Don't use fish oil it will take forever and bucket loads of prepsol to get it off. Grab some etch and get it on there ASAP. Cost **** all and is the first setp before primer anyway.

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1928 Model A CC Pickup

I used WD40 on mine - just a quick spray and wipe over.

Stopped surface rust for a few months and came off easily with few rags soaked in prepsol.

Having said that, nowadays I just prime each section as I get it ready.

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1970 ex Group A Rally P510
1971 P510
1972 180B SSS
1965 SP310 Fairlady
1966 SP311 Fairlady

you could do that theres a proper solution think its called acid wash panel beaters use it for bare metal preperation
i wouldnt use any oils on it as you wont know if u've removed it all and it could stuff the primer/paint up

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-1969 1600 SR20

I planned to have the engine bay back to metal,all rust around there cut out and primered the first week,before surface rust would start
getting closer every day,every time i weld in a new piece i find another 2 to do

Ive got this phosphoric acid (rust converter) to wipe over it,then wipe that off with prepsol and then hit it with some course sand paper
cheers for all the thoughts

the turbo L20b is a definate ,now ive got to upgrade the front struts/brakes

welded up the biggest patch in the car today aswell as a couple small ones,
maybe the next few days it will have primer on it

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

still no primer but got most of the welding done now,the floor is finnished aswell as a couple holes in the gutter(door jam).weather has been miserable,hence no primer yet.

cant wait till its goin,sick of having no car to drive

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

practically all welding finnished just have to finnish sanding the surface rust of the engine bay,to primer it,updated pics soon

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

heres some pics of the welding and what the shed looks like every two days or so bloody rain

had to make a few new pieces for the bonnet hinges to bolt to on the shell,aswell as a new cover and brake block support at the back of the eng bay,did the rears of the subframe under the floor,
R I P to my old 68
i just found one of my old restored 1600's for sale.
this was my second 1600,but first to one i had built ground up.
it got squashed by a tree in the new owners shed the whole front got pancaked i want to buy it back,though i pretty sure its non fixable,good for spares pics added aswell,notice my rhs sill pannels 3mm thick i built it so it could withstand a heavy side impact(if it ever happened) naa just a bloody big tree landing on it

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

i went down and looked at my old 1600,this was the first 1600 i restored and the 2nd of over 50 of em its most definatly still repairable,bad news is i got outbidded on it,if anyone knows who got it i wouldnt mind the shell if they only want the running gear

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

I saw that on ebay too hey, really really sucks. I take it the owner wasnt insured for that kinda thing then? Bugger.

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got the timeing cover cheers heaps

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-1969 1600 SR20

just pm you before i saw this yeah no insurance aswell as being a neighbours tree , my brothers lost his eh holden station wagon and all our parts in a shed fire this really sucked,exspecially to find out cars arent covered by house and contents insurance

back to the build,
finally got the engine bay primered ,now just need some dry days

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

started to prepare the floor to paint on some body deadner,when energex rocked up to cut the power off cause the bill wasnt paid on time
so not much will be done til power is back on.
does any know what month easter is? would be good to have it ready for the datnats in warick

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

power is back on but now the rain is back and shed is flooding got a tarp for it now,
he,s a pic of the engine bay primered up

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

looking good mate

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-1969 1600 SR20

cheers jason,the sun just came back out,i better get of here and back into it

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!