[DeTomaso] Scary!! Dipping a Pantera to Strip It

John Taphorn johnftaphorn at gmail.com
Tue May 28 09:42:04 EDT 2024 

I had a Pantera dipped and had no issues. Perhaps drainage was not an issue
as the Pantera was mounted to a rotisserie afterward. That said, with the
knowledge that I now have about the structure, there are access and drain
holes I would drill in the "b" pillar, roof, and known usual drain
locations. When I refer to "b" I am referring specifically to the section
behind the door latch receiver and forward of the rear firewall. This is
not the space that you see when you remove the receiver. There is an
enclosed space between that layer and the engine bay. I would drill the
access on the engine bay side right above the inner rocker.
JT

On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 10:19 PM Mike Drew via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

> Ken,
>
> Maybe things have changed, but when people dipped cars in the 1980s and
> 1990s, initially they were all smiles afterwards, but then after a few
> years paint jobs started failing. The premise/promise is that after the car
> is dipped in acid that dissolves the rust, it’s dipped in water (or some
> other neutral liquid) to neutralize the acid. But it seems that some acid
> manages to lurk in hidden corners and only manifests a few years later,
> when it results in bubbling and peeling of the paint.
>
> I think soda blasting is now the method of choice for comprehensive paint
> removal….
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On May 27, 2024, at 17:42, Ken Green via DeTomaso <
> detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> >
> > Richard Barkley had his car dipped probably over 20 years ago.  He
> strongly warned against is because paint kept pealing.  But maybe that was
> the process used on his car?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Monday, May 27, 2024 at 02:21:52 PM PDT, Mike & Elizabeth <
> mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   Caught this video on dipping a Pantera to strip it then pressure
> >   washing it.  I can only imagine what's getting left behind in all of
> >   the little nooks and crannies a Pantera has to hide stuff.  Scary stuff
> >   . . .
> >
> >
> >   Mike Thomas
> >
> >
> >   [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWuhsc6N5g8
> >
> > References
> >
> >   1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWuhsc6N5g8
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   I had a Pantera dipped and had no issues. Perhaps drainage was not an
   issue as the Pantera was mounted to a rotisserie afterward. That said,
   with the knowledge that I now have about the structure, there are
   access and drain holes I would drill in the "b" pillar, roof, and known
   usual drain locations. When I refer to "b" I am referring specifically
   to the section behind the door latch receiver and forward of the rear
   firewall. This is not the space that you see when you remove the
   receiver. There is an enclosed space between that layer and the engine
   bay. I would drill the access on the engine bay side right above the
   inner rocker.

   JTA

   On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 10:19a-PM Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

     Ken,
     Maybe things have changed, but when people dipped cars in the 1980s
     and 1990s, initially they were all smiles afterwards, but then after
     a few years paint jobs started failing. The premise/promise is that
     after the car is dipped in acid that dissolves the rust, itas dipped
     in water (or some other neutral liquid) to neutralize the acid. But
     it seems that some acid manages to lurk in hidden corners and only
     manifests a few years later, when it results in bubbling and peeling
     of the paint.
     I think soda blasting is now the method of choice for comprehensive
     paint removala|.
     Mike
     Sent from my iPad
     > On May 27, 2024, at 17:42, Ken Green via DeTomaso
     <[2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
     >
     > i>>?Richard Barkley had his car dipped probably over 20 years
     ago.A  He strongly warned against is because paint kept pealing.A
     But maybe that was the process used on his car?
     >
     >
     >
     >
     >
     >
     > On Monday, May 27, 2024 at 02:21:52 PM PDT, Mike & Elizabeth
     <[3]mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
     >
     >
     >
     >
     >
     >A  A Caught this video on dipping a Pantera to strip it then
     pressure
     >A  A washing it.A  I can only imagine what's getting left behind in
     all of
     >A  A the little nooks and crannies a Pantera has to hide stuff.A
     Scary stuff
     >A  A . . .
     >
     >
     >A  A Mike Thomas
     >
     >
     >A  A [1][4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWuhsc6N5g8
     >
     > References
     >
     >A  A 1. [5]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWuhsc6N5g8
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