Curse you Sid!

[shifty]

So I was in the process of taking the used but working master cylinders from Zippy to use on the rat. New masters sitting pretty in their boxes.....

I took a look at the rusty and nasty firewall and heard Sid in my head "While yer at it, you should clean up that mess".

Arggggh! 3 weeks later I gave up on trying to find some matching white paint and just hit it with some Rustoleum.

I hope the mismatched shade will mellow a bit, some oil and grime should take care of that.

And Sid, it does look better!


Before:



After:

[Conner]

Looks nice! Mine currently looks like your "before" but not quite as rusted (close though). How did you remove the rust?--I have had a hard time maneuvering a wire wheel/strip disk in there because it is such a small niche.

[spl310]

BRAVO!! I think Antique White (don't recall the brand) would have been a closer match, but that looks MUCH better than rust!

I promise, I won't badger you about the rusty, crusty block for a while...

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[shifty]

I used a small wire cup brush mounted in a drill, followed by a coat of rust converter.

[JoeK]

Didn't somebody recently post a link to a spray paint place that matches the color code for our old Datsuns?

Also, you should be able to get your local automotive paint supply store to match your paint color, and put some in a rattle can for you. Mind you, this wouldn't be a great match for a body panel, but should work out fine in the engine bay, or even the trunk if you're going there too.

[ppeters914]

OPTION #2: Repaint the whole car to match the M/C pocket!

Looks nice, Leigh. Hope I can check it out this Friday.

[datsun65]

For custom matching paint for your roadster...

http://towerpaint.com/customcans.html