I’m 90. When i was a kid the doctor I went to had a Zephyr coupe. Beautiful shiny black.

Body shops gotta love this man. They get to work on clean bare metal, worry free.

Imagine if you went back in time and went to the Lincoln factory in 1938 and told the guy who painted this car that in 85 years time a guy will dip this car in a tank of chemicals to remove all the paint he's applying so it can be restored and he will film what he is doing with a camera attached to his helmet and will then upload the film to a thing called the internet and thousands of people all over the world will watch the film on small hand-held communication devices because they find it cool and relaxing to watch.

@FabioLuizBraggio

Ай бұрын

Now imagine what it will be in 85 years from now. We just can't.

@ironkid65

25 күн бұрын

ZERO KZread videos are "FILMED". That's ridiculous to use that term, this is 2024 and everything is digital. You "record" , NOT film.

@mikethespike7579

7 күн бұрын

@@ironkid65 Utter rubbish. If you take umbrage with the term "filmed" you have to also stop using the term "car", which comes fro horse carriage, or "tire", which was originally the iron ring on horse carriage wheels. The "hood" of a car was originally a real hood meant to protect the engine, but you will have to now find a new name for it.

My Dad and I used to take our Bicycle Frames to his friends who owned the Radiator Shop on Friday night to Dip in their Radiator Tank over the Weekend and pick them up Monday Morning! Saved Hours of Hand Sanding, we rebuilt Bicycles with as little new parts as necessary and sold them at a very reasonable Price because an Air-conditioner Man even the Desert in the Winter still needs to eat! RIP DAD!

I can't even think of another antique coupe I want more than a Lincoln Zephyr, they are such beautiful cars, Ford really outdid himself with this beautiful work of art. Seeing this incredible car in such incredible shape pleases me to no end. even with the rot, this body is in amazing shape considering how old it is, and even though cars back then were made with a very heavy gauge sheet metal, there are precious few of these cars left in the world. thanks for sharing!

The recent skim coat was obvious but a good job. Not sure this really needed a dip but great to see such a beautiful car in good shape. Especially the metal wings on the fenders, what craftsmanship! No company will ever make cars like that again.

The quality of steel used back then is amazing.

As my Grampa would've said... "rarer then hen's teeth"... Rolling artwork! So glad someone is restoring it! Awesome job, Travis!

17 minutes flew by like nothing - what a cool car, man - glad it's owned by a person or entity interested in this process

What a fantastic survivor. I hope they do a proper restoration and not a mod. Excellent.

I’m pretty much hooked on your dipping videos, but it would be interesting if you would dive a little deeper into the behind the scenes stuff, like how the heck do you get your shop clean and the disposal process for the paint residue and caustic solutions . I think people would be very surprised at your overhead costs for disposal and how it’s done .

@davidallen7393

4 ай бұрын

Perhaps show cleaning the underside as well.

@alanschwartz1157

4 ай бұрын

I was just thinking that same thing myself as I used to work in the aircraft industry. We constantly had the state EPA and the Feds looking at us. They sampled our wastewater and looked at all of our processes. Disposal got easier once we knew what and how of everything. All we had to do was do what they told us. Since we were classed as a small generator it was easier. We finally went from shipping out 50 gallons of used MEK each month to recycling maybe 45 of those 50 and the rest was disposed of as paint sludge. I don't know about permits and the cost of that. We had "people" for that.

Hi Trevor, Thanks for doing such a thorough job on the Zephyr. It's about what we expected for condition of the metal. This was a Texas car we brought up to New England last year. We are looking forward to getting this project in process. Thanks Again, Great job!

@peterkelly8953

4 ай бұрын

If this car lived in the UK, it would consist of Iron Oxide....

@scttrchln

3 ай бұрын

Now that it's all cleaned up, I hope you will post your work on the Zephyr project.

I'm with you this is an awesome car, I love this acid dip process, when you are finished the owner gets a very clean, nothing hidden blank slate to work with. Great job.

So nice as al ways, to see cars being saved, makes me very happy. And NOW your commenting on potential pictures of "completed" cars well, that's just the icing on the cake. Cheers!

Whats better than a minute of dangle? 17 minutes of dangle!!!😁😁👍👍 Greetings from the Netherlands!🙂

That's when they knew how to build cars.😊

Amazingly straight car considering its age. Must not have spent much (if any) time in the winters of SW PA. That salt on the roads makes car bodies look a lot like swiss cheese after only a few years.

Wow, what a fantastic condition after so many years... 😮👍

What a beauty! I hope someone brings this one back to it's former glory! 😍😍

You are just awesome and doing a great job on this cars ! Thank you so much for sharing !

This car some beautiful lines. I’m glad to see it being returned to the road.

It's amazing how good the quality steel was back then compared to most cars from the late 60's onwards...

Those cars are very unique and rare. I believe I’ve only seen maybe two at car shows up and down the east coast in the past thirty years. It’s such a cool car and that one looks to be in amazing shape. Thanks for sharing that process of stripping it down. Good luck with her. 👍🏻👍🏻

I love watching these videos. The process is amazing. A great way to prepare for repainting.

Just a stunning body design. My neighbor had one with a chop and drop. It was ratty but I couldn't take my eyes off it when he rolled it out

Sick car..... love the lines. Would be amazing to see that being restored. ❤

The acid sorted it out Looks a very good body 👍👍

When I see cars of this age I always like to think of the people who drove them, enjoyed them, probably used them to drive with their families to have ice-cream somewhere.

That firewall stamping looks like it could be out of a modern car. Insane.

Superb job ! All is revealed. Thanks for the video. Colin UK.

Great job again ! Your a master blaster ! I enjoy every video !

What lines a Zepher had! The ultimate coupe. Precious!

What a dip looks superb can tell it was loved.

Great work! What a beautifully-crafted car. Peak America!

Watching acid dipping is always entertaining, it's like an archaeological dig digging up what's underneath.

Wow, that thing is in amazing condition. Nice work

What a solid frame, and yep, its sick looking

Really excellent work!

You guys are thorough!

My grandfather had one of these in the 60s, he regretted selling it

Wow. This car is big bucks once done!!!!!

Love the art deco.

Hi there guys you guys doing a great job

I really appreciate your work great jobe👍

Bello's Custom beatiful job

so rewarding to watch

Você é um grande profissional. Parabéns.

Awesome. Thanks for the video.

@minute_of_dangle

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it

Flippin AWESOME👍👍🏁🇺🇸

The ocd in me kicked in big time, just finish one spot,but great job at the end😊

Such an epic look as it rose out of the acid

Damn that has to be one of the cleanest cars that I've seen coming out of an acid dip.

Very Cool..!!! Thank you for sharing .. Cheers :)

Nice. With a modern engine and running gear and brakes, even better.

Very Nice WORK I Just had my 55 wagon done looks like Swiss cheese

Your comment about "overbuilt" was exactly what I was thinking...super expensive body.

My favorite car ever. Edsel Ford's masterpiece!!!

Good job.

Dang that metal is on great shape

Solid clean car

Well I enjoyed your video. I was impressed with the detail of doing a great job to all the metal work can't wait to see you fixing all the small rust spots I think you will do a great with the rest of the work. Oh I'm thinking maybe you could break the mold on the paint job I was thinking some type of red with mini flake on the main part of the body and a pearl black with gold metal flake. And for the wheels I would say spoke wheels like they put on the 1955 Lincoln would look really cool. Anyway I hope you like this idea and I wish you the best on this car and also thanks for sharing your video.

great job

Top notch! ❤❤❤

@minute_of_dangle

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Excelente video saludos desde SLP México

very good video

Wow its amazing how advanced the body construction was 80 years ago.

Detail geek here, so satisfying to watch, would love to perform this kind of work. I think I’m on the Wrong coast

Beautiful car! Really does not look like it will take much body work to bring it back to its former glory.

Wow...somebody skim coated the entire body.

do you power wash the bottom side too? Looks amazing!

@minute_of_dangle

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I do, it’s hard to get on video a lot of the time. Shop gets super foggy and my camera gets soaked. I’ll show it in my upcoming video I’m going to post.

awesome

Que hermoso coche ,es increíble que con tantos años tenga tan poco oxido en sus chapas que buen acero se hacia en otras épocas.

Those cars are fairly spendy what a gorgeous body.

Oh she is GORGEOUS!!! I am astounded in just how good if a shape she's in. I am curious though, how much of a bear were the tins, hoods, and running boards. This never sawned on me, and I naturally assumed... and yes I understand the meaning of assume. But do you also dip the frame as well? I can only pray that when the restoration begins they return her to her factory glory, and I hope the owner shares the restoration process with you, I would love to be able to "follow along" as well. Eric thank you for anotjer incredible video, and the incredible amount of work you put into each video.🙏💜

Nice one

It may be a bit sick but I'm sure you can put it back to being great again . I can wait to see the finished car.

Wow what great condition I hope I look that good if I make 88.

Ian Roussel is building one of these.

OUTSTANDING : o ....

There's a Big Difference between Someone Who CAN Weld and a Welder!!

Bello’s Kustoms has built a number of Zephyrs

Had my Willys Coupe dipped back in 1987, cost me $450.00. Best money I spent on the car!

I wish I lived in a time where quality cars and trucks were pretty much the only thing available. Sorry but in 90 years nobody is going to be dipping and restoring today's garbage

@---777---

4 ай бұрын

If you can restore a small heap of rust that remains after the modern car.

@glennsoucy4359

4 ай бұрын

Tough to dip plastic anyway....

@maggs131

4 ай бұрын

@@glennsoucy4359 I'm waiting for plastic engines

@matthoward923

4 ай бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing. What car of today could / would I want to restore in 100 years?

@maggs131

4 ай бұрын

@@matthoward923 none

Do you have to remove the pocket of air trapped in the roof panel, or does the vapor treat that area?

❤❤❤

The lead work most likely was factory. Lincoln's of the thirties through the fifties used a lot of lead for coach work.👍 I hope you share the BMW 2002 in the background? 😊

cool

80 year old car, great enginerering.

They did try to save it. Looks like a good solid car. They blasted a rusty car and acid prepped it. Maybe they didnt get topcoat on and so rust started up again. Rust never Sleeps

Iron Trap Garage has several late 30's to early 40's ford and mercury coupes to look at. in various states of restoration

That was some hard paint! Is there a practical limit to how long you want to leave it in the alkali for the first dip? The paint was definitely starting to bubble, but would there have been a benefit/drawback from leaving it in for another day?

@minute_of_dangle

4 ай бұрын

There’s definitely a point of diminishing returns when it comes to the alkaline. Especially if there’s filler. With a lot of paints it goes after it a layer at a time. Sometimes an extra day helps but if there’s any clearcoat it definitely doesn’t. We find two days to be best. That way it’s not taking up to much tank time and I can more regularly monitor it if I have to take other measures to remove the paint( more aggressive chemicals or sanding to get under stubborn clear coat). Although I do try to put a new car in the tank at the end of the week so it does get an extra day just in case. There’s tons of variables. Sorry if my answer sounds a little all over the place lol.

@ArKritz84

4 ай бұрын

@@minute_of_dangle no, thanks for replying at all. I can understand that it's not an exact science, but more of a skill developed over time. And then you still have a lot of curve balls thrown at you with what's unseen. The results speak for themselves though, keep up the good work!

Somehow, I think of this as an enema for old cars.......

How many cars can you dip before you change the fluid?

Great job getting the paint-off on the 38 Zephyr Coupe. do u have somebody to cleaned-up the washing areas?

Queda muy linda la carrocería. Los pisos y la estructura de abajo? Nunca lo muestra.

That’s when a car had class

Bello's Kustoms on KZread does a lot of Zephyrs. Chops the roof and slams them.

Many of these cars are also painted with epoxy primer. I believe it is the most resistant and difficult material to remove? I'm having trouble removing this (epoxy primer). I can't find anything in Brazil that makes this primer necessary. What would you recommend?

Hi. Reminds me of a dinner it took me 2 hours to prepare then threw it away

I thought you're going to sand paper off the remaining undercoat.. Will you have another video if the body prep for primer and pain and reassembly? Would love to see that.