Hey all

Just rang Minus Paint in Adelaide to get a quote for dipping my shell.

He said between 500-700. thats dipped, de-rusted and splashed up with some rust inhibitor, he'll etch prime all the boxed in parts for me for a bit extra.

Just thought I'd share this info in case anyone else wants to get it done.

I will repost some before and after pics and a solid price and evaluation when it gets done...
waits bout a month and a half.......

Cheers Hoba

It is a very attractive price, that is for sure, however I'd suggest you think it over very crefully before proceeding. Every car, without exception, I have seen done by dipping rusts out on all the spot welded Seams at a very fast rate. There just does not seem to be a way of getting all the 'dip' out from places like this. Have a chat to a vehicle restorer too and see what they say.

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Be sure to remove all the seam sealer and deadener lest moisture get trapped in there.

I'm pretty sure the acid does that for you..

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Tim
Dusk Blue
1964 850

No trouble if you make the effort of neutralising the caustic dip by treating the bare metal shell with phosphoric acid. This will protect the shell from further oxidation and also 'etch' the surface lightly for better paint adhesion.
I had my Group N Cooper S dipped in the early 90s and there's still no sign of rust in the seams or anywhere else.
Guess this must be the exception

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Curly
'64 Cooper 'S' (Group Nb spec)
'67 Mini Marcos GT www.mm7056.wordpress.com

Yeah Ill definantly make sure the dude cleans it really thoroughly and treats the bare metal appropriateley afterwards.
but thanks for the advice...

Risky, highly risky

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I'm thinking of going down this path with minus. How did it go? Any trouble? Good price? How did the final product turn out?

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Zulu...

1967 mini Cooper S

ReCooperation did that, and apparently still looks a $Million

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So the jury is out then. Some are giving examples of their own cars that are still rust free and other are saying it's risky. Which is it?

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Zulu...

1967 mini Cooper S

Its risky because your relying on the man that does the job to do it properly. If he has good references then all should be OK. Having said that I have all my restoration shells media blasted not dipped............

Chemical Dipping uses an alkaline solution it can cause problems in the future , in my opinion grit blasting is the way to go.Also don't waste your money on etch primer ,the only way to go is 2 pack epoxy undercoat .Also body fillers can be used over the epoxy. My S should last 500 years because I use modern materials.
P7676

I agree with P7676 that the 2 pack epoxy undercoat is the way to go, as you only need to lift the can to realise how much zinc is in there. It's brilliant in stopping any rust creep when the metal is exposed from a stone chip. I would not use anything else.

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"Investing my Super in a Cooper" &
"Re-living my Surfing Past in a Woody"

What are some specific brand examples you suggest for 2 pack epoxy primers and would the choice of brand or paint type depend on what you want to spray over the top?

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Build thread for Supercharged 1275 1967 Deluxe Resto
Build thread for Mini ute conversion 998cc Turbo

visit a panel paint supplier for the auto industry there are a lot of brands I use PPG.Stay with the same brand for top coat as well otherwise no warranty on materials.
P7676