looking at a new toy, and it has a little bit of underbody rust, looks to be mostly surface
Pictars
so what do you guys think? of the car and of the underbody?
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March 16, 2009 3:51 p.m. VG30_S12 New Reader
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March 16, 2009 4:04 p.m. Woody Dork
'82 Skyline?
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March 16, 2009 4:14 p.m. VG30_S12 New Reader
yup, an 82 Skyline RS(just an FJ20E) but ive got an FJ20ET waiting for it suposidly has 71,000km and runs good
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March 16, 2009 4:17 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
I'm a Charmin man myself.
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March 16, 2009 4:27 p.m. VG30_S12 New Reader
DILYSI Dave wrote:
I'm a Charmin man myself.
oro? is that like a brand of cleaner?
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March 16, 2009 4:34 p.m. RexSeven HalfDork
May work for DILYSI's underbody, but it may not be abrasive enough for the underbody of your Skyline. You'll need the cheap, sandpapery stuff to get rid of that rust.
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March 16, 2009 4:37 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
My approach isn't for everyone.
I've got a lift, a pressure washer, and a raincoat. When I get started on a car project, I typically put it on the lift, grab my pressure washer, don my slicker, and crawl under it for an afternoon of frivolity.
After my grease bath, I run a few fans to dry it off.
Then I am ready to begin rust treating the underbody.
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March 16, 2009 4:43 p.m. VG30_S12 New Reader
oh dang, went right over my head lol
i unfortuantly do not have a lift, nor a pressure washer, but ill see what i can come up with
i was thinking a wire wheel would do ok, but i wasn't sure if that would be too much. so your saying the best might be to clean it off and then go with sanding sponges and elbow grease? Id be getting it from canada, so an under body wash is something i really should consider
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March 16, 2009 7:59 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
Alternate plan B:
Take it to a car wash with an underbody rinse.
Alternate plan C:
Take it to a DIY carwash (the kind with the pressure washers). Bring car ramps and a raincoat and safety goggles. Do it at a low usage time when no one will mind that you are taking extra time. Bring lots of quarters. Best car wash will have the built in degreaser.
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March 17, 2009 8:22 a.m. slantvaliant Reader
SVreX wrote: Bring lots of quarters.
Last time I went to the carwash, they also took ATM and credit cards.
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March 17, 2009 9:20 a.m. snipes New Reader
That look like a fun car to own. I have been thinking about the under side cleaning also....
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March 17, 2009 9:58 a.m. foxtrapper SuperDork
Saw a posting once from a guy who'd rigged up a section of pipe to a garden hose. He drilled a bunch of small holes in the pipe, capped the end, and drive over it repeatedly. Seemed to work pretty durn well.
You can connect the garden hose to the sink for hot water.
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March 17, 2009 10:38 a.m. SVreX SuperDork
Hmmm...that reminds me of another idea.
A mechanic friend built a rig that worked pretty well. Basically a really big "T" out of pipe. PVC would work. Drill a bunch of holes in the pipe, hook it up to your hose, and push it under the car with the holes pointing up.
He used metal pipe, mounted wheels on the ends so he could roll it under the car, and hooked it to his heated pressure washer.
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March 17, 2009 11:21 a.m. Duke Dork
Drill SMALL holes so you get some decent pressure out of it, too.
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March 17, 2009 4:22 p.m. sector7 New Reader
ya but the steering wheel is still on the wrong side....
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March 17, 2009 4:29 p.m. Lugnut Reader
sector7 wrote:
ya but the steering wheel is still on the wrong side....
It'd make a wicked mail delivery car!
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March 17, 2009 5:31 p.m. GregTivo Reader
underbody sand blasting would work too
