Last weekend was 99* and 55% humidity, which works out to a heat index of something like 120.5*. All the same, I was able to work in the shop: getting a little painting done on some interior components like seat rails, heater fan shroud, door hinges, emergency brake handle, etc. Also finished painting most of the brake components with the high temp caliper paint.
Today was a few degrees cooler and the first clear day in a week, so I took the oportunity to wire brush the car and remove the last of the old seam sealer. After a quick vacuum, the rust killer went on and -voila'- no more rust!
My son took the before photos, and helped with the wire brushing and rust treatment. The frame had been out in the rain for a week, so it had picked up a light haze of rust everywhere. However, the wire-brushing had to be done anyway to remove weld splatter, paint and other "bits" not removed by the sandblasting - so the exposure to the elements did not add any additional work to the process.
Everything is now a nice hard coat of grey or black. A light sanding, and it will be ready for paint:
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