Chemical dipping a 1958 MGA Coupe

Today I am chemically removing all the paint and rust off this 1958 MGA Coupe prior to its complete restoration. I’m going to take you through the process we use to completely chemically strip cars down to bare metal. This is a more thorough alternative to sand/media blasting with no chances of metal warping on thin panels. This process shows you exactly what you are working with and gives you a blank canvis to work with!
It is a 3 step process
Step 1) alkaline degreaser and paint remover
Step 2) Food grade Rust removing acid
Step 3) Water based rust inhibitor
The total process takes around 6 weeks because we use environmentally safe chemicals.
Company name: 3s chemicals llc
Location : Nanty Glo Pennsylvania
For dipping quotes and scheduling contact 3s chemicals directly
For social media related inquiries contact me at [e-mail] (please do not contact me for quotes or scheduling)
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[@larsbkurin1740]

Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it to be true. An MGA without rust does not exist, a unicorn.

[@mwqs1]

I played this video because I wanted to see just how hopelessly rusted it is. I was just as surprised as you.😮

[@billrivenbark8983]

An MG period with out rust! That’s like a Dodge or Plymouth without rusting rear quarters!

[@billkea7224]

Truer words have never been spoken.

[@martinsadler707]

Must have spent its entire life in a garage!

[@mikewilson631]

Well.... no floors or sills and the boot has plenty of at least surface rust, so maybe it wasn't as unicornal as it first appears.

[@allencrider]

I had a '58 MGA Coupe. This one is on fabulous shape! I still consider them to be one of the prettiest cars of the 1950s.

[@draggonsgate]

First of all, can we all say what a true classic this car is? This had to have come from the southwest. UK cars usually come standard with the rust package, and this thing is in impeccable shape! Awesome job, Travis!

[@texgowing7359]

Exactly👍

[@miguelpagansr6128]

I’m truly surprised as to how solid it is, the first time I see a practically rust free British car. To me it’s unheard of.🎉

[@MrPancake0825]

I like how positive you talk about almost everything! It's rare in the world. PLEASE continue being positive, and it's a blessing you have.

[@kennethbowry1521]

As good as the day it left the factory, the age of miracles has not passed.

[@cyclonicleo]

Like everyone else, I am awe-struck by the lack of rust and excellent condition this MGA is in. Surely it must've been kept in a very dry part of the US!

[@stuart8663]

G'day . Always enjoy the channel. MGs and most English cars are considered rust buckets here in Australia. You have museum piece right there. Beautiful work on your part too.

[@mayhemsmaster5050]

I am absolutely speechless! This 1000% a all natural unicorn that has been kept in a garage, climate controlled glass case. That must be the only reason this classic hasn't disintegrated into a pile of rust dust. Truly, truly beautiful. Thank you sir for anotjer wonderful video.🙏💜

[@lwilton]

I sold my 1959 MGA to a friend about 20 years ago. At the time the only rust on it was some mild speckling on the chrome wheel covers. The body, frame, and powertrain were straight. Had the original wooden floorboards in good condition. It helps to live in a part of the world where a tenth of an inch of rain results in three days of discussion and major flood predictions on the TV news.

[@TheJcman72]

Impressive for its age!

[@mtcruse]

One of the prettiest cars ever built. Even the coupe model.

[@yeplebloop]

So satisfying to watch! Awesome!

[@texgowing7359]

I'm actually shocked that there isn't a spot of rust anywhere. I hope eveyone appreciates how rare that is. Nice job buddy, I would love to be the one to sprey this MG.

[@richardglass2816]

I agree. That's absolutely the best way. I would love a frame off restoration that started that way.

[@dougsweldingfabrication953]

Dang... that one looks like it's in incredible condition.

[@c.brionkidder9232]

how exciting someone is going to have a brand new 58 MGA

[@JamesFrost74659]

Excellent job, looks brand new! Why are these videos so satisfying?

[@maggs131]

This channel is evergreen. His content will always be awesome for car enthusiasts, restoration guys and just anyone who likes this type of satisfying 👌

[@JamesFrost74659]

@@maggs131 It's Tom Sawyer painting the fence, he makes it look fun. Plus, us guys just love doing this kind of stuff.

[@BruceBoschek]

Great job, fabulous MGA! Thanks for sharing this!

[@marciabaldwin2506]

Absolutely unbelievable what a great MGA 👍 great video well done gentlemen ❤

[@Calmputer]

The Joker in the acid-bath made me smile.

[@gothseph]

The most satisfying straight body MGA ever❤

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

great little car = IN WINTER ! - get dam hot in summer Australia - saw a twin cam or two - and nice with a 1800 cc MGB engine and all syncro box ! chassie and wooden floor boards - MOSS MOTORS supply parts !

[@noonoo6079]

Absolutely amazing!

[@davestark2015]

Another great episode !!!! Cheers!!!

[@Pu1gcerda1]

Great video, Last time I asked if you could include some pictures of an intact car so us UK viewers would know what it looked like, So you decided to do a British car for u. Thank you

[@tonynightingale4400]

Excellent video , excellent car .❤

[@gxdjoeybaby07]

what a fantastically delicate structure! and i always thought the roof was stamped as a single piece!

[@tonygaetani1892]

Nice MG love it. You did a great job. Great condition.🇺🇸👍🇺🇸

[@chrisgriffin572]

Many extra bits were dipped too; perhaps a video would show the complexity of that fender and small parts housekeeping as I bet it's more time than the chassis. Anyway, love this.

[@MrHOOKYS]

WOW, that is a nice car,.WELL DONE

[@richardphelan8414]

Always watching the dipping processes and what the cars are hiding once the process is finished

[@user-mb9ld1hp9t]

Хорошая работа, молодцы ❤ привет из Москвы

[@robinwalton-gm5ms]

Any MGA's in Moscow or other places?

[@francoisbouchard602]

Nice job cool car good show 😄👍👍👏👏👏

[@PBsRetroRestorations]

Like everyone else I can’t believe how rust free this is, my uncle had one here in Australia, and it wasn’t like this one 😂

[@chrisgray4651]

Great job!

[@MrOnemanop]

Wonderfully filmed. Great editing and camera work. very satisfying to watch. Wht a restoraion this will make!

[@jdfmfb03]

Man I love yourr work👍👍🏁🇺🇸

[@jjnieberding2920]

Verry good work you are doing my compliments for it i miss the filming at the underside of the MG but thanks for your film greetings from 🇳🇱 HOLLAND

[@anthony01571]

OUTSTANDING Dude : o ..... WOW - The paint just flies off : ) ....

[@smithfamily5732]

Outstanding

[@johnrussell5245]

Best I've ever seen.

[@billsmith5166]

Beautiful.

[@gregwelch2459]

💯

[@tetedur377]

That thing is concourse level all by itself. I would love to see some of these cars, not complete, but in progress with the people working on them talking about what it's like to have a bare metal chassis to work with. I've never done it, but I'd love to hear other people who have talk about it.

[@jeffd3660]

Wow .... that paint looked like latex house paint coming off 😳 , great job/video 👍 👌

[@darrenboston342]

Looks a solid shell that one 👍

[@waldobenero1297]

The condition of the body great💯 no rust,its and excellent project.🇵🇷

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Apart from the lack of rust what amazed me was the number of panels to make up the roof 👍👍

[@glennmccarthy7637]

Watching every episode of the channel, i always wonder where the trunk. Hood, doors or any other painted parts are, and whether you dip those too? And if so, why aren't there videos of these pieces?

[@lw1erc715]

Excelente

[@lwilton]

When I was a kid I had a 1959 MGA ragtop. I put _a lot_ of miles on that beast. Kinda wish I still had it.

[@chrisplace3024]

very nice

[@dougalexander7204]

I don’t know nuth’n, but this looks like how you do it. Nice job.

[@aneegitwithaspanner6373]

In really good condition!

[@studiolezard]

Watching this is oddly satisfying.

[@daleskidmore1685]

I think I have found my Job For Life: operating the jet wash, lol. What an amazing body shell that is too.

[@jlacson74]

Wowzers!

[@meikosadventures]

Cool😊

[@simontaylor2319]

Almost as exciting as cutting the lawn

[@Calamity_Jack]

3:52 The Dip Dolly approves! Seriously, though, nice hot bath. It's looking amazing.

[@BangerFleet]

I never knew the roof was made out of all those smaller pieces. I’d just assumed it was was a larger stamping…. The way this is welded together is borderline coachbuilding.

[@BrianBoniMakes]

I love full frame cars.

[@charlesstarlin6354]

Cool

[@My-Nickel]

I wish they all turned out To be in that good of shape.

[@walkertongdee]

I had one, notoriously slow, loved it anyway

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

What is the next immediate step that they take to protect the shell? tHanks for the video!

[@chrispallett-gu1vl]

Be great to see the rebuilding complete in some of your videos

[@jlwilliams]

I see Roger Rabbit is back! BTW, I forgot to comment when you asked about this, but I do appreciate the brief introductory talk about each project… it's interesting to compare the expectations to the eventual results.

[@michaelashall4523]

I wish I still had mine

[@ToddDunning]

Love all your vids, have watched them all. But surprised you don't have a rotisserie setup to do the undersides... it has got to suck to do it from below. Inspection would be easier too and you could flip it all directions. Must be something I'm missing here.

[@joeroad6618]

What is the average cost of having a car dipped?

[@conceptalfa]

Wondering that too!!!???

[@marioshadjikyriacou3381]

Good question!

[@chriscusick6890]

I believe $4,000.

[@stuckinthe60s69]

Wow! What a straight car! Cold and snowy in Nanty Glo yet? Wintertime I always used to get up and turn on the Channel 6 news to see if school had been cancelled (high school). Back then, Bishop Carroll had a lot of busses to the towns (including Nanty Glo) and countryside near Ebensburg and if the busses couldn't get through, they cancelled school for the day.

[@robemslie5248]

Do you do all the removable panels-doors, fenders, bonnet, and boot-in the same tanks, just at different times? Or do they get their own treatment elsewhere?

[@66gtb]

Nice adverb usage. Somebody raised you right.

[@davidbernal1815]

i need this in Colombia!

[@Wee_Jimmy]

It would be a WOW factor if I could see the restored car

[@stumac869]

That's in amazing condition. If it was a UK car all you'd have after the paint removal dip is the string dangling in the tank.

[@deanbrunner261]

I wonder if you ever get pictures of the finished product after the build.would make a good before and after. Plus I love the old cars

[@jonboy9912]

Remarkably damage and rust free.

[@crunch805]

Easiest paint removal I’ve seen yet. Must be original paint.

[@bricktop7803]

These were rust buckets. Some of the spot welds look too new. But the US climate, Ca or Tx must keep these cars sweet. Someone mentioned a 58 Caddy and a glovebox. But the 58 caddy are common as muck. These MGA's are really really rare, whatever glovebox it fits into.

[@StevenDaugherty-uo5cs]

Had a love/hate relationship with a 1959 MGA convertible back in the mid 1960's. Damn thing kept catching on fire. Ended up selling it. Now not really sure if i regret that or not.

[@jackduguid177]

That thing’s only a year younger than me, wish I looked that good 😅

[@TranceFur]

That pressure washer is intense.

[@warhobbit7951]

Unusual to see an MG as solid bodywork as this one normally all like Swiss cheese and full of filler or the odd panel replaced I bet Ken Miles sold this to someone originally in the US

[@sgt.pembry9688]

That is amamazing. Normally those begin to rust on the factory floor.

[@mundanestuff]

Excellent example. If you keep them out of the salt, they're good for quite a few years. Too many people bought them and daily drove year-round in rough climates. No little British sportscar was made to drive in snow on salty roads. (no car was made to drive in snow on salty roads!)

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

What an interesting video. Is the reason you didn't clean the bottoms of the floor, fenders, roof, etc. because there's no way to support the chassis for such cleaning? Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@HammerOn-bu7gx]

What time bubble did that MGA come out of!? No rust through at all! Wow!

[@user-cg7oz7pk4c]

Minute 3Min.53, Kent gleich mitgebadet, schön.

[@KirkStell-mi1jn]

Makes me want to go dip my car because

[@AR-jq1hs]

It would have been very interesting to see this particular car with just a clear coat, no paint.

[@parttime9070]

Lacquer falls off easy.. As for rust , it's probably a testament to keeping it in a garage..

[@Hydrazine1000]

Would it still get a rust inhibitor applied? Or do you leave it as-is for the customer, with a chance of flash rust appearing?

[@craigsowers8456]

My 1961 MGA 1600 was this straight and zero rust ... normal for Texas BTW. You don't mention paint stripping of the doors, boot and bonnet ... as they're Aluminum, will you use a different dip solution or Soda Blast? Just wondering. Great job !!!

[@after5auto133]

Do you prime the car bodies after you do the final pressure wash? I’m wondering if it will flash rust

[@Vintageguy73]

Do you use any type of phosphoric acid solution to keep the bare metal from flash rusting?

[@toseltreps1101]

My thoughts exactly

[@chriscusick6890]

Yes it's the neutralizer.

[@richardblanke5521]

👍🤑

[@Wheel_Horse]

I wish I knew then what I know now, I never would have parted with my '58 Coupe so many years ago. But then, isn't that true for ALL the cars I've ever owned? LOL!

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Can the bodies be tipped over to wash underneath as well?