Car storage to avoid rust

ninezerofive

ninezerofive

ninezerofive

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Hi there, this question will be little bit out there.

I have an 1998 car that has seen better days. Matter of fact I haven't moved it out of garage for the last 10 something years. Nevertheless there's history and sentimental value to it so the plan is to make it an EV one day.

As it's not in great condition I want to strip it and and throw out most of it, fuel tank, engine etc. I want to strip the paint, fix/weld the rusty stuff and then let it sit in garage for another few years until I'm ready to do the conversion.

The question is how to store it, once I get the body in decent shape and stop it from deteriorating more. She will get new paint but not right away.

Can i leave it in bare metal state, should I prime it or somehow else protect it while it's sitting in garage ?

Thanks in advance ;)
 
ninezerofive said:
The question is how to store it, once I get the body in decent shape and stop it from deteriorating more. She will get new paint but not right away.
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Brush on epoxy primer if you don't have a compressor or spray it with epoxy if you do, failing that spray it with cheap cans of metal paint where you've been working, bare steel will rust over time it needs coating.
 
Once a car is in the dry and isn't getting damp with really high humidity it'll pretty much stay as is for years and years, i wouldn't bust a gut trying to do loads to it now, i'd just roll it into the garage and be done with it. once you start getting stuff back to bare metal though that's when you can cause more harm than good if you're not making good on it pretty much straight away as any car sheet metal left exposed will get surface rust pretty quickly and that just causes more headaches further down then line when you want to prep for paint.

source = Have my own 1998 car which i plan to restore one day in my garage, mine's just under some sheets and it's not got any rustier in the several years its been in my garage compared to the several years it spent under a car cover outside previously.
 
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