my car is pretty rusty so im still leaning towards the dipping proccess but is it true that the dip will caust my car to rust in spots that i wont be able to get to to repair?

 

The cowl area is the toughest to get to. Other than that you can replace most everything. The dip wont cause the rust, it removes it. It also removes all protectant. If you can get it dipped in a rust inhibitor after the caustic dip then definitely let them do it. Usually its included, but its always good to ask. The reason it would rust in an obscure place is because there is no longer anything protecting the metal, no paint, no primer, nothing. Just bare metal that will rust from humidity in the air.

 

dipping removes any sort of protection (paint, primer, undercoating, rust inhibitor, etc) in every crack and crevice on the entire vehicle. you will NOT be able to put a protection on every crack and crevice on the entire vehicle unless you break pretty much all the spot weld and pretty much disassemble the car, painting as you piece it back together. so, yes, rust is more of a worry when dipping.

 

Personally, I think dipping and e-coating is the way to go if you have the money and the resources. Blasting is the next best choice. Chemically stripping a car with aicraft stripper yourself......hope you've got lots of free time. And it makes a huge mess. If the car is e-coated, it will NEVER rust again anywhere, as this is a process where the body is dipped in a tank with an electrically charged coating that gets into every crevis. E-coating is better then any coating they could have imagined when your car was built. Check this site out for more info: http://www.redi-coat.com

 

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thank you for that useful link! I'm going to give them a call ....those guys are like 20 minutes away from my home.

 

Glad to help! Let me know how you make out, I was considering hauling my shell and parts from CT to have it done, but don't know yet weather it's worth the hassle for me, I know a place 5 mins from my house that does a great job media blasting, and its a bit cheaper.

 

Any of you guys seen the Soda Stripping? Apparently it's like sandblasting, but isn't as abrasive. It also doesn't make as big of a mess.

 

Yes, soda blasting is just like sandblasting, except in stead of sand, they use a baking soda compound. I've seen jobs done with this, and they look good, there is less chance of warpage to the metal because the baking soda does not create as much friction, therefore, keeping the heat to a minimum, and it is not as abrasive as sand, so it removes less of the stuff we want to keep.....the good metal.