Painting underneath/inside hood

[Sbairboy]

it was $125 to have the hood dipped..they can pretty much dip anything...ive even seen them dip the entire body of a mustang before...

[Supermike]

Interesting... might be worth doing to my tailgate, too...

For that matter, wish I could just have the entire cab dipped.

[Big D's 69]

Interesting... might be worth doing to my tailgate, too...

For that matter, wish I could just have the entire cab dipped.

It is a great idea, but you have to think this stuff takes everything out. Sealer, primers in places that you can never reach.

[Sbairboy]

true, but its really the only way to ensure youre starting with a good platform. otherwise you could potentially have rust or other issues down the road...dipping the hood worked pretty well for us. Shortly after i got it back from the dippers i got it surfaced and primed and put it up for storage until the truck was ready, and i havent had any issues with it. Just got it back on the truck for some final fitting before going to paint and its still looking good, after about a year of sitting

[thebttmline]

Someone already mentioned spray cans of ZeroRust - and that is something I am planning to try for the nooks and crannies under the hood. I sent an email to ZeroRust a while back looking for a local dealer. There was not one, but they referred me to www.restorick.com. Here is the url to the paints:

http://www.restorick.com/products.asp?id=12

Steve

[69rangerman]

Thanks everyone for all the ideas. I'll probably go the zerorust or rust bullet route for now.

[Nausea]

To keep bare metal from rusting, some restorers use Ospho (See http://www.ospho.com/ ). I've seen ospho treated bare metal sit out for literally years in high-humidity storage without any hint of rust.

[Big D's 69]

true, but its really the only way to ensure youre starting with a good platform. otherwise you could potentially have rust or other issues down the road...dipping the hood worked pretty well for us. Shortly after i got it back from the dippers i got it surfaced and primed and put it up for storage until the truck was ready, and i havent had any issues with it. Just got it back on the truck for some final fitting before going to paint and its still looking good, after about a year of sitting

I'm not arguing that fact that it is probably the best way to go. For a truck that will never see rain with the exceptions of getting caught in it that is the only way to go, but for a truck that will be drove no matter what the weather I would think twice.