Re: Rust

["Dave Swingle" <dswingle@xxxx>]

I also did this to my front end two years ago. It's written up on the 
web site at http://www.dmcnews.com/Techsection/framepaint.htm 

Someday I'll put up some pictures. 

To remove the rust I used a combination of wire wheel, scrapers, and 
chemicals (industrial version of naval jelly, usually called met-L-
prep or something like that). Then paint with POR15/Wurth Rustguard 
and then Rustoleum to get the color right. Be sure to get inside the 
front frame as much as you can. There is a boxed in area in the 
center that you have to drill a 1" hole to get into. 

Most important thing is to get at it all. I completely disassembled 
underneath the front end of the car from the gas tank cover forward, 
leaving the frame completely exposed. Took the opportunity to 
sandblast and powdercoat or paint everything I took off. This took 
about 3 months of weekends. 

Dave Swingle

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "JDL" <jdl@xxxx> wrote:
> How difficult is it to remove the rust from a DeLorean frame. It 
is an issue most of us will have to deal with when the epoxy cracks 
and water gets in. Has anyone on here done this in the recent past 
(5-15 years) with success and satisfaction?
> 
> David Levey
> Cleveland
> > 
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