[jtwoods4]

Well here is part 1 of this post.

Today I started the process of removing 40 years of dirt, grime, and the original tar undercoating. I used a combination of Engine Gunk Degreaser, PB Blaster, and Diesel Fuel in a spray bottle to soak the underside of the car over night. Not sure which of those worked but the next day the hard tar undercoating was soft and started peeling right off with a paint scraper.

I have several more days to go but this is a good start. Probably take about 3 weekends to get most of the gunk off. Then I will wipe it down with some mineral spirits to remove the degreaser, diesel, and any oily residue. And finally I will paint the frame black and find a nice red colored paint that matches the original oxide primer and repaint that.

Here are some before pictures and after the first day of scraping pictures.