Undercarriage Clean Up

Hahny

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So over the weekend, I removed my bellhousing cover and started my engine and found out that I have a small leak coming from my new PTC TC which really sucks considering it has less than 200 miles on it. That being said, I decided to push this project aside and decided that it would be a great time to do a little painting underneath while I had the car up on my buddies lift. Below are a few pictures of how it turned out.
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Looks great. I have done the same to 2 recently. It’s actually a good bit of work, but well worth it.
 
That looks awesome! Good work.

I did the same years ago. But I didn't have the luxury of using a lift. It was brutal. Scraping and sanding and cleaning with soap, water, solvents and Scotch-brite with all that scuz falling down in my eyes, hair and face.

Then came the masking and spray painting. And to top it off, I detailed some of the smaller components with an artist's brush.

It will never look that good again. But I constantly keep up with the cleaning. And occasionally spot spot spay as needed. One day, before I die, I hope to do a frame-off reconstruction.
 
Nice! That’s on my “todo list”. What painting method you use?


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That looks awesome! Good work.

I did the same years ago. But I didn't have the luxury of using a lift. It was brutal. Scraping and sanding and cleaning with soap, water, solvents and Scotch-brite with all that scuz falling down in my eyes, hair and face.

Then came the masking and spray painting. And to top it off, I detailed some of the smaller components with an artist's brush.

It will never look that good again. But I constantly keep up with the cleaning. And occasionally spot spot spay as needed. One day, before I die, I hope to do a frame-off reconstruction.
Thanks NY Twin Turbo. Yes, there is a lot of cleaning involved and time consuming for sure and having the use of the lift really helped out a bunch. One day before I die, I hope to have a twin turbo Buick :cool:
 
Looks great. I have done the same to 2 recently. It’s actually a good bit of work, but well worth it.
Thanks gdsims231. Yeah, the cleaning and masking are the biggest thing if you ask me, but like you said its definitely worth it.
 
Nice! That’s on my “todo list”. What painting method you use?


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I first just sprayed the underneath with some simple green and then followed up with some acetone and just kept cleaning and wiping. The acetone works well for cleaning metal and allows for the paint to really stick if you ask me. Then it's off to masking the entire car off, because the last thing you want is to have overspray all over your nice paint job so take your time and make sure not to skimp here. As for the paint I used well I decided to go with Krylon for one reason, it dries quick and provides a nice finish.
 

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Very nice results! Joey, I too have tried to do this on jack stands. It sucks.
 
We actually pressure washed under mine...
 

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Fantastic work!
This is what real attention to detail looks like.
Well worth the time and effort.

Definitely something on my to do list in the future.
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Like that finish too. Just enough the right amount of sheen.
 
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