1967 Mustang Fastback Acid Dipping?
 

Hi,

I need some advice... I'm currently restoring a 1967 Mustang Fastback, which has lot of rubbery gooo all over the car. The previous owner did a really bad job restoring the car, the quick and east way.

The only option I have is to dip the car but I've been getting a lot of negative feedback from quite a few people about dipping.

They are saying that the acid cannot be neutralized and causes the car to be eaten from the inside out. Is this true? I need some real advice.

I will be taking the car to Redi-Strip, is that the best thing do to? Please let me know your opinions on this.

Thanks

Imagine dipping a fish into liquid and pulling up just the bones.

Its going to eat every piece of rust off the body. You may not have a body left. Then you still have to treat the metal before paint.

I like sanding to bare metal and using something like POR-15 rust preventitive to treat and seal the metal.

You can use any type of paint over it.

We painted a rearend with POR-15. Then we beat it with sledge hammers and it did not chip.

Ask you local body guys what they use.

good luck,

Thanks for the advice, I've started stripping the paint, gooo and bondo. I found POR-15 at a local automotive shop. Really appreciate your help! :)

Re: 1967 Mustang Fastback Acid Dipping?
 

Chemical dipping strips the car inside and out, very difficult to rinse completely. I stripped mine with chemical stripper on the outside, but I wouldnt want to strip it inside and out.

Another alternative is media blasting, some use baking soda, some use plastic media, but it doesnt eat metal.

I just prefer to do my own work, I guess I'm cheap. I used Tal-Strip and a floor scraper with a 4" blade. It cut through all 4 repaints down to the original paint in one coating, but took 2 more to remove the original paint and primer. I finished with steel wool and laquer thinner to clean and neutralize it.