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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 10:57 AM
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Hello I just bought a 1968 mustang coupe with a lot of work to be done. I would love any tips advice or help I can get. The mustang has the matching 289 from the vin and it runs strong. There is a lot of rust on the inside and outside. The interior is rough
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 11:37 AM
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Welcome, and good luck with the restoration.
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 03:08 PM
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Welcome,
If you have the time, money and garage space, I would strip it down, media blast it and start the sheet metal repair.
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 08:23 AM
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Welcome.
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 09:46 AM
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Thank you. Elk Grove what is media blasting? I was just planning on grinding out the rust/panel patching.
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 12:42 PM
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 02:50 PM
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Media blasting is when they use a spray gun filled with one of many different types of material (from glass, to plastic, to almond shells) that blasts all the old paint, bondo, and rust off the car. ( you have to strip the car completely before you have this done.
I have done it too a couple cars, the only bad thing is sometimes you end up with a car that looks like Swiss cheese when your done. But that's the only way to truly see what needs o be replaced and repaired.
Google media blasting.
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 03:31 PM
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Alright thank you. I will look into that. It sounds like a great way to see all problems with the car. I will need to prove it out also. The first thing I'm going to do is to get front disc brakes so it's drivable the rust work.
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