1957 Chevy Bel Air Chemical Paint and Rust Removal 

This is so therapeutic watching this. I never paid that much attention to 'Fifties cares in the 'Sixties, but I do recall how quickly the '57-'58 Ford and Plymouths rusted away. For some reason the '55 Plymouths were long lasting, even into the '70s; many '52 and '55 Plymouths were used as taxicabs. The '55-'57 Chevs lasted way longer than the others and then achieved immortality!

Amazing to watch all the years of its various lives being washed away and uncovered. Wonder how many times this car was someone’s pride and joy. The feeling of , “I picked up this 57 it’s getting painted, can’t wait till it’s done”, seems to have been said several times throughout its life….

At first, I was really impressed with this Chevy. Then once it got the first dip, I was like, yup... just like I remembered. My Mom's first car I remember was a '57 Bel Air 4 door sedan. I wasn't allowed in the backseat because there was no floor. I also wasn't allowed to stand on the passenger front floor, because there wasn't one, just a cafeteria tray. She could pull the whole side of the car out by not opening the door, but just pulling on the door handle because the center pillar rusted away from the bottom of the car. The trunk was a big gaping hole. My Grampa had to use her car one day because his had to go in the shop. That night, he gave my Mom his Impala ('63) to drive for a few days and forbid her to ever use hers again. He bought her a '61 Fury that weekend. That car I loved! Advice from an Olde Pharte... don't kill yourself overworking. It's not worth it in the long run. You beat the hell out of your body and miss a lot of important stuff. Enjoy your family and friends!

I’m glad that you filmed this one. I love shoebox Chevys. I’m also intrigued by the repairs done over the years and how they held up. This one was a bit overloaded with the Bondo makeup. Hopefully it is off to a new and better life. 👍 to you.

You do a very thorough job. Dipping is way better than media blasting for sure

Dipping is the best way to get a clean slate to fix and repair everything that could be hidden. But you need to dip into a sealer tank to get coverage on back side of closed areas that a spray gun will not touch. Great video and enjoyed very much.

This is rather “auto lysis” than “automobile”. A fun project! 🤗💯👍

Don’t know what that all costs BUT deffinately worth every penny! Now the owner knows what he has and has saved another classic because he probably won’t abandon the project because he spent all his time and money scraping and sanding and wire brushing the old red heap!!

I was born in 1961 and the very first car I remember in my family was a 1957 Chevrolet in turquois and a white top with 4 doors.

I hope the owner has at least $100k available to see this one through. Nice video!

Working two jobs.. The struggle is real. Great video!!

That's a rough one but it is 66 years old. When I was a teenager in the early sixties, this car would represent a 1900-1910 vehicle.

Almost seventy years of history in that car body! Somebody will have a really nice car when they done.

ENJOYABLE video. Hope to see more. Thanks 🙏

That would make an awesome redto. My all time favourite car. "Spotto a 57 chev, a blown 57 two door"

It is great to see the story hidden under the paint.

these tri fives have had so many owners over the years that have done so many things to them over time. almost never find them untouched like my 4 door 57.

great job!! I bet that if the dip tank was Airated it would do an even better job the first time around . neat watching the cars come out rust free!!

Man, that Chevy got bashed around. Thanks for removing the detritus. :-)

Should add a primer bath dip tank too prevent rust all over and can charge more ! I'd have no problem paying more for that ! From California Smoke.

Awesome 😎

Good thing you can get many metal parts for that model Bel Air and hope there is someone who has the sense to put it in order who is working on it

All illusions stop and nothing is hidden here with the....."Confessor."

How many customers are depressed after they thought they brought you are really solid car only to find out there is rust almost everywhere, Great video of how much work even this process is, but the results are outstanding!

It's been awhile since I've seen a video of yours. Love it! Thank you!

This is my favorite car of all time, but man, what rust buckets rhey are@

A very interesting process Had a 69 Nova Acid dipped in the early 70s for drag racing ,I like your channel so please stay with it

The sound produced by the pressure washer is reminiscent of a bumblebee flying around the car... ;-)

Another great instalment! It's family viewing here as my wife and I both enjoy your tubes immensely 👍. I think I've asked before but what temp is the alkaline?

I miss that figurine going along for the ride. 😊

Awesome vid man. Keep ‘em coming. .

Good.job cool car GM 😄👍👍👏👏👏

That is amazing what it does to the rust !

God job! Thank you for sharing!

With all the work in dipping and the extraordinary amount of work to come replacing the rear quarters and floor, much better idea to get another body

Great job on her I can see her back on the road soon good channel keep it up 🇦🇺🇦🇺

Nice job. Someone has a lot of work ahead of them. Best of luck to the owner. Show us as u repair and paint. Also finished car. Total cost would be nice.

Awesome .... thanks for posting 👍👍

Very, very cool!

things beat to hell 😮 bondo in the floor? that's a new one to me

This is the car version of nate the hoof trimmer channel lol.... ❤❤❤ Its awesome 😎

Bondo and rust ❤

A wide putty blade should be used too break loose all remaining Bondi before dipping the last time too help with the final dip ? From California Smoke.

A little over 30 years ago I had the frame and suspension of my 37 Chev PU dipped. It came out great. But things happened and the project go set aside until recently. I never had the cab or the rest of the body dipped. Would love to do it, but there aren;t any metal strippers close to western South Dakota that I'm aware of. The cab is virtually rust free, there were two small spots where the back cab wall met the floor that were bubbled up and I've had those patched. Any other rust is light surface rust.

As a fellow owner of a basket case shoebox Chevy - Hacked up transmission tunnel - Check (I suspect a 4 speed graced it sometime in the 60s/70s - they used a screwdriver and a hammer to cut the hole, and no evidence that their tool kit had ever seen a hacksaw) Gnarly rust ridden floor pan and wheel wells - Check (took 6 months on a rotisserie for me to replace several rotted out braces, inner rockers, driver footwells, rear wheel well skins, and the transmission pan) Unbelievable amounts of filler in the Quarter panels - Check (Mine was rotted out in both fender lips on forward, the passenger side was so bad they had bailing wired a piece of rebar in the gap and sculpted filler to match the panel lines) Odd placement of said filler - Check (when they "installed" the 4 speed they took utmost care to "drill" a hole in the dash for a Tach and then the next owner filled said hole with filler along "shaving" the trim holes in the front fenders where the stainless trim was suppose to mount.) I wonder if you ever dip the doors and/or front fenders for these vehicles? I know from experience that they can tell quite a bit about the trauma these survivor cars have gone through over the last 50+ years.

Thank you for the share

You can tell it was setting with snow on it when the drip rails are like that.

wow, this ole gal has been through a lot

very good video

Love the video

you do good work friend.

How do you NOT get an air pocket inside the roof preventing the liquid from fully contacting the steel?

Looks like it was Tropical Turquoise at birth . Seems they got most of the OEM paint off before the red spray.

Man it seems like the color red is a challenge to spray and to remove also !

Awesome video. Who is gonna do the repair? I would like to see how the plan on tackling that big dent. Glad dipping is becoming a more popular thing when restoring vehicles

What is dipping asid a like is.

Mine looked like that in 1974.

Looks like terminator movie when steel goes into fire liquid

what do you do with the water run off?

That's the only true way to find out what you have. Any old car may have 4 coats of paint or more on its body, thus hiding years of hidden sins.

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I wish I had the money to do that with mine and start a frame off restomod.

This body is in pretty good shape, all things considered. I’ve seen some horror stories that make this look like a fairytale.

When you show the body getting lifted out of the tank a caption telling us what number of dip it is and how long it was in the tank, for examaple "Dip 2 complete, 3 days in tank". That would be great just to know how long these things take.

what do you do with all the paint and residue that is power washed off the items

The thing to do after that first dip was just to call dynacorn and order a new body.

What’s happens to leaded areas ?

7:23 there is a leacch under the boundo

Hi there don't understand why I find watching the paint stripping process interesting but I do . A big ask but is there any chance occasionally you could include a photo or two of when the car is completely restored Chris C

♪♫ Tell me bondo, bondo, bondo ♫♪

Whats the chemical?....ive cleaned stuff with acid sometimes,but starts rusting fast after...

Looks like someone is trying to make a silk purse from that sows ear

I enjoy your videos and you do a great job. What is the psi of your pressure washer?

What would it cost to dip a small truck cab and frame

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Keep them coming I enjoy the hell out of them lol🙂

AMAZING! you didn’t say the word BONDO through the entire video

Does anyone know what a job like that would cost?

Should you be wearing a mask or a respirator while working with those chemicals? 👍👍👍

Cristine?

What do you use to avoid flash rusting?

Hello, does anyone know what the chemical composition of these acids is?

Ever had a car just separate from its roof after a dip in the tank? Car looks like it was loved, just maybe not the best mechanics working on it. Man its patched up heavily.

Почему ты так не хочешь снять ролик куда утилизируешь отходы от своего производства

Sell it to DD Speed Shop. He'll buy it 😂😂😂

That's a two door hardtop, not a sedan, should have been braced up

Take it to the scrap pile

$100k later it will be resale red with wide whites and every chrome bauble available.

I'm guessing this is not inexpensive.

WOW Lots of bondo and rot.

How often do you change the liquid in the tanks? Or is it fresh for each job?

It much rust at all, for a Chevy, TBH.

That original Surf Green on the bulkhead is a great color. Whoever over painted it with red was a real numbskull.

Best way to go do The prep work First and not listen to old farts with their old tyred ideas

Backwards hat

So much poor body work.

Great job

Сначала кузов восстановить нужно было, а потои уже анодировать.

The 57 was beaten unmercefully by all its owners..however with lots of money and patience it can be rebuilt.

That's the only true way to find out what you have. Any old car may have 4 coats of paint or more on its body, thus hiding years of hidden sins.