1977 Datsun 280z chemical paint and rust removal

Today I am chemically removing all the paint and rust off this 1977 Datsun 280z.
I am using a proprietary 3 step process involving A paint removing alkaline, rust removing acid, and a water based rust inhibitor.
Business name: 3s chemicals llc
Location: Nanty glo Pennsylvania
Contact # for scheduling and dipping quotes: [phone]
For collaborations and sponsorships: [e-mail]
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[@andretorben9995]

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 ?" !!!

[@robertfairburn9979]

These cars where not safe new, god knows what structural integrity it has now.

[@eaglekeeper7737]

Not any worse than the vega or the pinto.​@@robertfairburn9979

[@2006gtobob]

I'd say that it's a candidate for chopping up and selling of the good(ish) panels, in this case.

[@adamdemirs3466]

They were fun to drive though.

[@raykaufman7156]

I wonder if some punter has ever flipped out on him, like "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY CAR!!??"...lol 😄

[@chuckeecheese162]

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

[@malekodesouza7255]

Like lots of cars of the era, they’re now popular.

[@mangoduxell8315]

Id kill to have 240Z 90's pricing on them nowadays, probably like 200$ for one with no rust or body damage

[@primeral]

I paid $800 for my Z a few years ago. It's true, few people cared about them then

[@SophiaAphrodite]

They rusted out so you did literally throw them away.

[@user-tm4es2vr5v]

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[@adamdemirs3466]

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

[@BrumbleBush]

There is no one better. 🍻

[@Savagegunner217]

I was gonna say, "Imagine it being my mechanics, Datsun." He is the god of restoration

[@BrumbleBush]

@@Savagegunner217 Right?!

[@hubristicmystic]

Came here to say this. He hasn't uploaded in three months, hope he is OK - prob just working hard on the car and the next video. That dipping pool looks like a handy place to dispose of a body ☠

[@BrumbleBush]

@@hubristicmystic he said on his Instagram that a new video is coming soon. He’s just so dedicated to perfection. I’m sure that goes with the editing process and everything too.

[@johnhuffnagle6097]

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.

[@drone6675]

the channel My Mechanics is restoring one, and he's very detailed.

[@user-bs1hf3sk7u]

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

[@RedonRust]

Me too - I love seeing them restored and wish I could have afforded to do that with mine.

[@mayhemsmaster5050]

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.🙏💜

[@jimallen9442]

Was thinking the same myself, it seemed like 70's Datsun's came from the factory pre-rusted, and it was downhill from there.

[@jeffd3660]

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

[@jeffa4920]

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

[@firefly2472]

Aren't we al ?

[@gabechiplin8140]

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

[@mtcruse]

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

[@rumrunner1756]

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

[@draggonsgate]

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.

[@kaidzaack2520]

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

[@gdrums7733]

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😄

[@assymcgee2835]

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.

[@user-vx1gz4hm7f]

Can you tell me what kind of Nissan (Datsun) model Iran produces today? We have a lot of their cars in Central Asia, and they are new

[@LooseFab]

same here, though i do have a Z ive always loved the 620s. I just picked one up recently and im hoping to build it into a track machine

[@comfort_in_discomfort]

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

[@josephthompson4363]

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.

[@tycotoys]

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.

[@szaka9395]

Seen worse. This one got some weird rust spots, but overall front is in perfect condition :o

[@mattchadbourne2600]

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

[@jsteiger2228]

Did you offer your condolences? Ooofff

[@verniece2]

This is better than watching pimple popping!

[@user-zv3cj9xf4s]

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

[@davidcoggins8891]

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.

[@phillcc8524]

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

[@gregwelch2459]

Looks good 👍 you scored some tools too.

[@toastrecon]

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

[@madmeister407]

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.

[@briansilcox5720]

Great demo! Thx.

[@victormagno1520]

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

[@blue32nu]

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

[@bruceyoung1343]

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

[@dbaider9467]

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

[@marciabaldwin2506]

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. ❤

[@hughschwartz6438]

Really excellent work!

[@scottpaulson1714]

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

[@miropribanic5581]

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

[@MGB-learning]

Great video!

[@francoisbouchard602]

Good.job. Nice job 😄😄👍👍👏👏👏

[@eugeniothompson1]

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

[@chrisplace3024]

I always wanted one

[@deagt3388]

They can replace the entire chassis! ;-)

[@durangodave]

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?

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

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

[@MisterFhenix]

just found your chanel JESUS i am A FAN

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thank you!

[@OwenMichaels]

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

[@edwinheredia4305]

Beautiful job, my brother.

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thanks buddy! I appreciate that

[@NotaRobot_gif]

Cars are such rust magnets!

[@afvet5075]

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

[@JM-sb4nb]

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

[@quinton3997]

How do you clean your dipping cleaner tub after use

[@doughobbs7706]

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

[@emgriffiths1861]

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

[@scottsautomotivecenter5612]

That’s where my 10mm socket went

[@littlediablo]

10mm reclaimed, good day

[@HappyDaysNI]

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!

[@rowdyprouty9478]

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

[@haroldconover5221]

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

[@ronrobichaud8648]

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?

[@LooseFab]

im in the process of building one over on my channel if youre interested!

[@ronrobichaud8648]

@@LooseFab yes for sure!

[@cinema104]

What is the rope made from?

[@tonybino01]

thank you.

[@Moon___man]

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

[@PavluxXxa]

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

[@t23001]

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

[@johngidman4574]

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

[@timsacco6g694]

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!🤣🤣🤣

[@bondgabebond4907]

I had a Datsun 2000, purchased in 1969. It was no secret the metal was not treated very well and rusted easily. Bad Nissan, Bad.

[@tejesanchezsanchez4326]

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

[@tthams73]

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.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

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

[@finnishlinedetailing4311]

Those pesky 10mm always hiding

[@richardwashburn3893]

Where are you located

[@cray3027]

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

[@anonymousplanetfambly4598]

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.

[@sawasawa2982]

What is the removal solution?

[@ThePerfectSeason1972]

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

[@SirDerodano]

Nice Dip

[@salimben]

What's this product for remove paint?

[@donw3912]

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.

[@stephenbrown571]

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

[@dennisbinyon9023]

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👍🇦🇺

[@Alcalfa]

that's a toque pompom, not a toy! 🤣

[@user-nu8jf2zg1j]

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

[@user-ti5js5fu7z]

Почему не хочешь снять видео ролик куда утилизируешь отходы от производства

[@JustAnotherAsianGuy2]

best place to do this before restore

[@matthewpeake8981]

i would like to see a 77 or 78 firebird done

[@rediband]

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

[@TheJcman72]

Those cars seems to rust more than any other car. We can find on KZbin several restorations of this from the US, UK Japan and we are all very rusted. Those who want to become car body expert have to go through the restoration of one of these.

[@LooseFab]

I got one up in canada, we salt our roads so im amazed its still in good shape!

[@nicholasrhodes4550]

Japanese sheet metal in the 70s was re-rolled scrap with a low manganese content (it had to be imported, thus expensive.) Thus all Datsuns are EXTREMELY prone to rust. DAMHIK...

[@waldobenero1297]

Rust 💯😵

[@davidallen7393]

It would be a 10 mm socket and wrench.

[@BeetleJuice1980]

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

[@TheStuffMade]

The last step includes a rust inhibitor, it will give you a couple of days to get a primer on before it starts rusting.

[@BeetleJuice1980]

@@TheStuffMade we don't have something like this here, is it acid based?

[@TheStuffMade]

@@BeetleJuice1980 Not sure what the actual chemical composition is, but it's not an acid, perhaps it's based on dicyclohexylammonium nitrite. I believe it's available world wide. For this kind of application or blasting you'd usually use a water based rust inhibitor.

[@ZelosZelo]

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?

[@frankthetemplar]

How much does it cost to dip a vehicle?

[@ZayedGR]

Does the acid remove rusts

[@Sashazur]

Yes, it also removes paint and body filler, that should have been clear if you watch the video.

[@verniece2]

Omg theres a little man on the front!

[@Spazade]

I want someone start to manufacture the datsun frames

[@KG72]

No videos with Karmann Ghia?

[@petermiddo]

I am in Australia and probably about to buy a Land Rover to restore. Do you know of anyone over here doing this paint stripping method? It does look cool and a LOT less work.

[@VeyronBD]

Yeah there should be a few places doing it. If you talking like an old series land rover your best bet is to just get the chassis galvinised, they will dip it during the process. Body is nearly all aluminium so not much sense dipping that

[@petermiddo]

Yeah, I'm talking about a Series 2A. I'd love to be buying a running, driving one but the cost of them is madness here in Australia..... so I'm maybe buying a chassis, a box of bolts, some panels, a gearbox, and an engine. Oh, but I've got one of those workshop manuals. I'm autistic (smarter than einstein, but dumber than a pallet of rocks) so I should right, yeah? I have one in mind that is supposed to only need the front end caps replacing - yeah, I'm sceptical, too. And, as much as I really want one that was purpose built for the Australian Army - with an upgraded and hot-gal dipped chassis and an Isuzu engine - I might as well wished I'd have grown wings so I could fly. So much for disability and discrimination. So long as someone else is doing the handing out, right?

[@AnthonyT50]

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.

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

As much as I love seeing these old cars and these in particular brought back, whoever brings this one back is honestly a fool. That one is just too far gone to justify the insane amount of patching it is going to require. Especially when you consider they aren't exactly rare and in the south are fairly easy to get for a couple grand with minimal rust. I picked up an 82 as a resto project a couple of years ago for $800 with virtually no rust. Would have cost me probably $1500ish if it had an engine in it, but I had zero need ot the engine and just needed a body. Still point being, not expensive or hard to find.

[@laksflaks]

@@OmegaGamingNetwork for $800? that is YEARS ago. Over here in Europe they are expensive, searched in US and found several cars for $30k or more?

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

Again I said a couple years ago and it was a body with no engine. That said I just checked marketplace and found several project cars anywhere from 1500-3000. Only place I see them running for insane amounts of money are sites like classic which is where people with lots of money and no desire for a project shop.

[@SDS-1]

I love these body Z cars 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@LooseFab]

you should check out the one im building on my channel if you're a Z car guy!

[@MyEyesBled]

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

[@3-body-problem]

You forgot the "before" shots

[@nolongeramused8135]

I'm sure there's a stash of missing 10mm sockets in there.....

[@jdfmfb03]

Have you ever had a vehicle come out of the dip tank so rusted it folded?

[@wileecoyote5749]

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