Just got the 10-10 '69 Z car!

[mark oliver]

Hey guys,

Not sure why the other thread was deleted regarding the car I bought from Samlbinj, but I'd like your opinions on this. I had all of the fluids changed, had the plugs changed, and my mechanic actually had NOS AC Delco plugs & wires. When we had the car on the rack, we noticed some light surface rust on the frame and Jerry M. noted this in his evaluation. My question is, if I go ahead and have the undercarriage pressure washed and undercoated, will it affect the originality of the car? JM confirmed that all the floor pans are solid. I would simply like to stop the rust issue before it actually becomes an issue. Thanks!

[SuperNovaSS]

I don't think undercoating will stop the rust, it will just hide it. If it is surface rust I would leave it as is or use some of the safest rust remover on it.


Jason

[Salvatore]

Clean it real good and use some Bo-shield or WD-40 and spray and wipe to death. The surface rust on the frame can be cleaned up and carefully painted with some newspaper and masking tape. I like Seymour Semi-gloss (16-838)for those areas. One of the best parts about owning a musclcar is doing the clean-up and detail work. Its rewarding! P.S. don't get any WD or Bo-shield on surfaces you want to paint. To tough to clean off.

[njsteve]

Use this stuff. It works great. Just set up a kiddy pool and a sump pump underneath the car and let it spray the affected area. It's amazing.

http://www.safestrustremover.com/

Here it is in action on my car:

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show.../fpart/13/vc/1

[72-SS-L48]

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Use this stuff. It works great. Just set up a kiddy pool and a sump pump underneath the car and let it spray the affected area. It's amazing.

http://www.safestrustremover.com/

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Safest Rust Remover and Ultra One (their degreaser) are two top notch products. I highly recommend both.

-Dave

[csx289]

I strongly recommend Boeshield as well. Stops rust and safe for just about every surface. I use it on all of my cars - spray it in the doors, wheel lips, underbody, etc. On the chassis, even on nice, shiny restored stuff, I find spraying it on and then just a quick wipe to get the excess off keeps everything perfect. The best part is now most Sears stores sell it in the tool department, comes in a package with one can of Boeshield and one spray bottle of their rust remover which also works great.

This is the best line of defense I have found against rust etc and I have been using it for over 10 years now. Awesome for natural parts like tie rod sleeves, master cylinders, etc that most guys paint with cast blast or something.

Just my .02. Have fun cleaning the new car up - I agree with the other guys here, that is the best part!!

Colin

[RamAirDave]

Boeshield and SRR are nice products. Neither are perfect of course (my tests have been in extremely harsh conditions), but about the best available as far as I know. I would recommend NOT undercoating the car.

[x Baldwin Motion]

I use the boeshield in marine applications and nothing comes close to lasting durable protection.