Fixing inside bumper rust with POR 15 on 48 DeSoto

[LeRoy]

10 minutes ago, Dodgeb4ya said:

The 1946-48 Chrysler grilles were called the "Harmonica" or egg crates grilles.

A real chore to polish up.

I've been kicking around the idea of taking mine apart and polishing it but feeling sorry for myself due to the number of little holes. I'm thinking about disassembling it and doing it on the bench grinder. 

Edited February 27, 2023 by LeRoy
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[harmony]

On 2/27/2023 at 7:48 AM, Dodgeb4ya said:

The 1946-48 Chrysler grilles were called the "Harmonica" or egg crates grilles.

A real chore to polish up.

Which is why I called my car Harmony.  That and the fact that when I drive her, I'm in total Harmony with her.  I was made for this car. 

As for the polishing,  I have a plastic orange crate on wheels with a padded seat and a back on it.  I use Autosol and an electric tooth brush.  But I have to take several back breaks during the process.  Or perhaps they are boredom breaks. ?

Edited March 1, 2023 by harmony

[harmony]

53 minutes ago, Dodgeb4ya said:

I'm sure the Chrysler Data book up thru  1947 is correct ans aplicable  for the 1948 cars too.

Not too many changes for the 1946-48 cars.

 

True enough, however after owning a '46 Windsor parts car, that I stripped down to every nut and bolt, as well as  reconditioning and rebuilding that Static '47 Royal from the frame up, and owning Harmony, my '48 Windsor for a number of years, I have noticed quite a few variations between them.  Minor things you wouldn't notice until you dug deep into them.

[Dodgeb4ya]

Yeah minor stuff like you said.

Dual heater plumbing changes...wiring changes....high bean indicator...leather door check straps , door locks etc.

[busycoupe]

I was thinking of taking mine apart to polish and straighten it, but it is spot welded together.  Also the mounting tabson the  back are not stainless and will rust.  I picked up a spare that was strighter than the one I had but couldn' t use it because the mounting tabs were rusted off.