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Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:27 pm

Positive or negative, whatever you got! No seriously?!

So, here we go, picked up these crestlines some time ago, they sat for who knows how long outside, then a couple more years at my place:

Dropped them off to be soda blasted, guy said that they were so bad he had to hit them with walnut... then soda:

Picked them up, man are there some pits, wasn't planning on spending a butt load of time on them, but now, after a little time I'm thinking I'm gonna have to hit them with some sand paper to get them "super shiny":

So, do I just polish them as best as can and "rock em" with "character", or spend so serious time with sandpaper getting them "smooth"? I'd have to take off a good deal of material, and still might not get ALL the pitting

Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:01 am

If your serious about keeping them, I'd fill the pits, and powdercoat them. Maybe even a two tone powdercoat.

Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:09 am

Depends on the car their going on.

If you've got an original paint/patina car, then rock them as is.

If you've got a car that's restored, then rock them as is. :lol:

Tom

Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:01 pm

x2 "then rock them as is!"

Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:52 pm

Well, I'll put it this way, the car is '56 Oval, flat black (not primer), but it might eventually get painted Diamond Green...

Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:55 am

I'd sand out that lip a little more, not 100% but more than you have so far. finish sanding with 1500 grit wet/dry and then polish with some liquid polish like flitz or whatever so the lip has a nice brite shine. and then paint the centers with something like penitrol to seal from further corrosion. keep the lips raw aluminum so you can polish them once a month or so.

Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:58 pm

Polished lips for sure...

Baller status.

Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:41 pm

Brushed lips, so bolt it up to the rear drum while in the air, put her in drive and hold some sandpaper to 'em! Then, clear, then, roll 'em.