birdcage access
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Burning Brakes
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birdcage access
I sprayed the inside of my frame with some eastwood frame interior rust converter.I pulled the body mount covers off in rear wheel well.Mounts are in great shape.I took out a foam block and looked up inside the birdcage and I could see surface rust.So I stuck the spray wand up into it and coated it well.Question is if I remove the interior trim panels is there any access holes on the cage that I can slip the wand in to get coverage in the top of the cage.The wand is only 36 inches long and I don't think it made the turn and sprayed up top.I guess I could remove the door lock striker and slip the spray tube in from there.That would give another 12 inches of reach.I'm planning on keeping this car for a while and don't want any rust suprises down the road.
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Removal of interior panels will get you access to the inside of the entire cage. It just depends on how far you want to take it. The pillar trim, header trim, T-top trim, and sail panels will get you access to a lot of the hollow parts of the cage that you are looking to coat inside of. I would wager that surface rust has been there a long time and unless you store the car outside or in a very humid place I don't really think the effort is needed.
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Burning Brakes
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It's funny.The frame and body mount pockets are clean without as much as surface rust.The surface rust is up high in the cage.I feel better coating it.With the tube and spray nozzle its easy.The hard part is keeping it off things you don't want it on.I will cover the interior with a plastic drop cloth.The frame on this car looks like its only 5 years old.It still has the factory undercoating in most areas.I looked for over 6 years off and on before I found this thing.Most looked nice and drove good.Just had rust pouring out of the frame holes when I tapped on it.I'm looking to get another 15 or 20 years out of it.That will put me around 70 if I'm still around by then.Who knows what life will bring you.Thanks for the info.
