PRODUCTS THAT WERE USED IN THE RESORATION OF
THE ENGINE BAY
These SOS steel wool pads with soap are the easiest way
to clean and polish stainless steel lines. Try some on a
dirty brake line and see for yourself.
Pressure washers are a great way to blow off paint and rust
if you dont have a bead-blaster. The metal has to be sturdy
to use this though.
A gasket scraper is pretty self-explanitory.
Wire wheels are a great way to clean items with nooks and
cranies that are hard to get to with other conventional ways
of sanding.
Cleaning rubber hoses is a snap with this method. Take
brake clean and spray generously into a rag. Then take the
hose and in one motion pull it through the rag in your hand.
Gripping firmly on the rag. Do this 2-3 times per hose, roll the
hose to get all sides.
This is the paint stripper that I used for removing the paint on
the intake and valve covers. Applying this with a brush and
letting this sit for a half hour made removing the paint much
easier.
You should acctually use carburator cleaner when cleaning
the carb so that when you get to the point of firing the engine
up it wont catch fire from any left over residue.
These are the paints that I used on the fender liners and
engine block. Yup I did it all with spray cans and no clear
coat. This is all rated for 500 degrees and so far has held up
nicely.
This metallic silver was very delicate but coated well after
several coats. Metallics like this are hard to paint ussually but
the results are worth it if you take your time.
When it came to wiring regualr electrical tape will do the job
just fine. If you want factory fabric tape to cover your
harness then I would head to your local VW dealer and order
part # 000-979-950. This sells for about 15 dollars a roll and is
well worth the investment.
PAGE 1 ~ BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CAR
PAGE 2 ~ ENGINE RECONDITIONING PHASE 1
PAGE 3 ~ ENGINE RECONDITIONING PHASE 2
PAGE 4 ~ FENDER RECONDITIONING
PAGE 5 ~ MISC ITEM RECONDITIONING
PAGE 6 ~ PRODUCTS USED
