I'm going to be blasting my frame in the near future and may not be able to get to paint right away. I was thinking of using a rust converter to tide me over until I have time to paint. I have no experience with this stuff, is it a viable option?
Richard
it's nowhere near as good a surface for paint as bare metal.your frame should be reasonably well protected from rust,but peeling paint could become an issue.
the best thing is to get a coat of epoxy primer on it as soon after blasting as possible-if there's more work to do on the frame the primer can be ground from the area as needed.this is my plan.a nice glossy coat of black paint will follow.
the tires are off the rims now,and will wait by the engine for the opportunity to rejoin the(freshly painted)wheels once again.
the rear needs some cleanup still,and new brakes as the ones that were on it were 'borrowed' for the f350 when i got it.the ranger had new brakes all around it wasn't using and stretch needed them,so off they went.
now it's time to repay the debt.
the front will be picking up some width here.the d50 was narrowed some,and has a wms width of 61''.the d60 is 69'' wide.the rear,which i narrowed around 3 and a bit inches is 63'' wide.this means the front wheels will poke out 3'' further on a side than the rears.
i don't feel like setting up another rear end,so i guess i'll live with that.
the frame,arms,and wheels are loaded up and ready to go.
the cab and gt6 engine are just there because it's a convenient place to keep them for now.