What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[jackb]

I donated my Delorean for my old Temple to use in a photoshoot to promote their 80?s themed Purim carnival.

https://imgur.com/a/gkdAs3Q

I have work the day of the carnival, but another local owner is donating his that day.

[Michael]

Looks awesome, I'm amazed at how well everything cleaned up. Did you vapor blast the intake manifold to get it that clean, or did you paint?

Nice work all around.

Thanks!

Actually I used Aircraft paint stripper which worked very well to clean, then I painted with engine enamel.

[82DMC12]

Not many things to work on these days but I'm finally addressing one of the last cosmetic AND functional parts of the car that has never been serviced - the hood gasket! I was cleaning up the garage and found a new gasket I ordered over a year ago still in the bag and thought hmmm sounds fun.

As you can see the old gasket was adhered with some nasty yellow glue that really looks quite bad. And to make it worse, a previous owner at least 25 years ago used epoxy to try to keep the seal in plate. So, I'm scraping scraping scraping with a bit of heat gun and gasket scraper, lacquer thinner, and red scotch brite. No way to remove the epoxy unless I sand it down so that's what I'm doing which unfortunately means repainting the hood. Oh well - I'll probably use SEM Trim Black.

Pretty much done removing the old stuff already , just need to finish up the epoxy sanding and then rough up the old paint a bit with scotch brite. Mask off the carpets and edges, remove hardware, and wipe down with isopropyl, and time to paint.



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[AugustneverEnds]

Not many things to work on these days but I'm finally addressing one of the last cosmetic AND functional parts of the car that has never been serviced - the hood gasket! I was cleaning up the garage and found a new gasket I ordered over a year ago still in the bag and thought hmmm sounds fun.

As you can see the old gasket was adhered with some nasty yellow glue that really looks quite bad. And to make it worse, a previous owner at least 25 years ago used epoxy to try to keep the seal in plate. So, I'm scraping scraping scraping with a bit of heat gun and gasket scraper, lacquer thinner, and red scotch brite. No way to remove the epoxy unless I sand it down so that's what I'm doing which unfortunately means repainting the hood. Oh well - I'll probably use SEM Trim Black.

Pretty much done removing the old stuff already , just need to finish up the epoxy sanding and then rough up the old paint a bit with scotch brite. Mask off the carpets and edges, remove hardware, and wipe down with isopropyl, and time to paint.



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If you haven't removed all the epoxy yet, you might want to try brake fluid and heat. I've used that combination successfully before to take apart something some goofball epoxied together.

[Michael]

Not many things to work on these days but I'm finally addressing one of the last cosmetic AND functional parts of the car that has never been serviced - the hood gasket! I was cleaning up the garage and found a new gasket I ordered over a year ago still in the bag and thought hmmm sounds fun.

As you can see the old gasket was adhered with some nasty yellow glue that really looks quite bad. And to make it worse, a previous owner at least 25 years ago used epoxy to try to keep the seal in plate. So, I'm scraping scraping scraping with a bit of heat gun and gasket scraper, lacquer thinner, and red scotch brite. No way to remove the epoxy unless I sand it down so that's what I'm doing which unfortunately means repainting the hood. Oh well - I'll probably use SEM Trim Black.

Pretty much done removing the old stuff already , just need to finish up the epoxy sanding and then rough up the old paint a bit with scotch brite. Mask off the carpets and edges, remove hardware, and wipe down with isopropyl, and time to paint.



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Dude! Don't put that POS NOS gasket on yet! Use my trick

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It's a universal self adhesive weatherstrip found at Lowes. Not only does it work, it looks better and keeps the hood corners from sticking up above the fenders.

[Timeless]

Dude! Don't put that POS NOS gasket on yet! Use my trick

It's a universal self adhesive weatherstrip found at Lowes. Not only does it work, it looks better and keeps the hood corners from sticking up above the fenders.

I concur.

[82DMC12]

I concur.

Damn , everyone is telling me to use that.... Must be something to it.... Got a link??

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[Timeless]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I1QHA8...lig_dp_it&th=1

[82DMC12]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I1QHA8...lig_dp_it&th=1

OK you guys got me convinced. Found it on the Lowes website. I will buy a pack and see what I think! I'm a picky mofo though!!!

Got the hood prepped and almost ready to paint this morning. I got the epoxy sanded down flat with 150 grit, went over the rest of the black fiberglass with 400 grit, vacuumed it, wiped down with lacquer thinner on towels, and started to mask off the edges and the carpeting. I'm cutting paper grocery bags to shape, a bit smaller than the carpet sections, and holding them in place with blue duct tape on the carpet (few small pieces). Then masking the carpet edges with blue painter tape. All the hardware is removed, too.

Note that the metal bracket that the hood striker is on is loose inside the hood. My hood is upside down on sawhorses right now so I don't know if the bracket can slide all the way down the fiberglass into the corners!! I took the striker and four screws out and suddenly realized I almost lost the bracket inside. I reattached it with just one screw for now.

I think I'll spray the edges of the "X", etc with the hood on the sawhorses, then set up against a wall with plastic sheet behind it to spray the flatter surfaces. Two coats and let dry at least 24 hours before putting any weatherstrip on.

[Timeless]

Good time to upgrade the hood intrusion brackets.
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