Restoring My Original R/T hood
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As I am finally getting back to working on my Challenger, I started to strip the hood today. After many years of sitting, some rust has pitted into the metal. What is the best way for getting it out without grinding too much metal down? Here is a pic: Also, s at some point in it's life, someone put hood pins on it but not in the right place so I will need to fill in the holes. Anyone have a suggestion on the best way of doing that? Here is a pic: Thanks!
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Re: Restoring My Original R/T hood
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I just cleaned up a hood with similar rust, once I'd stripped all the paint off I used Muratic Acid (Swimming pool acid) in a small garden sprayer... soak the metal down with acid & let it work for a period, maybe ten minutes, spraying more acid as needed to keep it wet... A little agitation with a brush on the worst areas then dump a box of baking soda on the hood & mix it around to neutralize the acid... Rinse throughly then use compressed air to dry all the pits... Be ready to prime the hood to seal the metal ASAP..
Looks like a crack to be welded up too..
You'll have some warpage to deal with when you weld up those hood pin holes.... Might be better to consider a AMD hood...
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Re: Restoring My Original R/T hood
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Thanks for the tip on the rust pitting. You should have seen the amount of factory putty I ground off this hood. There was quite a bit and it surprised me. It was all under the original paint, so it had to be from the factory.
This is the original 1970 hood for my car. Unfortunately, the AMD hoods are not 1970 hoods. I have an original 72-74 hood now if I can't fix this one.
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Re: Restoring My Original R/T hood
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If your gonna use it hopefully you have a stud gun with the shrinking attachment.. Cut filler pieces to fill the holes & go slow welding it up.... The rust doesn't scare me, it really isn't a problem but hoods can really warp badly....
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Re: Restoring My Original R/T hood
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What is a stud gun with a shrinking attachment?
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Re: Restoring My Original R/T hood
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Quote:
What is a stud gun with a shrinking attachment?
It's code for "You better get an expert to fill those hood pin holes for you"
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Re: Restoring My Original R/T hood
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Fix the warpage before you do any welding. It may warp so badlythat is unrecoverable. I prefer gas welding sheet metal since I only to heat the panel once. Grinding can bring in just as much heat and warpage as the welding process itself. Also when you put a dolly underneath the weld and hit the hammer upon it you will also have an uneven surface and it can add more warpage that may be unrecoverable. With a dolly and a slapper most dings can be removed without the need of any or little filler.
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Re: Restoring My Original R/T hood
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I use it full strength, make sure you have some baking soda cause you must neutralize the acid or you'll have problems later.... I use a little water, allot of baking soda & a scotch-brite pad.. Scrub throughly then rinse throughly with water.... Blow it dry making sure the pits are dry.. I prefer a hot sunny day so the heat helps force dry the steel... You want it sealed the same day cause the steel will be very clean & very raw, highly susceptible to rusting again...
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Re: Restoring My Original R/T hood
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I'm restoring my wifes 70 Plum Crazy Challenger convertible,and I bought the AMD hood because it had the crumple zones. I like her head right where it is! Thats a good idea to duraglass them!
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