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That's why survivor cars are more fun. That paint chip or rust spot is a "badge of honor". Faded paint is "patina". The stories you can make up, "got that dent at Woodstock".
Never have to worry if it rains at a show or anytime driving. Heck, the rust gets more attention at a show then the recently completed garage restoration.
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2many, they were... That's why dealers would hit them with a coat of black paint underneath.
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My first new car was a 78 T/A and I remember alot of the undercarriage had some signs of flash rust on it with only 25 miles on it....
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FLYS IN THE COSMOLINE
on E-BAY I just ordered a quart of Cosmoline for $25.00 with free ship...after looking at the photos of the 2 axles on this thread I really feel that there are 2 camps here..2 types of restoration..rust never sleeps and on some parts PONTIAC was not concerned if they surface rusted after the car rolled off the line..so for unpainted steel this is a great alternative to paint..I would prefer to smear my bolt heads,etc. with this stuff rather than paint..I also go with replacement new black phosphate hardware than painting the original bolts (front fenders)...but I can relate better to a 20k mile unrestored car than to a $100k plus dollar restoration most likely due to my limited skills, budget and goals..but I know what I like and how I would do something so when it comes down to how would I have wanted it finished I gotta go with Bills axle...it looks perfect, like brand new..so what if it has a Cosmoline protective coating...to maintain it if it ever gets a rust spot you take a wire wheel to it, not a spray can...the motif on that axle would work as a replacement on my car..the other style would not..trust me ,I am envious of others skills and if I could have my Lucerne blue 72 Trans Am be repainted I would want it done by 165TH
Last edited by transam1972; 10-28-2014 at 04:15 PM. |
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Based on all that's been said: it appears to me that if you have bare metal parts that are cast or have not needed blasting and have no pitting, cosmolene will work. If parts have pitting which will require a filler of some kind, then painting will be necessary. If the color of the metal has been changed by whatever the item was cleaned with -- in the case of blue/gray steel looking silver after blasting, then paint would be the way to go.
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Probably this one...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=111493084222 |
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Even middle 70's vettes were lacking in underbody coatings in many areas. IF the buyers ever saw these when Brandy new this way, we would have lost some sales.. Many customers with trucks got the "Quaker koat" or an oil bath next door for the under side. The "Quaker Koat", product of Quaker State, was put on over that "flash" rust and well, probably made it worse for some...
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a new 1972 TRANS AM IN 2014
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