My question regarding the plating of the cab with zinc is should this be
done before or after all the metal work has been done. Also what about
sealing and any bondo work that has to be done. How will the stripping and
zinc plating affect that work.
Thanks,
Jim V.
58 GMC Suburban Carrier Pickup (Cameo style) - V8 Automatic
http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/mi2/jrvvehicles
At 02:14 PM 3/4/00 Saturday -0700, ADvent@thuntek.net wrote:
>I would strip your cab of everything and take it to a plating company, not a
>chrome shop. The plating company will more likely have a tank large enough
>to dip
>the whole cab in the various cleaning tanks. Tell them you want the cab zinc
>plated. It will go through a soap dip, then several chemical dips and then the
>zinc plating dip. Even if you scratch through the zinc, it still won't rust.
>Obviously, a chemical dip will get to even the hardest area to reach. Then
>do what
>I like to do, paint the underdash white. it will make it a lot easier to
>see when
>working under the dash.
>new mexico jim
>51 two ton dump
>50 ½ ton
>
>Steven C wrote:
>
> > For those of you with AD trucks I was wondering how I should go about
> > eliminating rust in an awkward spot in the cab. (My truck is a 3
> window) That
> > spot is in the back of the cab on the inside there is that metal panel that
> > covers most of the rear of the cab. There is some rust behind that
> panel and I
> > was wondering how I should go about getting rid of it because I'd
> really hate
> > to leave it there. Should I cut out the panel, sand off the rust and
> seal it
> > and weld it back or pour some sort of rust sealant that doesn't need
> sanding
> > or what? The prob. with the later is I don't know if I'd be getting it all.
> > And the prob with cutting it is it might not look right or even warp
> when it
> > gets rewelded. What should I do? Please help! Thanks.
> >
> > 1951 Chevy 3100 Pick Up
> >
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