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Hi all, Restoring a D-24. My 3rd classic restore ('67 Mustang and 50 Jeepster) and as I'm learing I'm trying to get more and more hands on. With the previous cars it was send to the paint man and check in every few days/weeks to make sure the job looks good. None of these are off-frame so not everything can be cleaned and prepped perfectly. My usual check-in's saw a lot of sanded areas and the parts with the worst rust removed and replace. All other areas were brushed and treated with an anti-rust coating (whose adhesiveness was variable). On the D-24 I'm removing as many panels and parts as practical without doing a full off-frame restore. I'm doing much of the work myself. Question is, as I clean the various parts (panels, bars, etc.) how much rust is acceptable. I can take a wire wheel and easily get rid of the surface rust, or I can really have at it and get the metal pretty close to bare polished. The latter obviously takes significantly longer. What's appropriate, the right balance? I may take some of the larger panels to be blasted, although the forum seems to advise against as it may cause warping disfiguring of the metal. Help and advice is appreciated. Thanks!
