My first restoration: ST/300/D

[Duck89]

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[jpswift1]

Very nice work, Martin! You're taking your time and doing everything right.......all of the details are being gone over and it'll really reflect that when you're done. Keep up the great work and thanks for the updates. I look forward to seeing it in person.

[Duck89]

Thanks JP!

Here are some more pictures. Did most of the front and part of the right side. I still have to go over a lot of spots again (and remove the headlights/do that area), but it's gettin there!

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[Duck89]

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[amphibious drew]

Looking great. Way better than a spray bomb job, and much more satisfying as well.

[jpswift1]

That machine is going to look like new when you're done! Very, very nice results with the bodywork!

[Duck89]

Thanks guys! Still a long way to go, but it will look good as new for sure! Although I do see why people spray bomb stuff- doing body work the right way is tedious and takes patience, which many people don't have!

[LarryW]

Wow!!!!!!!!!! Nice work!!!!!!!!!!!

[coosaridgerider]

What are you doing to get it that shiny,I tried the acetone and sanding and a little buffing in one area but i'm not getting that shine.Looking good.

[Duck89]

Sorry for the delayed reply, coosaridgerider (I didn't even realized you had replied to this thread until just now). Basically, all I have done so far is used the acetone. I put some acetone on one of the socks and do a small section at a time until that brightness begins to show through. It may be hard to tell in the pictures, but this acetone/sock treatment does not leave a smooth surface, which is where the wet sanding and buffing comes in. I haven't done any more since I uploaded these pictuers, but I hope to again this week or weekend and will post more pictures of my progress.

Im not sure why you are not having similar results. Are you working on an Attex, or are you working on a Max, Argo etc.? If it is a Max or something, I am not sure what material the body is made out of so this process might now work for you?

[coosaridgerider]

I have a 72 colt that i have been working on.I tried the acetone,It removed the haze but it has black spots on it that is not wanting to come off.I tried wet sanding in spots to see if it would help but not much results.I may try an electric sander to see if that helps.I have 3 that i'm working on at the same time so the attex is at the bottom off the list.I got to get my stepson brandons argo ready first.

[Duck89]

Well, I have the old 300/D stripped down a little more. I popped the headlights out and took the seat off. There was a little mold under the bottom half of the seat, so I will have to replace the wood and it should be good. I also took advantage of my $4.00 heat gun that I acquired at a yard sale and used it to address the dent and crack in the right front corner. It worked great! I got the dent to come most of the way out and was able to close up the crack a little bit. Should I have this crack plastic welded or will making some ABS good work good enough?


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[Duck89]

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[hydromike]

Lookin' GREAT Martin! I think that you could go either route to seal up that crack. If it's a lot more effort to drag it somewhere to have it welded, I think that goo would work just fine.

Keep up the good work.

[Duck89]

As usual, I didn't get to the body this weekend, but decided to do the frame instead so that once I do get the body done, I can basically get it back to a roller asap. I got it all cleaned and prepped for paint, then primed it using rustoleum 'stops rust' primer. Tomorrow, I will paint it with gloss black rustoleum.

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I was also finishing up the transmission cradle and cleaning the calipers when I broke my first thing on this entire project! I had the right caliper done and was working on the left one when I was taking out the left adjuster screw (by hand) when only half of the screw came out. I think it may have been broken inside the caliper because I was only taking it out by hand, not using a wrench other than to break it loose, and it was very dirty between the two pieces. I have never seen something like this in a parts/hardware store (although I have never really had to look). Is this something that I might be able to find in a store somewhere? If not, does someone on here have one that I could buy from them? In case you need dimensions, it is a 3/16'' head and 1.75'' overall. Thanks!

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