black07ss Posted July 2, 2012 Posted July 2, 2012 I am cleaning up things as I am taking them off. Not sure what to do with the evaporator & plenum boxes. What have you done with yours? Clean them up and use a detailer, clear paint or black paint? I'm not sure if a paint will stick to them right.
70mcarlo Posted July 2, 2012 Posted July 2, 2012 After cleaning mine up, I used Mother's plastic polish and a Powerball (actually their headlight restoration kit). It turned out a lot better than I expected. In order to clean off the accumulated grease, sealant, etc., I used either 3M adhesive remover or 100% mineral spirits - neither of which damaged the plastic/fiberglass.
Leghome Posted July 2, 2012 Posted July 2, 2012 Cleaned it with a precleaner then sanded my box with 320 sandpaper, cleaned it with a precleaner again and then primed it with a lacquer based primer, lightly sanded it with 400 grit paper, cleaned it with a precleaner again and then used SEM trim black to paint so it matches the rest of the paint work under the hood.
willie Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Yours look great Bob, but do they make a paint or dye for them?
70mcarlo Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 I wanted to keep the factory-look, so I just cleaned and polished mine. Some use a semi-gloss black to match the rest of the underhood area. As far as marching the factory dark brown, I don't think you could match it with any color, because of the visible fibers that are molded into it. Here are a couple more photos of the factory finish:
willie Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 That looks great Bob. I took your advise, i started ealy and sanded and cleared mine also. I also wanted mine to look stock. It looks pretty good, i will try and get pics up tonight.
70mcarlo Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Thanks Willie! Actually, I never sanded mine (Larry mentioned sanding his earlier in the thread). I just cleaned with mineral spirits and 3M adhesive remover and then polished them.
willie Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 I am ticked i couldnt figure out how to get the pics to work last night. I will have to grab my son later. Sanded because i wanted to get some scratches and scuffs out.
Leghome Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 I think a thin weather strip would be a good choice as that would stop any rattles from occurring.
willie Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 I did the evaporator box to match the heater core side. Holy cow i didnt realize there was so much stuff on it. Took me 3 whole days to clean it and sand it to where i wanted it to be. Someone painted it black, that made it hard because i want it to look stock. Then i cleared it to match the other side. Pics later, i am beet.
MCfan Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 Beautiful work, Willie! What's your shipping address?
70mcarlo Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 I agree with Dennis - looks fantastic, Willie - nice work!!!
willie Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 Thanks guys, Stupid ME, i dont get alot of time to work on the car, so i am in such a rush to get something done in the time frame i have, and i didnt take before pics. So all i have are the few you see, but let me tell you it was a mess before i started.
willie Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 Thanks Guys, why is mine so much lighter in color than yours Bob? Yours looks so much better, deeper i think?
70mcarlo Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 I think yours looks great, Willie. You've done a really nice job on it (and the rest of your car from what I can see in the photos). I don't know why the differences in color between yours and mine. Different suppliers? Different materials used in certain batches? Perhaps another member knows?
Blake350 Posted September 27, 2012 Posted September 27, 2012 Hi Willie yes that whole sub -assembly does look great-and looking at the two halves sitting there I couldnt help but think ,man that thing is one heck of a molded contraption!!(hope GM engineering circa mid 60's isn't listening lol) Brian
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