1972 bedford 307

[mezzmo]

Doing my second Beddy in 4 years i cut straight to the chase with this one and had it soda blasted before i attempted any bodywork - sure its not cheap but at least there are no surprises and you can take a shitload of pics, clean her up, put some epoxy primer on her and then referring to your photo's do a little bit at a time starting with the worst. At least you will know exactly what your in for.

Exactly the same can be done with copious amounts of paint stripper (hint: put gladwrap over the paint stripper - it keeps it in place and it works a whole lot better) but thats if you not a lazy SOB like me 

[BusyKiwi]

I second any type of blasting.

Probably wouldn't acid dip a bedford though, they glue and spot weld in the factory and some times the glue holds better than the spot welds

[taggraphx]

I'm half way through removing the paint to metal, I do one panel at a time using a poly strip disk, doesn't take long and the disk does no damage to the steel, sure blasting is better and easier ,but  as an alternative for people who have the time and aren't able to move there van, defiantly cheaper way, so far I have used two disks and 3hr of time to do one side and the back, disks are $70 for 10, and I use a 125mm Bosch grinder, bought for $89 
 
 

[simeon]

@taggraphx...Is there seriously no damage to the metal? I'm about to start the process of striping down to bare metal to see how bad the rust is and can't afford to pay for blasting so I'm looking at all other options.

[taggraphx]

There is no damage at all, no sparks either, have a look at smith and arrows  web site on eBay,  there is a video on how they work, make sure you get the corse grade wheels, this is the first time I have used them myself and think there very good, saw them being used by a hot rod restorer on a u tube clip, he was comparing the different methods of paint removal and was very impressed with them

cheers
Graham

[Rotti]

I second the strip disks!...But like my papa used to say, To avoid unfinished projects, do enough to get the rego, then go nuts!!

[simeon]

Sweet. Thanks guys, I know what I'll be getting myself for my birthday this weekend now.

[Rotti]

Happy Birthday!

[Mwhelectrical]

I'm definitely not gonna go with sandblasting, it's gonna open up too big a can of worms... Hahahaha. I might just go mental with rust converter, cut and weld the big holes, and fibreglass and bog the small ones. Also electronic rust proofing in the new year...

[Mwhelectrical]

I'll try get some pics up this week. Was on eBay a Cpl. weeks ago.