1977 Datsun 280z chemical paint and rust removal 

My mechanics has a few videos restoring one of these. The man is genius and fixes most of the factory defects.

I wonder how many times a customer gets their car back and they get to see the body clear of all bondo, rust & crap and they think "man I have really bitten off much more than I can chew, what do I do now ?" !!!

It was the first car I owned in my youth. What beautiful memories and I hope it will be well restored. This car is really amazing

Who could have imagined we’d ever be dipping what was considered a throw away car in the 80’s. Nice work

Wow, cool car, it needs a lot of work, but I'd love to see that restored. I was a detailer at a Datsun dealer before Nissan took them over, I got to drive these cars brand new right off the car carriers, the seats still had plastic wrap on them, I had to cut the plastic off and wash and detail them, and they made me go with the customer on a new test drive! Great video, thanks ! Brings back memories.

I am truly surprised that ANY of thst vehicle came out of the acid bath lol. I absolutely love the work that you put in to begin the restoration process... and the channel itself. Thank you for anotjer wonderful video.🙏💜

Just met the owner of this car last night! Highly recommend you for chemical dipping, great work

I loved these cars in the early 1980's I worked on these repainting them, sad to say they were noted for bad rust. They were mechanically very reliable and drove very well but, the Bristish weather made quick work of them and they always kept me busy in the paint shop.

I had a 77 280Z, if it was anything like my Z if you dip it there won’t be anything left. What a rust bucket.

considering how much time is taken up removing all the paint and bondo this service is fantastic , sold me , when you start at a fresh point and can see the extent of the rust you can tell exactly what you need to do

Beautiful job on a beautiful car. Your vids are more relaxing than yoga sessions or a visit at the psychologist. Thank you! 💯👍🫶

Great video and brilliant work gave the restoration people a decent canvas to work from. There must be some horror stories of cars with very little left to work from. ❤

I'm a Datsun enthusiast, I've had z cars, my uncle worked at a Datsun/Peugeot dealer when I was a kid. Strangely, I prefer the B210/B310, Maxima's and 620/720 trucks. We got a new 1984 720 truck when I was little and I picked it out of the line of them. I currently own a 1979 B310( aka 210, no B) wagon. Little thing sat in a junkyard at least 10 years and a fresh can of gas and a hot battery and she's run ever since I got it home. There's a reason Datsuns were called Atomic cockroaches. Mechanically they are very tough. The new 1984 720 didn't make it ten years before the rust made it unsafe. They can rust real bad. Not every one but they were prone to it. My 79 wagon needs a little rocker work and I'm sure a few bolts will break but otherwise she ain't bad.

Hahaha... they were probably wondering for years what that noise is they keep hearing 🤔🤨

Man, that Koosh Ball is invincible! Like 30 years old, survives a chemical dip and still comes out intact.

You always bring back some memories with the cars that yo show on here. 👍💯

This is better than watching pimple popping!

Great demo! Thx.

You should do a follow up video of the cars that you dipped and then show them after a full restoration pic. That would be pretty cool

Another great video! Thank you 👍. They could easily be longer.

Great car, love to see it when its finished, as you say a lot to do. Off to do some work after a destress watching👍 wh are they so relaxing to watch😄

That cowl damage is pretty unusual. Floorpans look typical. My '72 240Z was in similar condition.

this elderly lady needs some healing...but your beauty baths rejuvenated her quite well....this could be a gem in the making

I'd like to see a segment of cleaning out the vats at some point.

If that was a 10mm socket, I'm the one that lost it. 😅

It's really lovely to see it revealed. What needs to be done. Have a great 2024.

Really excellent work!

I like to enjoy you dipping the cars i never miss one great job

I used to have a '75 280Z. Drove through a puddle and got my feet wet...inside the car. Notorious for rotted out floorboards and cracked dashes. But it was FAST car!!

Extensive sheet metal work by an experienced body man and that'll be a nice ride. Suspenson upgrades and a RB25DET, excellent track day car.

Looks good 👍 you scored some tools too.

Aprendí a conducir con los coches datsun les tengo un cariño especial a estos coches

Great video!

There's my 1/4 inch drive my grandson had no idea what happened to... LOL... I'm kinda surprised at how good of shape this is in... my buddy bought a '75 a few years back, and chicken wire had more metal in it than the floorpan. Under the carpet, on the drivers side, there was a plastic cafeteria tray for "support"... these are beautiful cars to drive, but jeezuz they rotted terrible.

Good.job. Nice job 😄😄👍👍👏👏👏

I recall when they first came out. I dreamed of someday owning one

Beautiful job, my brother.

how do you prevent flash rusting on these once they are stripped and pressue washed?

I remember working on a 240z back in the 1980s lovely sweet running straight six, the interior was Datsun Cherry horrible plastic, opened the bonnet to find the old style steering box wasn't attached to anything, the lower chassis rail had long crumbled to red dust

dang thats a lot of rust. car better have some sentimental value

just found your chanel JESUS i am A FAN

Cars are such rust magnets!

thank you.

Restored a 70 240z and a 71 240z. One required rust repair, the other was darn near a resurrection from all the rot. I spent the whole restoration budget on rust repair...had to dump it for a song after I never recovered financially. Learned my lesson with that one: NEVER AGAIN. Rust repair is never finished on these old Z cars, they rot just from being driven in the rain. This one needs thousands in metal repair...like $10-15k, unless the owner is going to do it themselves. The floor, cowl, lower doglegs, and hatch rot would ordinarily be enough to doom it.

Oh good , the rubber dolls back .😅😅 OH No Mr. BILL

Was that the mysterious disappearing 10 mm socket?😂😂😂

How long do the acid baths take? Love this process btw!

What acid do you use for the acid bath? And what do you use for the neutralizing bath? Will appreciate very much the info.

I wish someone offered this service in my location! Would have been worth every penny! Media blasting was expensive and too took forever to blow out all the remaining media.

best place to do this before restore

How do you clean your dipping cleaner tub after use

That’s where my 10mm socket went

I love watching your videos. Greetings from Ireland! Could you tell us what the chemicals are, how long they are dipped in for and what temperatures are involved. Just for the nerd CPA in me!

The only problem is now all the protective coating in all the lap joints and behind the panels (rocker panels/ quarterpanels) has come off and will eventually rust if not repainted.

Pretty cool. What happens to the toxic material that comes off the car?

Wow, so much work to do. I would be surprised to see this completed to a high standard.

Great job and video! The Japanese didn’t have a decent protection and paint process until the 1990s.

I owned a 1980 280ZX 2+2 between 1984 and 1988 and loved it. The problem was I kept getting pulled over by plod to check my credentials because they couldn't beleive a 25 year old could own such a car. Wish I'd hung onto it it now.

Wow, a lot of work to do on that car 😮

Здравствуйте, хотелость бы узнать какие реагенты используют, что так хорошо отелает старая краска??????

Do you guys also dip hardware or other pieces of a vehicle besides body panels/car/frame?

i have never quite understood why some paint remains after a dip. Its all factory primed n painted at same time under same environment. So why does some paint stick better than the rest?

Do you have any dips of the doors? They have to just fall apart.

Класс работа профессиональная

I always wanted one

What is the removal solution?

What is the rope made from?

Can you tell what chemicals are used in these baths? and how much material (metal) is lost in this process?

They can replace the entire chassis! ;-)

It looks like it has spent a good portion of its life either on the coast or in the rust belt area. That is going to be a ton of metal replacement. They are a cool car though and not seen too much anymore sadly. That is one of the beefiest trans. tunnels i have ever seen though.

that's a toque pompom, not a toy! 🤣

What's this product for remove paint?

My gosh, a lot of work, in my opinion too much to do with rust repairs. How do you keep the metal from rust flashing over as the metal get etched by the acid. Thanks for the video

what chemistry is used at each stage? / какая химия используется на каждом этапе?

Почему не хочешь снять видео ролик куда утилизируешь отходы от производства

How can I set it up to bring my car? What’s the name of the shop?

I miss my old 240Z great little sports car should never have sold it Didn’t even need too could have sat in the shed till now oh well regrets👍🇦🇺

I love these body Z cars 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

I can't imagine the amount of work it will take to get all that rust damage restored. Someone must have deep pockets to bring this car back to life.

Bit of bog in that one I am surprised there was any car left to pull out Bu there is 😂😂

Great job!whats the concentration of the chemicals in the tub? What prevents the body from flash rust after the baths?

i would like to see a 77 or 78 firebird done

Amigo coloque legenda em Português Brasil e muito stre o carro pronto.

Lucky the entire uni-frame didn’t completely disintegrate 😂

I'd really like to follow the builds for some of these cars. Do you ever post the builders links so we can follow them?

How much does it cost to dip a vehicle?

Socket on the wrench is probably a 10-mil, because it's ALWAYS a 10-mil.

can we see one of these times what happens to the old dip solution, the stuff in it, and what happens to the waste water from power washig?

Nice Dip

When I was a kid growing up in New York these cars would literally disintegrate after a few winters, we used to joke that they were made out of sardine cans!🤣🤣🤣

I want someone start to manufacture the datsun frames

Those pesky 10mm always hiding

Does the acid remove rusts

I had a 74 240z in 84, if you dipped it you would be lucky to get the roof skin as it was so rusty

my mechanics jobs????

I envied the guy in high school who had a brand new 280Z.

Rust 💯😵

That is socket 10mm? You are the first person in the world to find a 10mm socket. Others just lose them.

Campuran cairan kimia perontok cat nya apa namanya ya?

How much?