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JP asked me to show the prep work I did to prepare a number of pieces prior to chemical stripping the car. Because of the high temperatures used in the dipping process, a number of wooden pieces have to be removed before this step can happen...
1) Doors - the top of the door contains a fairly hefty piece of wood that has to be removed. Generally straight forward, unless a few screws don't co-operate...
The top edge of the wooden door piece uses nails to hold it. Use a combination of a screwdriver and side cutters to wiggle the old nails free....
Great - a really stuck screw - take your dremel, and recut the screwdriver slot...
And then a bit of help from the vice grips....
After all the screws are removed, the piece should come out with a bit of wiggling...
2) On to the scuttle (or dash or cowl)support. This wood piece is fairly complex, and is critical to stiffen the front edge of the scuttle. It is located up underneath the dash. Mine was cracked so had to come out anyway for repair. It's held in by a number of screws and fasteners, but despite it's 50 year age, detaches fairly easily as it probably hasn't been exposed to the elements, ...
Here is my piece out of the car with the numerous metal pieces and tabs cleaned up and the wood re-glued and pinned..
3) Finally, 2 small pieces located behind the doors, used to attach the trim....straighten the retaining tabs with a pair of needle nose pliers, and the pieces pull out.
That's about it. Remove these pieces and you are ready to have your car dipped!
1) Doors - the top of the door contains a fairly hefty piece of wood that has to be removed. Generally straight forward, unless a few screws don't co-operate...
The top edge of the wooden door piece uses nails to hold it. Use a combination of a screwdriver and side cutters to wiggle the old nails free....
Great - a really stuck screw - take your dremel, and recut the screwdriver slot...
And then a bit of help from the vice grips....
After all the screws are removed, the piece should come out with a bit of wiggling...
2) On to the scuttle (or dash or cowl)support. This wood piece is fairly complex, and is critical to stiffen the front edge of the scuttle. It is located up underneath the dash. Mine was cracked so had to come out anyway for repair. It's held in by a number of screws and fasteners, but despite it's 50 year age, detaches fairly easily as it probably hasn't been exposed to the elements, ...
Here is my piece out of the car with the numerous metal pieces and tabs cleaned up and the wood re-glued and pinned..
3) Finally, 2 small pieces located behind the doors, used to attach the trim....straighten the retaining tabs with a pair of needle nose pliers, and the pieces pull out.
That's about it. Remove these pieces and you are ready to have your car dipped!
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