woodvette

Hi. Been working on my '67 coupe finally. Wondering if there are any places in or close to Maryland that do the acid dipping. My car is not horribly rusty but would love to get ever speck off such as in tight areas I can't reach easily.
Thanks.

Stangatic

Good Question! I would be interested to know as well. Is there a reason why you want to get acid dipped vs soda blasted?

woodvette

dipping will get any rust inside frame rails and any other nooks and crannies a blaster can't get to. the inside of frame rails can be painted with a product from eastwood that has a tube that goes inside the rails with a multi-directional spray tip to to coat all surfaces from rusting again.

Stangatic

Gotcha on that. But I thought in order to get anything to stick to a car that's been acid dipped, it's got to be thoroughly cleaned to remove any residue. If that is in fact a true statement, I am not sure how you would get the inside of frame rails.

If you are going the eastwood route, why spray the inside of the frame rails with eastwoods rust converter, and then use the east wood frame rail paint. Also, if you have to do any floor work, you might be exposing the inside of the frame rails anyways.

woodvette

From what I have read, reputable dippers will neutralize the acid in another dip tank. I think this would be okay for paint from what I understand.
In my case, I started to cut out my floors and do not need any rocker/frame work so I will not really see the insides of them except for the floor support rails which are 3 sided. I am not cutting out the rocker frames.
If anyone out there has different info or experience with dipping, please let us know.

Stangatic

Did you ever find anything out about the acid dipping?