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'57 QUAD HEADLIGHT CONVERSION-REVERSED!

Started by CobraJoe, 2020-06-03 15:16

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CobraJoe

#45
2020-06-07 17:12
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!
'15 F150, '96 Bronco, '39 Ford Coupe, '17 Escape, '57 Fairlane

mustang6984

#46
2020-06-07 18:19
Quote from: CobraJoe on 2020-06-07 17:12
https://www.rustbullet.com/automotive-applications/

Thanks. I looked it over quickly...will read more in-depth later. Looks good though.  :003:
Nothing is impossible...
The word it's self says I'M POSSIBLE  (Audrey Hepburn)
2 '57 Ford Couriers AND '57 Fairlane
3 Mustangs, '69 fastback-'84 SVO-'88 Saleen Convertible
'49 Ford P/U
'50 Dodge P/U
'82 RX-7
'65 Chrysler New Yorker

KYBlueOval

#47
2020-06-08 04:22
Quote from: mustang6984 on 2020-06-07 14:04
I am thinking seriously of POR-15 covering my frame. I can buy a cheap paint gun and spray it on and then if the gun doesn't clean up well enough to other uses...no big deal. There is a treatment to be put on over it,then it's good to go. Cheaper than powder coating and just as durable...maybe more so.
I POR-15 covered the inside of both of the 1/4 panels I replaced on my '69 Fastback Mustang before we welded them on. I am thinking about doing the underside of that car and the Courier as well before painting them. That stuff is hard as nails!   :003:

Spraying POR 15 is a very dangerous thing to do unless you have the best respirator system available. Think about this........IF you breathe it and it gets into your lungs it will set up and harden just like it will on your frame. Bottom line, very dangerous if not properly equipped.

djfordmanjack

#48
2020-06-08 07:07
Very appropriate warning !
These chemicals react with rust.
Now, our blood contains a mixture of ferrum and oxygene, which, basically, is rust ! I believe that is why this kind of stuff also sticks like crazy to our skin.

Ford Blue blood

#49
2020-06-08 07:38
POR-15 used to have a warning "Do Not Spray" on the quart cans.  Haven't purchased any for a few years now. 

Found a way to keep un-used POR-15.  Clean the lid and grove really well with thinner, use a small piece of saran wrap over the can then put the cap back on.  Tap down tight.  You'll need a new piece of saran wrap each time you open the can.

IMHO the best under body treatment after all work is completed is epoxy primer, urethane sealer, urethane color followed by spray on bed liner.  You can now get it in tintable.
Certfied Ford nut, Bill
2016 F150 XLT Sport
2016 Focus (wife's car)
2008 Shelby GT500
57 Ranchero
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mustang6984

#50
2020-06-08 10:57
Quote from: KYBlueOval on 2020-06-08 04:22
Spraying POR 15 is a very dangerous thing to do unless you have the best respirator system available. Think about this........IF you breathe it and it gets into your lungs it will set up and harden just like it will on your frame. Bottom line, very dangerous if not properly equipped.

Yea...I know. I have a double filter mask that seals off nose and mouth. Plus when I shoot I wear eye goggles. But even still...I might rent a shoot suit with a hood and air supply if I spray it.
Nothing is impossible...
The word it's self says I'M POSSIBLE  (Audrey Hepburn)
2 '57 Ford Couriers AND '57 Fairlane
3 Mustangs, '69 fastback-'84 SVO-'88 Saleen Convertible
'49 Ford P/U
'50 Dodge P/U
'82 RX-7
'65 Chrysler New Yorker

CobraJoe

#51
2020-06-08 14:36
I found that if I add some Argon from my welder into the partially closed can, it last a lot longer.
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!
'15 F150, '96 Bronco, '39 Ford Coupe, '17 Escape, '57 Fairlane

CobraJoe

#52
2020-06-08 14:40
Supposed to be heading into the spray booth today, he sent me this picture:

When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!
'15 F150, '96 Bronco, '39 Ford Coupe, '17 Escape, '57 Fairlane

KYBlueOval

#53
2020-06-08 17:15
Quote from: CobraJoe on 2020-06-08 14:36
I found that if I add some Argon from my welder into the partially closed can, it last a lot longer.

X 2

mustang6984

#54
2020-06-08 17:55
Dang Joe...she already is looking better!
Nothing is impossible...
The word it's self says I'M POSSIBLE  (Audrey Hepburn)
2 '57 Ford Couriers AND '57 Fairlane
3 Mustangs, '69 fastback-'84 SVO-'88 Saleen Convertible
'49 Ford P/U
'50 Dodge P/U
'82 RX-7
'65 Chrysler New Yorker

RICH MUISE

#55
2020-06-08 18:39
Joe, that headlight panel just doesn't look right to me. It may be the lighting, or maybe I just interpreted the blend wrong when I did mine. I'm talking about the area where the seam is, at the high point on the side. It looks like to me he has an "extra" surface there making almost a flat spot on the seam where it should be (according to me, lol) bulbous. It  was carried around to the fender just before to concave.
I'll try to post a pic of mine, but I'm getting alot of unwanted reflections. I may be the wrong one on this, but to me yours just doesn't flow right. Sorry.......not what you wanted to hear I'm sure
I can do this, I can do this, I, well, maybe

RICH MUISE

#56
2020-06-08 18:53
As I said, I could be wrong on this. My repro headlight surrounds were pretty bad and took hour and hours just to get them usable, and I certainly was going for the "is this gonna work ok/look ok rather than trying to get it factory correct.
The po on yours may have done some alterations to the fender area I'm talking about to make the '58 stuff work.
And I want to emphasize, it may me the pic/shadows cast by an overhead sun that make it look like it does to me. It would be interesting to compare closeups of other cars as well.  :003:
I can do this, I can do this, I, well, maybe

CobraJoe

#57
2020-06-08 19:21
Thanx Rich, not sure, but everyone I have seen, looks the same:









When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!
'15 F150, '96 Bronco, '39 Ford Coupe, '17 Escape, '57 Fairlane

Wirenut

#58
2020-06-08 19:35
thanks for sharing the photos of the headlight changes from 4 back to 2. I love seeing the progress and seeing it come together.

CobraJoe

#59
2020-06-08 19:40
My pleasure, apparently we are all sick with our little car porn fetish.  :002:
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!
'15 F150, '96 Bronco, '39 Ford Coupe, '17 Escape, '57 Fairlane
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