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Originally Posted by jps
I've had a quick search on here for general advice, but haven't turned up anything quickly...
I'm new to car building and rennovation. It looks like i'm going to be grabbing a fair few bits from my donor Sierra, then reusing them after they've been cleaned up.
Is there any general advice around cleaning and repainting the many and varied bits and pieces I am going to salvage?
I am particularly thinking of painting the engine block and gearbox casing, hubs / uprights and brake callipers. Is it just a case of wire brush to get the loose rust off and then slap on some Hammerite, or is there more to it than that..?
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Whatever you clean and however you clean it, it wants to be bagged up in an old polythene bag straight away. Then when your ready to put a batch together for painting it will be as good as the day you cleaned it. Stops everything going rusty and saves a bunch of time painting everything as you go. Same thing applies to mechanical items clean and bag the lot, clingfilm is another good preserver , makes life easier. An easy way to clean up all the old nuts and bolts is to put them all in a big old coffee tin, chuck some thinners or gunk in there put the lid on and just shake it for a few minutes. Works wonders and no mess.
Edit. Reson four edet waz the spelin wasz relly bad an I ad two zort it.
bob