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3 hours ago, stevebo said:

I would wet sand with 180 then 320 then maybe 1000 or 1200 then compound and buff.

Thanks for the advise. I’ll try it.

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BHunter

The covers are getting a vinegar bath. It’s taking the rust off.

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WHNJ701

so you know the vinagar trick! I swear by it.  I swear by it an nobody believes me.  these rims were of a david bradley suburban, soaked a week and steel wool and washed just as good as blasting.  

great job with the tractor by the way!

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BHunter
3 minutes ago, jabelman said:

so you know the vinagar trick! I swear by it.  I swear by it an nobody believes me.  these rims were of a david bradley suburban, soaked a week and steel wool and washed just as good as blasting.  

great job with the tractor by the way!

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Thank you. I believe you. It works and it’s cheaper than the rust removing liquids on the market.Your wheels look great. My boys started taking the Suburban apart today. I had to take the steering wheel off, that was a pain. Tomorrow the hood and deck will come off. 

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DennisThornton
On 6/27/2018 at 6:05 AM, stevebo said:

I would wet sand with 180 then 320 then maybe 1000 or 1200 then compound and buff.

 

That is really a BIG jump in grits!  I'd use nothing coarser than 600 if you intend to then buff it! 

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stevebo
4 hours ago, DennisThornton said:
On 6/27/2018 at 6:05 AM, stevebo said:

I would wet sand with 180 then 320 then maybe 1000 or 1200 then compound and buff.

 

That is really a BIG jump in grits!  I'd use nothing coarser than 600 if you intend to then buff it! 

When you are wet sanding that much rust 180/220 is fine and then up it to finer as you go. Just need to wet sand lightly. 

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AMC RULES

...or, a red Scotch Brite will do the trick too. 

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BHunter

Got up early to beat the high heat in Philly today. The plan for today is to pull the motor and pressure wash.

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stevebo

Careful pressure washing ... dont want to take the paint off. 

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BHunter
1 hour ago, stevebo said:

Careful pressure washing ... dont want to take the paint off. 

Thanks . Very true! I want to save as much as possible. We have an electric pressure washer that doesn’t have too much pressure. 

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BHunter
1 hour ago, stevebo said:

Careful pressure washing ... dont want to take the paint off. 

Steve, are these the correct foot rests on this tractor? A lot of the ones I see look like they have a notch in them for a boot heal . 

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Racinbob

That's a good question. Yours are different that the ones that came on my 400 but I really don't know what's original :scratchead:5b379bc560939_Suburbanleft092815.JPG.3e7a148f3b5c0c27a66d354ce40d3e22.JPG

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stevebo

I believe they are non wheel horse but look fine to me. 

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BHunter
7 minutes ago, stevebo said:

I believe they are non wheel horse but look fine to me. 

Thanks. The patina on them match the rest of the tractor. They must be pretty old. 

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BHunter
22 minutes ago, Racinbob said:

That's a good question. Yours are different that the ones that came on my 400 but I really don't know what's original :scratchead:5b379bc560939_Suburbanleft092815.JPG.3e7a148f3b5c0c27a66d354ce40d3e22.JPG

Nice 400 @Racinbob

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Racinbob

Thank you. The finished product is the one on the metal Suburban signs Terry sells. I'm curious what the others say about the foot rests. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if both are correct. I picked yo a pair of the cast 61 foot rests at the big show and will get them installed as soon as I get the broken bolt out of one of them and some paint splashed on. Those diamond plate rests now belong to @WHX20 :)

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Racinbob

I just went through the picture gallery and it looks like mine Jims were the original. I'm with Steve though, yours look fine. :)

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BHunter
1 hour ago, Racinbob said:

I just went through the picture gallery and it looks like mine Jims were the original. I'm with Steve though, yours look fine. :)

Thank you

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BHunter

Put a couple of hours in it today and achieved my goal. 

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BHunter

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BHunter

It’s all cleaned up and ready to start reviving the patina

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WHNJ701

looking good, get some of that Johnson paste wax, as I said before I followed AMC rules steps on that 701

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BHunter
3 minutes ago, jabelman said:

looking good, get some of that Johnson paste wax, as I said before I followed AMC rules steps on that 701

I will. Thanks

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DennisThornton
On 6/30/2018 at 7:01 AM, AMC RULES said:

...or, a red Scotch Brite will do the trick too. 

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Been a big fan of Scotch-Brite for decades for cleaning and scuffing but it does not level and remove high spots like sandpaper. 

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WHNJ701

this would look sharp on it!

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