josiah

Hi Gav, I was looking at soda/dustless blasting, I understand they're a lot less damaging to the thin metal than sandblasting. I've attached a couple of photos of the rust damage, this is pretty much the extend of it. With manual stripping, is it better to go with sanding? Or go down the chemical route with stripper.

Hi Guys, Can anyone recommend anyone for media blasting my car back to bare metal in Sydney? Has anyone also had experience with the mobile blasting guys? I've been looking at the different methods and it seems to be the way to go to find any possible rust problems. I've also read that sandblasting/home sandblasting can damage or warp panels due to how rough it is. I do not have a large garage/work area, so this also plays a part in what I can be doing at home. Any tips appreciated!

Thanks for the positive feedback! I will be taking plenty of photos each step of the way. Unsure about this one, will have a think about it and see how it looks once I fix up the rust body work. With my current plans I probably won't be getting it painted nicely for quite some time, so not super urgent.

Hi Guys, My name is Josiah, from Sydney and recently picked up my new baby. I had been on the lookout for a suitable project car for the past 6 months or so, and picked up this 260z 2+2 along with her donor a few weeks ago. 2 x 12 hour return trips to Wagga and they're safely sitting in my garage It runs, and rust *seems* minimal at the moment. I'll see the true damage once it's fully stripped back and I start on the rust repair. The only major rust I can see is on the rear quarter panel, solid hole with some rust under the paint around it. I'm Planning on doing as much as possible myself as a learning experience. Anyway, here are a couple of photos of my possibly overambitious project!