Birthday trip was great! Van did very well and was comfortable. Now I am on a cleanup binge....I pulled all of the ugly, old carpet off the doghouse....
Which has left old glue behind sadly....
I read that vinegar could help remove this and tried, but it only makes it a little less sticky. I think a wire grind and sander are probably the only way to clean it up. I will take suggestions though...?
Next up was cleaning the paint up and getting rid of the oxidation to see if the paint will polish up. Here are pics of the paint before:
You can see how dull and faded the paint is in these pics...
I purchased a polish called 'Flitz Metal and Fiberglass' Polish and a device called a 'Buff Ball' that lets you use a 3/8" Drill to buff the polish out.
I watched a video on You Tube about this stuff and it looked great, but it isn't cheap- 49.99 for the can in the pic.
You apply it with a cloth to an area and then hit it up with the drill buff until it gets really shiny, then wipe any excess off and apply a spray wax and buff out with a microfiber cloth. The results were dramatic- All the original shine and color of the metal flake in the paint came back to a high gloss-
This worked really well on the paint, but the accent lines that are painted on top of the paint are so badly faded and oxidized that they just rub off. I need to consider masking them or just rubbing them off, but I am concerned the old paint will damage the good paint...
Any opinions on this are welcome!
I am impressed with the Flitz!
Thanks for checking in with me as I restore this wonderful old Class B!
