Strip Clean and Phosphate bath

[Doright]

http://stripcleaninc.com/

They take your car and dip it in a stripper tank and let it sit removing every thing including RUST it is then thoroughly cleaned inside out with Hi pressure washers and then dipped again in a phosphate etching tank Similar to what Chrysler originally used but only the lower half of the car. But they do the whole car top to bottom.

I am very interested in doing this too my car has any one here ever done it? I wanted to take this approach as it is more original than just stripping and using Epoxy. Plus the whole body gets good and clean.

I talked to the owner of the company they have been featured in many Magazines but I have yet too find any one that has used the process on there car.
One of my biggest concerns is stuff leaching out of the Pinch welds over time and Paint adhesion problems over the Phosphate coating, which is completely different from Phosphate rust converters which leave a film behind.

The owner of the company assures me too have no worries about stuff leaching out over time but it has happened he said he also went onto say that the coating just needed a LIGHT Scotch Brite scuff before Paint and not too remove the coating before paint, Just knock it down a bit.

What do you guy's think?

[JRouche]

One of my biggest concerns is stuff leaching out of the Pinch welds over time and Paint adhesion problems over the Phosphate coating, which is completely different from Phosphate rust converters which leave a film behind

That has always been my concerns with the chem dips too. And they are pretty good about pressure washing the body afterwards. But a pressure wash is still only as deep as the spray gets to. But.... What sounds good is they re-dip it in the Phos coating and that should help to flush away any of the remaining chem stripper. Sounds like a good process. JR

[Van B]

I think Mark Stielow used this process on the Mule.

I would think a good bake cycle in a commercial booth at 120* or so for a half hour would evaporate any remaining chemical.