Chemical dipping a Jaguar MK2

Today I am chemically removing all the paint and rust off this classic Jaguar MK2 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)
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[@mcashnv]

I restored one of these. The front fenders are actually welded to the unibody and the seams were leaded-in. Never seen that on any other car. They are really solid, good driving cars.

[@emgriffiths9743]

Volvo p1800 and Kharman Ghia did too I seem to remember

[@Mercmad]

All of the different jags of that era were built like that. Mercedes 190SL's too.

[@billsmith5166]

Jag made some of the most beautiful cars.

[@williamharris9529]

Beautiful, but in THIS country they rusted very quickly, especially the wings (fenders). I too am amazed at seeing this one in this condition.

[@minute_of_dangle]

I agree!

[@markrainford1219]

@@williamharris9529 Every car of that age and even much newer rusted.

[@IR-nq4qv]

I agree wholeheartedly even though this particular model is a bit upper crusty and probably too many doors for my palate. Given it's age, the car is still in remarkable condition. This is an obvious full on restoration.

[@RODZILLA65]

This has to be one of the most rust-free dips I've watched on your channel. Nice work, nice result.

[@andretorben9995]

Totally agree, surprising for an english car !.

[@aurktman1106]

Those didn’t come from the factory that rust-free. Must have been restored before.

[@k-mc94]

The freshest one i've seen on here was an MGA a few months back. It was almost pristine

[@ndawgtkd]

@@andretorben9995 Looks like it is left hand drive, so probably wasn't made for the UK market is my guess.

[@ndawgtkd]

nvm, misread the steering shaft hole, didn't get a good look until the end.

[@richardhitchins6311]

Still an iconic shape. My uncle worked at the factory in Coventry where it was built, he may have even put his hands on that very car. Nice video.

[@wadeconnell1493]

Excellent work...Thank you for keeping these destined to be even more magnificent classics restored. In the future, your efforts will be gold!

[@LeeBv9983]

Had a 1963 Mk II in the late 1960s. Bought it in Toronto. Wonderful car to drive, but sold it in LA when I moved to California. Maroon car, blue leather upholstery, and no A/C. For many years in the 1950s and early 1960s these were British police pursuit cars. It's the same model used by Inspector Morse on the PBS mysteries.

[@zog97xy]

The Great train robbers used them too so the police couldn't catch them.

[@bobwilcox1147]

At least now the car is stripped, it will be easy to rectify the main fault. These cars were built by unsupervised apprentices and they unfortunately put the steering wheel on the wrong side! Greetings from a UK subscriber!

[@PaulHambleton-m9e]

An Australian agrees with you.

[@kenem1946]

🤣🤣

[@kavinskysmith4094]

What did GM make Jaguars?

[@alangood8190]

When Britain built cars, had our own indigenous mass volume car production companies that were in charge of their own destinies. It all went pear-shaped because of the stroppy trade unions that became far too powerful and kept striking, poor management, complacency about competition, poor marketing and, the perennial British problem, lack of long term investment for research and development for new projects.

[@dickjones7013]

and piss poor management. I was there.

[@Dont_Gnaw_on_the_Kitty_1]

Fish rots from the head, management and government incompetant and Britain lost again.

[@johncross5634]

It’s a mark 11 Jaguar early sixties through to late sixties. It was nicknamed the get away Jaguar because of its power and reputation of being used by criminals during that period. It came in three engine sizes - 2.4 3.4 and 3.8 The 3.8 being the best of the three. A very collectible classic. Cheers

[@FrankStein1]

Not a mark 11.. it is a MarkII . That is Roman numerals representing 2. It is a Mark2 Jaguar.

[@seanlinne8383]

I really enjoy the videos! Any chance we could see you cleaning the bottom of one of these cars?

[@angusmackay7281]

What a result for the owner. The dream dip scenario.

[@GVLBuckeye]

Are you not stripping the frame? I never see you pressure washing the underneath which is often the most problematic issue with vintage cars.

[@mrpetit2]

I would love to see a video where you collect pictures/footage of the restaurations being done and some photo's/footage of how you got the bodies and how they came out of the tank. Like a summary of a period of stripping and how the cars ended up.

[@paultyrer2171]

Never see underneath the cars, I love the way you Americans pronounce JAGUAR ,keep up the good work keeping classics on the road

[@junesurfdog]

its pronounced jag-u-a

[@true-moto-resto]

Great video on the "Jag-you-are"

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thank you! Yeah I’m sorry. I’ll try to pronounce it correctly next time

[@NorthDevon-d5y]

Brilliant… great video.looks like a really good shell and will make a lovely car once restored…..just one thing… please please please pronounce the name correctly…. It’s a Jaguar… Jag U ar ….. not a Jagwah…. I know it’s always referred to as a Jagwah in North America but it would be really stylish to pronounce it correctly….. thanks…. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@stevem7868-y4l]

Its a "Jag u ar" and not a Jagwar , great vid though, and what a clean Jaguar Mk2 this is

[@fernandoquiceno]

I love watching these videos. Something about it is so calming and pleasing.

[@minute_of_dangle]

I’m glad you enjoy them! Thank you

[@RidgeR5]

This frame is in amazing shape! Its beautiful, even in the white.

[@davidstokes8441]

I was gobsmacked at how quickly the Jag rusted between alkine and acid dips. I'm glad my classic Jag is an aluminium job.

[@draggonsgate]

I've seen paint come off in sheets, in chunks, and plain refuse to budge... but I can't ever remember seeing paint come off like this for you, where it just liquefied. That car is in amazing shape! Awesome job and vid!

[@minute_of_dangle]

I wish all paint was like this lol. Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video

[@davebarron5939]

Looks like they were built from 59 to 69, amazing condition for the age, well done. Cheers!

[@weepair2]

Always driven by the crooks on the old films, fantastic.

[@davestark2015]

Im definitely a big fan of the dip process !!! Its very satisfying. Cheers Sir

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thanks buddy! I’m glad you enjoy it

[@JonDingle]

That is a superb process young man, very impressed indeed.

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thanks buddy

[@darnoldie]

It must be very satisfying to see how good of condition that car is in.

[@z978ady]

Rust free jag is a rare car. Would say the owner will sink more into the car than it is worth even in today's market.

[@backyardprojects9945]

+1

[@joeedwards627]

So what?

[@ThomasMaterene]

That's a lot of work ! Look's nice. The car brings back some memories from 1967. I was stationed below Dallas Ft Worth then at a Nike Hercules base 11 miles from Cleburne Tx. Part time I worked for a shop owner in Cleburne Tx and it was just outside the main center of town in an old sheet metal building, which isn't there today and I seriously doubt John the owner is around either. John had a brother in Fort Worth who owned the first foreign car salvage yard and John had acquired an early Austin Healey same color white as this car you stripped and cleaned. John had put a Jaguar V12 into this Healey and I did a valve shimming on the engine while working for him. I never got to hear the engine run and of course lost contact with John after I left Alvarado for SE Asia. I remember john explaining to me that those early British cars usually required the entire power train to be removed just to replace a clutch. Everything would come out the front. His little Healey was a very pretty car and I remember how low it sat to the ground. I was pretty bummed out to not be able to find the old shop on Google Earth since it was sitting right on the highway leading into Cleburne. No surprise of course, just a little further down the street was a little Auto Transmission shop that I dropped off my 2 door 57 Chevy when the Transmission went down. It would have cost me 250 dollars then to repair that transmission and I just gave the guy the car for his time, I only paid 200 for the car. I once owned a few cars that today are worth a lot. My favorite was my 68 Square Back Torino 428 Cobra. I think I miss that Torino more than any car I ever owned, it was like a race horse and hated anything below a hundred mile per hours. :0)

[@Capochin950]

Very satisfying.Excellent.Like to see full re spray and paint job and rebuild to finished car.

[@davidtoups4684]

Talk about a unicorn! Most Jags came from the factory with more rust than that. That car must have lived it's life in a very dry place like Arizona. Other than the accident damage it should be a joy to restore

[@fredericksaxton3991]

Excellent video. That floor is original, no sign of later welding or braizing.

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thank you! Good point!

[@GHOOGLEMALE]

never seen anything like it - beautiful condition for a 60 year old car

[@MichaelJohnson-gi3qo]

Absolutely incredible. Shame the front corners are so banged up. Just need the body man that is knowledgeable and willing to do that metalwork the right way. Best of luck to the owner and thanks for sharing Trevor.

[@Mr.Clingclong]

Back in the sixties and seventies, my dad had a number of Jags, but his favourite was always the MK2 3.8.

[@guymonty96]

The very last thing you'd do to a classic. The chemical stripper gets into the seams and....stays there until a few years later and the lovely paint job bubbles away....

[@nickaxe771]

I was wondering about that.....and how blind enclosures can be coated in future. Surly it would need dipping in a huge paint tank to coat all the internals again???? But what do I know.

[@sherylryan7038]

Can you show a customer reaction these people would have to be very happy

[@Downstairsish]

It definitely had the original paint underneath, you could see the tide mark on the front as they dipped the shell at an angle in primer to give it extra protection on the front.. Ohh and those floors are definitely original. The ones here in the UK would never survive like your one.

[@Czechbound]

A very satisfying watch ! It really came out as a perfect start point for a resto. All the best and greetings from Prague, CZ

[@admiralbeez8143]

British cars of the era left the factory with a lot of lead used as a panel joiner/filler.

[@ArsonFire00]

He doesn't even know which way around to wear his hat. Bless him.

[@_Mark_H]

That’s a solid car. Wow 👍🏼

[@Steve-gc5nt]

That was very satisfying to watch 😊

[@franknowak1175]

Jaaaaaag. Best quality ever ❤❤❤

[@Steven_Rowe]

There is something really satisfying about watching this. It will be the Phoenix rising from the ACID,(ashes)

[@jimwhite1061]

That's crazy satisfying. 😮

[@tonygaetani1892]

Awesome job as usual. Great, looking car.👍🇺🇸👍

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thanks buddy! I appreciate that

[@billhoward351]

Do you guys rebuild the car: new motor, new wiring, etc? Would love to see that process to the end.

[@badenpobjoy8274]

great video ...l am going to "guess" a 62 Mk 2 Jag love these videos ...cheers ~baden~

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thanks buddy!

[@karlos1060]

I always wonder when you spray the chemicals of with water does the water not cause surface rust fast to the car?

[@GlesgaNews]

Thanks for video. we all luv a MK2 jaguar. Be really good to get some further news on its journey.. All the best GN

[@geo752]

Nice classic car the JAG-U-AR good boot space and nice engine under the bonnet

[@jamesrickerby2756]

Got one wished you were in England? Great job, thanks!

[@lyrebirdcyclesmarkkelly9874]

The white paint gums when sanded because it is Duco, a form of nitrocellulose lacquer made by ICI. It was used because it flashes off very quickly, forms a nice gloss and is reasonably tough. The downside is that it is notoriously difficult to sand, clogging the paper in no time flat. It was also common on old radios, the technique used by radio restorers is to soak a cloth in lacquer thinners, lay it on the surface then place an impermeable layer (eg alfoil) on top. The thinners will cause the lacquer to soften and swell so it can be scraped off but this has to be done before the thinners flashes off (see above re quick drying lacquer). The trick is to leave the cloth in place for a few minutes then peel up a small area at a time and scrape very quickly.

[@markward6076]

Amazing outcome.

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thank you

[@francoisbouchard602]

Nice job sir cool Jaguar Nice show 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍😃

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thanks buddy! Glad you enjoyed it

[@ernsailor9041]

How do you blast the areas you can't get to like double skin, A B and C pillars, inside the sills and under rear shelf? Some places have 3 layers hidden away to blast but the dips get in there?

[@janvandergaag2626]

You are fully right. but you forgot the insite of the chassis and chemicals go in there and not coming out

[@PhilJohn1980]

Excuse me sir ... as this is a Jaguar it's called a boot, NOT a trunk! ;)

[@hanshoogendyk2203]

It's trunk because the vehicle is in the usa,

[@Steven_Rowe]

​@@hanshoogendyk2203 He knows it is the USA, and I think he just want to make the point of being so BRITISH Like me. It is also saloon and not a sedan LOL Also it is a boot , not a trunk. Things get more complex down under in Australia though, we have sedans and station wagons not saloons or estate cars, but we have bonnets and boots, not hoods and trunks. We also have tyres not tires but at the end of the day it doesn't matter. I once knew an Irishman and I told him I was going to the USA and was going to hire a car, he advised me not to as it was dangerous. I asked him why it was dangerous because they all drive on the wrong side of the road. He went o. To tell me he was going to go and do the same thing but before going he decided to try it in Ireland. Well he did and had a head on crash and wrote both cars off.

[@ralphferguson1]

Yes, in the UK it’s called a boot, but this is in America and it’s called a trunk. Do you also call soccer football?

[@Steven_Rowe]

@@ralphferguson1 soccer, what a dreadful term.lol. Here in Australia football is rugby league which really means carrying the ball most of the time The world is an interesting place. Why is that hamburgers don't use ham. There was term used in the US that doesn't get used today about money 2 bits was 25 cents, why and also you couldn't get one bit Stuff like this is what makes the world an interesting place.

[@richmilito5417]

I thought a boot was a grill cover.

[@reggiedixon2]

"The Jaguar Mark 2 is a mid-sized luxury sports saloon built from late 1959 to 1967"

[@billfeld5883]

Body man's dream!!!😂😂😂😂

[@davidbarnsley8486]

I would say the paint is old school acrylic paint that would suggest why it gummed up your sand paper

[@tonywilkes1781]

Do you power wash underneath? If so what was the condition?

[@minute_of_dangle]

I do. Very hard to film. Camera gets soaked and lighting is hard to get right. I have a few videos where I show. I think the celica video, and a few others have me showing the bottom

[@robertl.3074]

I wish you would show us pictures of the completed project once they are restored. Also, what does this cost?

[@hkansler]

Wow, this car is amazing, excelent job, a litle bit restauration need. See the next...

[@lvlndco]

Beautiful old car.

[@USIU-3USIU]

What about the undercarriage and wheel wells?

[@rodplumb9805]

Great video! It’s a MK 11 probably 1963/66 ? Just a couple things, we didn’t see you clean off the all important chassis, which normally falls apart with rot on this model and do you not oven dry to inhibit surface rust from forming too quickly? Love to see staged rebuild and final finished car!

[@barrycarleton4326]

You are doing a good thro job of the top and interior, but there is a lot more going on underneath, more specifically the mounting holes for the semi-elliptical rear springs, if that is seriously rotted you can scrap the body. We had a 1967 Daimler 2.5l and the rot was coming thro under the rear seats.

[@charleshodge6202]

Trevor, do you ever do anything to the bottom side of these cars?

[@minute_of_dangle]

Yeah I always hit the bottom. I put it in a few videos but it’s super hard to get a usable video. Camera gets soaked and lighting is hard to get right. Especially since we switched the lighting in the shop. We attach the car to a scaffolding rig so I can hit underneath

[@richardmills5450]

Fabulously done that matey cheers

[@MachoMateoMuchacho]

Maybe we can see a video of the tanks being cleaned out and the alk and acid changed out. Im curious to know how much paint ends up at the bottom of the tank. Also, would love to see the bottoms of the cars get pressure washed.

[@Andrew.Prentice]

How do you you stop flash over rusting after washing off?

[@minute_of_dangle]

It’s dipped and sprayed with a water based rust inhibitor

[@Braveheart7914-idfl]

British beauty 🙏🏻🇬🇧 why do you say the floors may have been replaced ? Looking at the shell it’s in exceptional condition because it was build with decent gauge steel my late grand father worked at jaguar as a body man they lead loaded joints from factory , the fillers shows work on it at a later date . Fantastic start to a restoration 👍🏻😉👏👏

[@vmlelectronics]

how can you be sure that all the chemicals were completely removed from the inner areas? What is the first acid on the process? Thanks and nice job!!!

[@warrenkarmun138]

🤔Maybe a rotating car mount to get every inch inside, top side ,bottom side, end results showcasing a job well done.😎

[@mcashnv]

You gonna give him the money for that?

[@johnknott6539]

Rotisserie restoration is a thing in Califirnia

[@michelswerissen6544]

So satisfying.

[@gregwelch2459]

Cool

[@cropatrol6195]

In your work, I have never seen you do the lower part of the car undercarriage. How do you remove the paint from the doors and trunk, engine cover How do you wash thresholds and double panels and cavities?

[@pedrokd5439]

Good job

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thank you!

[@juliansteward2593]

Just started watching and every video I wish that after every dip and spray was a perfect car without bondo or crappy body work

[@chev2rcr900]

Great video. Are air pockets something you have to deal with?

[@chrisplace3024]

Welcome back

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thanks! Good to be back

[@noelstewart6718]

Have not seen any videos of doing underneath the cars

[@minute_of_dangle]

I have a few videos where I show hitting the bottom. It’s very hard to film. Camera gets soaked and lighting sucks

[@Mark-oy9lw]

Great video

[@iiredeyeiiredeye1569]

Lovely clean chassis. Do you use a rust inhibitor in the pressure washer?...I noticed it didn't flash rust.

[@minute_of_dangle]

The alkaline Inhibits flashing. But I dip the car and spray it down with a water based rust inhibitor after

[@williamMay-e7l]

Can you tell us what the dips are, in the order you use them? What do they consist of, and what do they attack? I understand the first one was to remove and loosen the paint, but what was the 2nd and 3rd one?

[@joelpierce3940]

What do you spray on them to prevent flash rust?

[@minute_of_dangle]

Our own water based rust inhibitor that we manufacture

[@stewartmcmanus3991]

My brother might have built that car, he worked at the Jag in Coventry for years.

[@andreiv8186]

What was the first bath with? Second acid third neutralizer, but first?

[@cbdrift]

Does your company just dip and strip the shells? or do you coat them with something post final waterblast to prevent surface rust forming again? Or is that up to the owner of the shell? Asking because the video shows surface rust forming after the alky dip before the acid dip was done so i'm guessing it forms fairly quickly?

[@TheRandallraplee]

Thank you for the video.

[@rob5896]

I'm curious to know what stops it oxidising now that its bare and wet? Also how come you don't do the underside?

[@dmitriymedvedevskih6155]

thats cool car

[@diegovianavillegas3297]

What's done with the washing water after the wash? Is it collected somewhere or is it sent to the sewage? I assume some kind of treatment as it's full of dangerous contaminants from tje baths and paint chemicals. Am I right?

[@1BIGFROGGY]

Hi, Does the undercarriage get a rinse too??

[@1GameKeeper]

Do you also wash off the underside?

[@htimsid]

Why would they not?!

[@1GameKeeper]

@@htimsid Actually my question was not addressed to you. Firstly the chassis are lifted with a forklift that does not have the ability to lift to any great height. pressure washing the underside of the floor pan would necessitate getting under it and to protect from a deluge of water old paint and chemicals (Acid and alkalies) a person would have to wear a full suit of protective clothing, something that I have never seen on this channel. Another thing I have never seen is anyone actually washing the underside of any of the vehicles. that is why not.

[@minute_of_dangle]

Yes I do, I’ve shown it in a few videos. Hard to film. Camera gets soaked and lighting is rough

[@1GameKeeper]

@@minute_of_danglethat is what i thought a messy business getting under one of those things to wash it off. Perhaps a disposable coverall like those worn by people disposing of Asbestos products from demolitions might help. Just a thought!!

[@NovaLand]

Do you keep on the ropes all time, and do they withstand all the baths? I could imagine they gets destroyed in the acid..

[@bigdavedownunder]

60s i couldn't tell you exactly on reason i know is as a kid the guy next door had one 10 years older than me and in from 72...... Oh and how strong is your pressure washer

[@windmill1965]

8:12 I see some flash corrosion on the car before it goes into the acid. How long had the car been standing to develop this flash corrosion?

[@rieskorin2027]

I believe the red primer is the original 'Valentines' used over the MKI MKII run. Used to sometimes get writing/numbers or names on panels that appeared as bare metal against the red of the primer once you got through the paint. Had this on some Jensens too. No idea how it was achieved or what the point was. If anyone knows please share.👍

[@notyou6950]

What about the underbody?

[@violentblue123]

its rare to find a MK2 jag as rust free as this. I have 3, 2 for parts and 3rd to restore. I paid a premium for the 3rd because it was in similar state to the one in this video. its better to repair those fenders then replace them, in fact you can buy a whole parts car for the price of a repro fender.