The 1959 Panel

Niko2010 · Post by **Niko2010** » Sun May 09, 2010 12:57 pm

Ok now I have started, cleaned all the crap out of it, broken glass and started to remove the front armour plating. I have started to do the old oven clean on the old house paint, mmmm the sign writing looks great, just need to try and get rid of the sign writing over the older signs. it belonged to an electrician.
I'm going to keep it original at this point, just going to try and get it up and running, road worthy and drive.
I'm hoping to get it to Valla this year.
Enjoy
Regards

Ian

3 amigos · Post by **3 amigos** » Sun May 09, 2010 12:59 pm

oven cleaner is good...way to go...looking good...are u using a gurney??

Niko2010 · Post by **Niko2010** » Sun May 09, 2010 1:15 pm

I wasn't, will it work and not harm the sign writing? Just elbow grease, It took me 2 hours to do that much.

dmb · Post by **dmb** » Sun May 09, 2010 1:52 pm

Wow, coming up a treat. What brand of oven cleaner are you using? Keep going, loving the logos.

3 amigos · Post by **3 amigos** » Sun May 09, 2010 2:19 pm

3 amigos wrote:oven cleaner is good...way to go...looking good...are u using a gurney??

forgot who mentioned it but found it here..using Easy off....with a gurney...need a good place to use it ...for the run off....it shouldnt hurt the signage..but would do a spot first....shouldnt take more than a day to strip .....ive just got to be careful...i'm in a complex and am manager

Niko2010 · Post by **Niko2010** » Sun May 09, 2010 5:58 pm

RE: Wow, coming up a treat. What brand of oven cleaner are you using? Keep going, loving the logos.

I'm using 3 different types, the Easy Off is the strongest, too strong for the signs

The Selleys Oven clean is good for over the signs, a little more care is needed here.

And the Motsenbocker Lift Off 5 for the tight spots I do with the small tooth brush.

The easy off at Bunnings is the cheapest at $2.70 a can

Leroy · Post by **Leroy** » Sun May 09, 2010 6:15 pm

That has come up amazingly well!! Pretty keen to have it done by Valla...........Hope you make it

brad@busnbug · Post by **brad@busnbug** » Sun May 09, 2010 6:36 pm

How good's the original paint? Looks good as new. That's a great result after all that hard yakka. Love it.

dev · Post by **dev** » Sun May 09, 2010 7:48 pm

World's biggest oven

Lookin good, worth the effort!!

nick62 · Post by **nick62** » Mon May 10, 2010 9:32 am

U r a lucky man Nicko, good work

barny · Post by **barny** » Mon May 10, 2010 11:38 am

just remember the air/body metal temprature changes the strength of these products too, ie, the warmer the metal the quicker and more aggressive it takes the layers off even the layer your trying to save....

tombi (aka type2tommy) · Mon May 10, 2010 11:50 am

Hey top looking paint and panel Nicko.

Don't forget to give the oven a clean and keep the good lady/wife/partner/girlfriend happy.

SplitPersonality · Post by **SplitPersonality** » Mon May 10, 2010 12:30 pm

Lookin the goods definitely, love that OG paint and signage, you have ol 'House-paint Harry' to thank for preserving it so well for you all those years ago

Niko2010 · Post by **Niko2010** » Mon May 10, 2010 6:01 pm

barny wrote:just remember the air/body metal temprature changes the strength of these products too, ie, the warmer the metal the quicker and more aggressive it takes the layers off even the layer your trying to save....

I know what you mean, the stuff went nuts around lunch time on the warm side of the van.

Niko2010 · Post by **Niko2010** » Sun May 16, 2010 3:40 pm

Well, a cold sunday and spent a little time on GIMP2, what do you all think?