Shotblast or Chemical dip?

[stevevrs]

Spent the afternoon poking holes in my 4 dr mk1 'tina and have come to the conclusion it would be easier to send the shell off to be blasted/dipped.

Any one method better than the other? Is there anywhere in/around london that do it?

Pulled out the headlining and found this, the second pick shows the n/s innerwing which is a bit rough.

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Steve

[antz]

jonnyh had a mk1 escort chemical dipped.

[Twinkle]

jonnyh had a mk1 escort chemical dipped.

 

and here it is in my projects

 

http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... sc&start=0

i would deffo have any car dipped that im gonna restore in the future, its well worth the money any rot is eaten out and you are left with a hole, all that underseal just disappears

sandbalsting etc can cause some distortion to the panels

 

[Mk 1 Mark]

Dipping is the way to go.......Mate had his mk1 done and it came back really nice and ready for welding

[Rick]

its all very expensive for average joe like me

 

strip it down by hand to bare metal and cut out everything rotten then weld

 

takes 14 months exactly but much cheaper

 

chemical dip looks great though if you have that kinda cash, id imagine sand blasting cuts through thinner metal

[Durham Fiesta]

how much would it cost to have an escort dipped?

[stevevrs]

That looks great Twinkle, great to see the pics.

Got a quote from SPL in Dudley , £695 to have it dipped, £370 to have it etched primered after and £775 for it to be e-coated if you wanted it done, would be handy if i could find a place a bit closer to home though

[mossy]

enquired about having mine blasted....

 

nearly fainted when CBC told me how much!

 

£400 just for the engine bay and a small part of the boot! then extra to put it into primer!

[Rick]

when my projects done you can start bringing your cars to me.

 

id spend a few days doing it by hand for you for cheaper than that.

 

and il prime it for free

[stevevrs]

Sounds good to me