Looking for clean roof in PNW / West Coast

[Simeon]

30 minutes with a DA sander and some #80 discs would sort any of those roof panels out. 

[Mucci]

58 minutes ago, Simeon said:

30 minutes with a DA sander and some #80 discs would sort any of those roof panels out. 

 

Mine looks decent from the top, but on the underside it's flaking off in chunks. This is why I ask.

 

Edited August 10, 2019 by Mucci

[Simeon]

3 hours ago, Mucci said:

 

Mine looks decent from the top, but on the underside it's flaking off in chunks. This is why I ask.

 

 

I would treat that with a rust converter after a good wire brush (a twisted strand brush in and angle grinder would be good) and the paint with a 2 pack epoxy primer to seal it. 

[jp5Touring]

I think I would attempt to clean that up also. Tyvek suit, face shield mask and a grinder. Be a dirty job can be done.

Maybe more pics of inside of roof. How stripped down is the rest of the car ?

[Conserv]

5 hours ago, jp5Touring said:

I think I would attempt to clean that up also. Tyvek suit, face shield mask and a grinder. Be a dirty job can be done.

Maybe more pics of inside of roof. How stripped down is the rest of the car ?

 

Mucci showed some exterior photos of his car’s roof in another thread.  I believe there were already pinholes popping through in multiple places.... ?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[Mucci]

The interior is mostly gutted aside from the dash. I haven't yet stripped the roof (and the previous owner flat blacked it) but you can see just behind the sunroof it's bubbling up. I'm not sure yet how bad it is under there. 

 

 

 

Edited August 10, 2019 by Mucci

[2002iii]

That doesn't look that bad and there's only one way to find out strip the paint and rust and see what's left.

[Simeon]

12 hours ago, 2002iii said:

That doesn't look that bad and there's only one way to find out strip the paint and rust and see what's left.

 

+1 to this. I would clean it up and size the job before getting into a roof replacement. A few pin holes can be drilled out to clean them up and then plug welded closed with a chunk of copper on the inside to prevent heat distortion and support the weld. If the holes are confined to the section near the roof opening then I would even consider cutting a patch as the frame underneath will limit distortion. 

[tech71]

 This is why I don't care for sunroofs here in the rainy PNW.

[Conserv]

21 hours ago, tech71 said:

 This is why I don't care for sunroofs on 45-year-old cars here in the rainy PNW.

 

Fixed that!  Let’s be honest: these cars are at least 30 years past their expected lives...

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Edited August 12, 2019 by Conserv