Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 20

Thread: Early 911 Restoration: media blast, acid dip, or electrolytic immersed??

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2019
    Location
    Dayton Ohio
    Posts
    46

    Early 911 Restoration: media blast, acid dip, or electrolytic immersed??

    Hello Restoration wizards,
    I’m researching restoration for my 1965 911 and I’m looking for the best option for restoration. Media blast, acid dip, or electrolytic immersed? I read about a shop in Oregon, USA that uses electrolytic immersion and it looks like a good option for stripping the body. What are you opinions?
    Thank you
    Joe Augustine

  2. #2
    Senior Member moito's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    AUSTRIA (tu felix)
    Posts
    6,699
    how serious is the conditon of of the vehicle...maybe you can go for a less invasive methode...pics welcome

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2016
    Location
    NE Ohio
    Posts
    280
    subscribed

  4. #4
    media blast structure/internal and plastic media inside and outside outer sheet metal .
    if there is body filler remaining ,orbital sand with 80 grit.thanks

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2016
    Location
    NE Ohio
    Posts
    280

    Toledo Dipper

    I plan to use these guys to dip my 67 912 chassis, doors, fenders, etc. I have seen good results from their process.

    http://www.americanmetalcleaninginc....eservices.html

    And they are in Toldeo, just up the road from you.

  6. #6
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2019
    Location
    Dayton Ohio
    Posts
    46
    Moito,
    The car is solid overall. The sills have holes. It needs a front suspension pan because it’s rotten where the control arms attach. The floor is solid as far as I can tell. The driver side wheel house is rotten where the suspension pan attaches. It also has has come poor welding around the front drivers drive shock tower. Name:  F3175E8B-2981-45C5-A2E5-2C754156745B.jpg
Views: 584
Size:  106.6 KB It has afew other rust holes. I noticed that Porsche classic remakes some of the original parts now. Name:  C482C4A0-9602-4DF0-A7D1-E0A50F884868.jpg
Views: 544
Size:  110.3 KBName:  1CFF6970-B9A8-4F33-BF54-4B941FF19E62.jpg
Views: 570
Size:  85.6 KB



    Quote Originally Posted by moito View Post
    how serious is the conditon of of the vehicle...maybe you can go for a less invasive methode...pics welcome

  7. #7
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2019
    Location
    Dayton Ohio
    Posts
    46
    What are the positives and negatives with acid dipping or electrical immersion?

  8. #8
    Complete disassembly is the only way to begin to understand how solid - or not - it is. Rust works from the inside out, so the worst stuff is still hidden.

  9. #9
    Sample of 1 (and a half, the '69 has just been done):
    I dipped the shell, doors, fenders and lids of my '76 Carrera 3.o, that was 21 years ago. I know for a fact that after 12 years at least, nothing untoward has popped up.

    The process is likely the only way you are sure that *all* the rust is gone. You are starting with the cleanest blank sheet possible. That also means that all the body cavities will have to be treated, which is a good idea anyway.
    It is a bit depressing when you get the car back to see it look like a Victoria's secret lace catalog, but all the rust is definitely gone.

    And you are also sure that sand will not pop up for decades to come in crevices and small places.

  10. #10
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2019
    Location
    Dayton Ohio
    Posts
    46
    Quote Originally Posted by GeorgeK View Post
    Sample of 1 (and a half, the '69 has just been done):
    I dipped the shell, doors, fenders and lids of my '76 Carrera 3.o, that was 21 years ago. I know for a fact that after 12 years at least, nothing untoward has popped up.

    The process is likely the only way you are sure that *all* the rust is gone. You are starting with the cleanest blank sheet possible. That also means that all the body cavities will have to be treated, which is a good idea anyway.
    It is a bit depressing when you get the car back to see it look like a Victoria's secret lace catalog, but all the rust is definitely gone.

    And you are also sure that sand will not pop up for decades to come in crevices and small places.

    Thank you GeorgeK.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Message Board Disclaimer and Terms of Use
This is a public forum. Messages posted here can be viewed by the public. The Early 911S Registry is not responsible for messages posted in its online forums, and any message will express the views of the author and not the Early 911S Registry. Use of online forums shall constitute the agreement of the user not to post anything of religious or political content, false and defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise to violate the law and the further agreement of the user to be solely responsible for and hold the Early 911S Registry harmless in the event of any claim based on their message. Any viewer who finds a message objectionable should contact us immediately by email. The Early 911S Registry has the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.