600
> >
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Gerardo Magana
> > > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 3:06 PM
> > > Subject: 66 Datsun 1600
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello everyone, I just wanted to write and thank all of you who wrote
> me
> > > regarding this car that I had for sale. I basically got pretty close
to
> > > what I asked for it and was pleased with that, The person that bought
> the
> > > car was also pleased. He felt like he got a good deal on the car, as
it
> > is
> > > mostly complete and is a matching numbers cars. I was glad to see the
> car
> > > go to someone on the list. My wife was excited to get it out of the
> garage
> > > as she wants me now to concentrate fully on my 67.5 2000.
> > >
> > > So, this is the plan (kind of a note like Andrew's) Strip the car
> the
> > > rest of this month and store parts,
> > > then take the body off of the frame, clean, degrease, then paint,
> > > reassemble. then off to the paint shop by late September or October.
> Then
> > > install engine, fix all mechanical (brakes etc.) finally interior and
> then
> > > hopefully I will get it on the road before March, that way I can do
some
> > > driving soon. hope to finally meet some of you next year at Solvang.
> > > Gerardo Magana
> > > 67.5 Solex SRL 311-00222
> > >
> >
>
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