[DML] Re: Coating the frame

[Robert Brandys <oehcs@xxxx>]

Getting Inside the frame is always a tough issue. On old cars that I
have restored, I have cut holes in to the frame to be able to get out
the old rust chunks and insure proper ventilation of these spaces.

It has never hurt the value of these cars when selling them. You can
sand blast into these holes to remove as much rust as possible. 
Usually, these need only be 1/2 inch in diameter. One at each end so
that the air and sand flow out the other end. 

Study the frame design and drill the appropriate holes. My experience
with the delorean frame is that most rust starts at the laminate
sections. I soak these repeatedly with phosphoric acid. for a few
days. A garden sprayer can be used to spray this stuff inside the
frame. After about a week, I air spray in the yellow death. And so on
with the other paints. 

Some purists will not agree at drill holes. However, if you have had to
continuous treat a rust problem on a frame, you eventually will put the
hole in one way or the other. 

bob