Would appreciate some opinions on how to handle the frame painting on this bus...
Given this is on a tight budget, "cheap but effective" is the aim. At the same time, I don't want to waste my time here. Is it worth media blasting the frame, and generally, more cost-effective to rent a unit myself, buy some chinesium from harbor freight/princess auto, or find someone who does mobile blasting? The rust is very light, all surface, no flaking whatsoever.
If I blast it, I intend to go with roll-on coal tar epoxy; ugly, stinky, but damn effective. If not, I'll prep with phosphoric acid and use a moisture-cure-urethane like POR-15.
Thoughts?
Had some fun beadrolling today:
Made a few plates to sandwich the firewall insulation against and use for bulkhead passthroughs. Real happy with how the electrical/air line panel turned out:
Fab'd a new clutch linkage too:
Also got lucky with this find:
Surplus, straight from the Corpus Christi Army Depot; a several thousand dollar 1/4 rivet gun for $82 lol. Someone decided that unjamming it and replacing the jaws wasn't worth it I guess...