Chemical Dipping a Rare 1938 Lincoln Zephyr coupe
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2024
- Today I am chemically removing all the paint and rust off this classic 1938 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe prior to its complete restoration. I’m going to take you through the process we use to completely chemically strip cars down to bare metal. This is a more thorough alternative to sand/media blasting with no chances of metal warping on thin panels. This process shows you exactly what you are working with and gives you a blank canvis to work with!
It is a 3 step process
Step 1) alkaline degreaser and paint remover
Step 2) Food grade Rust removing acid
Step 3) Water based rust inhibitor
The total process takes around 6 weeks because we use environmentally safe chemicals.
Company name: 3s chemicals llc
Location : Nanty Glo Pennsylvania
For dipping quotes and scheduling contact 3s chemicals directly
For social media related inquiries contact me at trevormalloy2121@gmail.com (please do not contact me for quotes)
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I’m 90. When i was a kid the doctor I went to had a Zephyr coupe. Beautiful shiny black.
Body shops gotta love this man. They get to work on clean bare metal, worry free.
My Dad and I used to take our Bicycle Frames to his friends who owned the Radiator Shop on Friday night to Dip in their Radiator Tank over the Weekend and pick them up Monday Morning! Saved Hours of Hand Sanding, we rebuilt Bicycles with as little new parts as necessary and sold them at a very reasonable Price because an Air-conditioner Man even the Desert in the Winter still needs to eat! RIP DAD!
Imagine if you went back in time and went to the Lincoln factory in 1938 and told the guy who painted this car that in 85 years time a guy will dip this car in a tank of chemicals to remove all the paint he's applying so it can be restored and he will film what he is doing with a camera attached to his helmet and will then upload the film to a thing called the internet and thousands of people all over the world will watch the film on small hand-held communication devices because they find it cool and relaxing to watch.
Now imagine what it will be in 85 years from now. We just can't.
ZERO RUclips videos are "FILMED". That's ridiculous to use that term, this is 2024 and everything is digital. You "record" , NOT film.
@@ironkid65 Utter rubbish. If you take umbrage with the term "filmed" you have to also stop using the term "car", which comes fro horse carriage, or "tire", which was originally the iron ring on horse carriage wheels. The "hood" of a car was originally a real hood meant to protect the engine, but you will have to now find a new name for it.
I can't even think of another antique coupe I want more than a Lincoln Zephyr, they are such beautiful cars, Ford really outdid himself with this beautiful work of art. Seeing this incredible car in such incredible shape pleases me to no end. even with the rot, this body is in amazing shape considering how old it is, and even though cars back then were made with a very heavy gauge sheet metal, there are precious few of these cars left in the world. thanks for sharing!
The recent skim coat was obvious but a good job. Not sure this really needed a dip but great to see such a beautiful car in good shape. Especially the metal wings on the fenders, what craftsmanship! No company will ever make cars like that again.
What a fantastic survivor. I hope they do a proper restoration and not a mod. Excellent.
As my Grampa would've said... "rarer then hen's teeth"... Rolling artwork! So glad someone is restoring it! Awesome job, Travis!
17 minutes flew by like nothing - what a cool car, man - glad it's owned by a person or entity interested in this process
I’m pretty much hooked on your dipping videos, but it would be interesting if you would dive a little deeper into the behind the scenes stuff, like how the heck do you get your shop clean and the disposal process for the paint residue and caustic solutions . I think people would be very surprised at your overhead costs for disposal and how it’s done .
Perhaps show cleaning the underside as well.
I was just thinking that same thing myself as I used to work in the aircraft industry. We constantly had the state EPA and the Feds looking at us. They sampled our wastewater and looked at all of our processes. Disposal got easier once we knew what and how of everything. All we had to do was do what they told us. Since we were classed as a small generator it was easier. We finally went from shipping out 50 gallons of used MEK each month to recycling maybe 45 of those 50 and the rest was disposed of as paint sludge. I don't know about permits and the cost of that. We had "people" for that.
Hi Trevor, Thanks for doing such a thorough job on the Zephyr. It's about what we expected for condition of the metal. This was a Texas car we brought up to New England last year. We are looking forward to getting this project in process. Thanks Again, Great job!
If this car lived in the UK, it would consist of Iron Oxide....
Now that it's all cleaned up, I hope you will post your work on the Zephyr project.
I'm with you this is an awesome car, I love this acid dip process, when you are finished the owner gets a very clean, nothing hidden blank slate to work with. Great job.
So nice as al ways, to see cars being saved, makes me very happy. And NOW your commenting on potential pictures of "completed" cars well, that's just the icing on the cake. Cheers!
Wow, what a fantastic condition after so many years... 😮👍
This car some beautiful lines. I’m glad to see it being returned to the road.
What a beauty! I hope someone brings this one back to it's former glory! 😍😍
Whats better than a minute of dangle?
17 minutes of dangle!!!😁😁👍👍
Greetings from the Netherlands!🙂
You are just awesome and doing a great job on this cars ! Thank you so much for sharing !
Amazingly straight car considering its age. Must not have spent much (if any) time in the winters of SW PA. That salt on the roads makes car bodies look a lot like swiss cheese after only a few years.
The quality of steel used back then is amazing.
It's amazing how good the quality steel was back then compared to most cars from the late 60's onwards...
I love watching these videos. The process is amazing. A great way to prepare for repainting.
That's when they knew how to build cars.😊
Those cars are very unique and rare. I believe I’ve only seen maybe two at car shows up and down the east coast in the past thirty years. It’s such a cool car and that one looks to be in amazing shape. Thanks for sharing that process of stripping it down. Good luck with her. 👍🏻👍🏻
Sick car..... love the lines. Would be amazing to see that being restored. ❤
The acid sorted it out
Looks a very good body 👍👍
Just a stunning body design. My neighbor had one with a chop and drop. It was ratty but I couldn't take my eyes off it when he rolled it out
What lines a Zepher had! The ultimate coupe. Precious!
That firewall stamping looks like it could be out of a modern car. Insane.
Watching acid dipping is always entertaining, it's like an archaeological dig digging up what's underneath.
Superb job ! All is revealed. Thanks for the video. Colin UK.
What a dip looks superb can tell it was loved.
My grandfather had one of these in the 60s, he regretted selling it
Great job again ! Your a master blaster ! I enjoy every video !
Awesome. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it
Great work! What a beautifully-crafted car. Peak America!
What a solid frame, and yep, its sick looking
Every time I see a video of this type, it makes me anxious...that your washing machine doesn't have more pressure and doesn't use a flat type to clean the paint more evenly...and the work looks much more professional... .
Wow, that thing is in amazing condition. Nice work
Hi there guys you guys doing a great job
Wow. This car is big bucks once done!!!!!
Damn that has to be one of the cleanest cars that I've seen coming out of an acid dip.
Top notch! ❤❤❤
Thanks!
Flippin AWESOME👍👍🏁🇺🇸
When I see cars of this age I always like to think of the people who drove them, enjoyed them, probably used them to drive with their families to have ice-cream somewhere.
You guys are thorough!
Bello's Custom beatiful job
Love the art deco.
Really excellent work!
Such an epic look as it rose out of the acid
so rewarding to watch
Nice. With a modern engine and running gear and brakes, even better.
Very Cool..!!! Thank you for sharing .. Cheers :)
Solid clean car
There's a Big Difference between Someone Who CAN Weld and a Welder!!
Well I enjoyed your video. I was impressed with the detail of doing a great job to all the metal work can't wait to see you fixing all the small rust spots I think you will do a great with the rest of the work. Oh I'm thinking maybe you could break the mold on the paint job I was thinking some type of red with mini flake on the main part of the body and a pearl black with gold metal flake. And for the wheels I would say spoke wheels like they put on the 1955 Lincoln would look really cool. Anyway I hope you like this idea and I wish you the best on this car and also thanks for sharing your video.
My favorite car ever. Edsel Ford's masterpiece!!!
Good job.
The ocd in me kicked in big time, just finish one spot,but great job at the end😊
Very Nice WORK I Just had my 55 wagon done looks like Swiss cheese
Wow its amazing how advanced the body construction was 80 years ago.
Your comment about "overbuilt" was exactly what I was thinking...super expensive body.
Dang that metal is on great shape
I really appreciate your work great jobe👍
Oh she is GORGEOUS!!! I am astounded in just how good if a shape she's in. I am curious though, how much of a bear were the tins, hoods, and running boards. This never sawned on me, and I naturally assumed... and yes I understand the meaning of assume. But do you also dip the frame as well? I can only pray that when the restoration begins they return her to her factory glory, and I hope the owner shares the restoration process with you, I would love to be able to "follow along" as well. Eric thank you for anotjer incredible video, and the incredible amount of work you put into each video.🙏💜
great job
Você é um grande profissional. Parabéns.
Beautiful car! Really does not look like it will take much body work to bring it back to its former glory.
Que hermoso coche ,es increíble que con tantos años tenga tan poco oxido en sus chapas que buen acero se hacia en otras épocas.
very good video
Had my Willys Coupe dipped back in 1987, cost me $450.00. Best money I spent on the car!
Nice one
Ian Roussel is building one of these.
awesome
OUTSTANDING : o ....
do you power wash the bottom side too? Looks amazing!
Thanks! Yeah I do, it’s hard to get on video a lot of the time. Shop gets super foggy and my camera gets soaked. I’ll show it in my upcoming video I’m going to post.
Those cars are fairly spendy what a gorgeous body.
Bello’s Kustoms has built a number of Zephyrs
Detail geek here, so satisfying to watch, would love to perform this kind of work. I think I’m on the Wrong coast
Excelente video saludos desde SLP México
It may be a bit sick but I'm sure you can put it back to being great again . I can wait to see the finished car.
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They did try to save it. Looks like a good solid car. They blasted a rusty car and acid prepped it. Maybe they didnt get topcoat on and so rust started up again. Rust never Sleeps
Wow what great condition I hope I look that good if I make 88.
Wow...somebody skim coated the entire body.
Iron Trap Garage has several late 30's to early 40's ford and mercury coupes to look at. in various states of restoration
cool
The lead work most likely was factory. Lincoln's of the thirties through the fifties used a lot of lead for coach work.👍 I hope you share the BMW 2002 in the background? 😊
80 year old car, great enginerering.
Do you have to remove the pocket of air trapped in the roof panel, or does the vapor treat that area?
Man, the paint they used back then was better. Usually, these videos have the paint melting off with just the slightest hit from the pressure wash.
The welds are factory gas welds. Even the lead work on the nose the lead work on the roof is factory.
Bello's Kustoms on RUclips does a lot of Zephyrs. Chops the roof and slams them.
That was some hard paint! Is there a practical limit to how long you want to leave it in the alkali for the first dip? The paint was definitely starting to bubble, but would there have been a benefit/drawback from leaving it in for another day?
There’s definitely a point of diminishing returns when it comes to the alkaline. Especially if there’s filler. With a lot of paints it goes after it a layer at a time. Sometimes an extra day helps but if there’s any clearcoat it definitely doesn’t. We find two days to be best. That way it’s not taking up to much tank time and I can more regularly monitor it if I have to take other measures to remove the paint( more aggressive chemicals or sanding to get under stubborn clear coat). Although I do try to put a new car in the tank at the end of the week so it does get an extra day just in case. There’s tons of variables. Sorry if my answer sounds a little all over the place lol.
@@minute_of_dangle no, thanks for replying at all. I can understand that it's not an exact science, but more of a skill developed over time. And then you still have a lot of curve balls thrown at you with what's unseen. The results speak for themselves though, keep up the good work!
I wish I lived in a time where quality cars and trucks were pretty much the only thing available. Sorry but in 90 years nobody is going to be dipping and restoring today's garbage
If you can restore a small heap of rust that remains after the modern car.
Tough to dip plastic anyway....
@@glennsoucy4359 I'm waiting for plastic engines
I was just thinking the same thing. What car of today could / would I want to restore in 100 years?
@@matthoward923 none
Queda muy linda la carrocería. Los pisos y la estructura de abajo? Nunca lo muestra.
👍👍👍!
Great video, don’t understand why the alkaline cleaner isn’t boiling, or have an air hose running in it?
Great job getting the paint-off on the 38 Zephyr Coupe. do u have somebody to cleaned-up the washing areas?
I thought you're going to sand paper off the remaining undercoat..
Will you have another video if the body prep for primer and pain and reassembly? Would love to see that.