Chemical dipping an Alfa Romeo

Chemical Dipping an Alfa Romeo Giulietta to get it down to bare metal prior to its restoration.
#alfaromeo #classiccars #restoration #powerwashing #rustremoval #cars #oddlysatisfying #pressurewashing

[@pegasus3611]

That should be an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint. They were built between 1954 and 1965. This video brings tears to my eyes because it reminds me memories of a restoration that my father made for a customer a loooooong time ago!🙂 He owned a large and beautiful car body shop with high skilled workers, in my native country (Italy), BUT he was NOT specialized in restoring cars... nevertheless this customer begged him to fix a Giulietta that he found in a farm, exactly in the same conditions like that one in the video. It took two years to restore it, with the annoying consequences to have a car standing on your way for all this time... if you own a body shop, you want to have these cars fixed, payed and gone in few days to make room for others! The customer also helped with the restoration by providing custom made upholstery and wiring loom; engine, glasses and lights were thankfully in good conditions. Other parts were easy-ish to find. Final results were excellent and eventually the car made to the car show in Turin... well, when the city was still running it (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin_Auto_Show). After that experience, my father refused to make any more restorations! 😁

[@edwardchester1]

Would love to see followup videos to these from the people that work on them next. All the rusty panel removal and rebuilding. Must take forever and cost a fortune.

[@Reman1975]

Ooh, that was brave. If you remove the paint, underseal, and rust from an old Alfa Romeo, it's not particularly rare of to find that there wasn't actually a whole lot of Alfa Romeo left under there. 😁

[@emgriffiths1861]

Had a 69 spider that I decided was a basket case, the new owner had it acid dipped in the 80s and essentially had a windshield frame with some bits attached

[@Reman1975]

@@emgriffiths1861 🤣

[@donkeymarco]

It shoiuld be, if I am not wrong, an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1954-1965). Engine was an inline 4 cylinders 1290 cc with aluminium block and cast iron inserted sleeves, alumiium head, dual over head cams and crossflow design, hemispherical combustion chambers.

[@kennethhancock2433]

They were available in Normale with a single carb and Veloce withWebers and other engine mods for more power. A series 101 1600 Giulia version single carb was also produced until 1964. I had one with triple leading shoe front drums and a five speed. A jewel.

[@IanB22]

This thing is actually pretty good for an alfa.... better than 75% of them out there of this body style.

[@berty1422]

Yup, they are rust buckets, like most Italian cars, they are not built to last. A couple of Northern winters and the road salt just enhances its rusting abilities...lol

[@Gig540]

How do you make sure you get all the chemicals out of all the cracks tight joints? Is there a water bath part that was not shown?

[@Egor-qe9jr]

Yup, I'm pretty sure there's a plenty of acid left in internal body structures. The only way to deactivate it is to dip the body into clean alkaline solution once again, and then into clean water.

[@guillermods5703]

@@Egor-qe9jr and then you need phosphating bath and a DI water rinse to ensure proper rust protection

[@bitTorrenter]

@@guillermods5703 Guillermo with the DI Water spares no expense.

[@louisvanrijn3964]

Acid dipping looks an awfull process. However, between all the spotwelded double sheets and joints, a little bit acid stays behind. You cannot blow it away. This acid creeps to the outside slowly and ruins the paint over a fine line, just adjacent the joint. (Experience) And particulairly there you need the paint most ! My opinion: keep away from acid baths.

[@broadsmilemissmagootewkesb5799]

Hi. Well done for not ruining the video with daft needless music👍. Do you jetwash the bottom of the floorpan too and how long does the rust inhibitor last to allow repairs to take place? Stu

[@BojanBojovic]

Such a beautiful car and very satisfying video.

[@hariberthoffmann2713]

Outstanding work mate! My Jeep Willys 1961 dreams every night about spend a few days on your spa 😴 💤

[@The_Hollywood_Mission]

I LOVE the view of "the underwater" look !!!

[@TheDasbull]

That's not rusty (for an Alfa!) 😀 Really like your videos - nothing like seeing bare steel when starting a restoration 👍

[@msk3905]

Thats what i was thinking!

[@novi0974]

It was later in the 70s when Alfa was using Russian steel.. Said that .. they were only meant to last 5 years ..

[@Reman1975]

"nothing like seeing bare steel when starting a restoration"........ Yeah, but with an old Alfa, there's often nothing where there's MEANT to be bare steel. 😁

[@andrepatacchini]

Would be great if you put a link of the restoration process

[@richhaytonNZ]

Very satisfying :).

[@Rikki-tikki]

Дуже крута робота. Уявляю якою гарною буде ця Альфочка після повної реставрації 😍

[@advandermeer740]

Can't help but wonder if the waste water is treated before it goes into the sewer...

[@bitTorrenter]

It will get treated at the sewage plant.

[@MillywiggZ]

3:58 Got some guy in here lost at sea hahaa! I think it’s He-Man or something.

[@lendog203]

I agree 100%... there's something about this that's really satisfying to watch. Great video too! Thank you.

[@back2basics597]

Your videos like sand blasting and laser cleaning never gets old. It's always satisfying to watch like scratching on a pesky itch. Love them.

[@PhantomMark]

What is the volume of those acid baths ? and how much does it cost to fill one with the correct acids etc ?? very cool :)

[@bitTorrenter]

Yes, I'm interested in what is the new chemical he's talking about.

[@artpassat360]

Раствор: - вода 95% - сульфат аммония 5% - температурный контроллер (температура воды в пределах 75-80 градусов Цельсия - система перемешивания воды - напряжение постоянное + 220В один повод на ванну, а второй на кузов. В итоге 5 минут и краски нет Потребляемая мощность на такой кузов примерно 1 мега Ватт👍😏

[@michaelovitch]

The skull was a nice touch,it's better than the toys here and there. Do you filter the fluids sometimes,or just replace them ?

[@minute_of_dangle]

Thanks lol. We spike them for a while and then have to replace them. The big alkaline tank lasted about 5 yrs with just being spiked every so often. But we filter them out for disposal. Then pump them into evaporation tanks neutralize them and evaporate all the water out.

[@michaelovitch]

@@minute_of_dangle Ok,thank you.

[@timp.9582]

I’m surprised there was still a car left after coming out of the pot

[@BrunoSantos-pv9tp]

Very cool 😁👍

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

"Goulda" Cheese has holes in it too...

[@palletcolorato]

Do you follow up with a link after restoration?

[@drubradley8821]

I'm sure you already have the ability to get large chemical dipping tanks, but, just in case you don't have this contact for custom manufactured to suit your needs, I used to work at a company called (APR) which is "Allen Plastics Repair" in a city called Fort Wayne, Indiana. From something the size of a shoe box, to tanks "liquid holding vessels" the size of 30 foot wide, 75 foot long, 12 foot high. And with special provision's large sections can be manufactured in house, shipped to the site, to finish assembling as a super structure the size of a house, granted, that not what you need, but just saying, I got one heck of an education working there for what those folks can do. They also do drop in liners that are laser scanned off of the metal or concrete structure, so the liners drop right in but fit snuggly. Materials like HDPP, HDPE, as a common material, in sheet thicknesses from 1/8" wall on smaller units and drop in replacement liners to stand alone self supporting vessels of dual walls of 3" thick sheets, X 2 layers, with vertical and horizontal styles and ribs for the super large units. Upper shelf ledges, walking planks crowns, thermal bonded or mechanical fastened plumbing for fills/drains, just an amazing company. Now, prices, I have no clue, let alone, in today's economy, I am sorry, but, more than anything, letting you know, those folks specialize in liquid holding tank manufacturing. Their engineers are not only as smart as they come for the design of the mechanics of pros & cons they are exceptionally great with chemical engineering as well. They run with all the standard required certifications for industry, and serve not only the US's auto manufacturers like the tanks for flipping the whole dang chassis 360 degrees twice in one long tank system X each phase of E-coating and all that goes into that multi million dollar process of an assembly line. I really enjoyed watching these videos, very addicting...lol

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

Try landscape view...rather than portrait view on your phone, please.

[@mikedx2706]

That is a 1960 to 1962 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint. Also known as a 101 Series car, because of the somewhat larger tail light fins/housings compared to the earlier 1950's Giulietta cars (a/k/a 750 Series). I used to own a 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint. It was my first car! This was a 1300cc engined car. That last ones with the 1600cc engines had a more rectangular shaped instrument panel pod for the gauges.

[@harrymattah418]

KZbin got me into this video. Very interesting to see a profesional work. By the way, your US English pronounciation is absolutely clear and distinct for my French ears. You've ot a very nice diction.

[@naturekid95240129]

What is your job title? I’d like to look for similar work in my area it looks very worthy I’m my effort.

[@TranscendentalAirwaves]

So now what's the next step to stop it immediately rusting though? Does it get a quick primer or?

[@ian74747]

How about the underside?

[@greenwolf401]

I like your videos and the power washing is like ASMR for me, but I'm curious about what the undercarriage of the vehicles look like and how you wash that?

[@a-fl-man640]

we used to get race cars dipped and stripped by redi-strip. stationed in germany early 70s, owned two alfas, a 1300 jr and a 1750 GTV. not the most dependable cars. 1300 was ok, 1750 was a maintenance hog.

[@JayMaverick]

Really cool videos. But honestly I hope you will get a better camera, this portrait mode stuff doesn't do justice to your content.

[@pghgeo816]

I love the videos you have 26k subs and you are getting 100k plus views. Time to get do better than your phone. Buy a camera and some better lights until then hold the camera horizontally. You can afford it now.

[@cinemaipswich4636]

When I was young, I was told Alfa Romero was a "mechanics car". You had to know about every aspect of the car long before you even tried to buy one. For 50 years everyone has known this folly. Only if you were Italian, would you dare to buy one.

[@MichaelSmith-kr9qw]

That Alfa is pretty solid which is hard to believe especially one from that era.

[@tancuongle4222]

thể tích dung dịch đó là bao nhiêu? mình cần mua bạn nhé!

[@peterrivney552]

Doping does a nice job but washing down afterwards Getty into hard to reach places I think would be a concern making sure you get all the acid off it then applying water to wash off the acid would it start rusting again right away before you put the epoxy primer on it ???

[@51pogo]

In some of his videos he shows the car s being dipped in a acid neutralizer of some sort. Not sure how effective that is years later.

[@christophresmerowski1824]

What's the deal with the 1/4 size video - can't afford a full picture?

[@etinkhamJ]

What chemicals eat paint and rust, but not rope? I'm amazed you don't have to use chains.

[@atrem7942]

You got lucky with an Alfa in this good of condition, even the cars in the adds rusted a way in those days.and yes it was that bad.

[@kingdomrains]

A giant open vat of acid..... This is how super villains are made.

[@lucamazzei5665]

Very very beautiful alfa romeo

[@rockhammer3297]

Nice video but I wish you would have recorded in Landscape and not portrait.

[@gplusgplus2286]

Will this hot bath also take care of a human body as well as a car one? Asking for a friend.

[@jakerpast]

At 4:07 . Is that a skull in the acid? I'm not going crazy, right?

[@user-wj6gd2to3e]

What happens inside box sections, door pillars, sills etc, that have the paint taken off and are left bare metal? Isn't that going to be rust prone?

[@bitTorrenter]

They can put it back into the alkaline bath to neutralise any acid.

[@konardkonrado7755]

this vehicle is so damaged how they repair thois steel with so many small holes ....

[@landscapeone2957]

You don't show what happened to the car after dipping, that's a loss of interest.

[@jbthor9032]

What year were those cars made? Cool looking ride. 😎 👍

[@autofanaticcars]

bondo flakes, do you need to use a turbo nozzle to get the residue off and what PSI are you shooting the body at curious?

[@minute_of_dangle]

I find the turbo tip to work the best because it rips and tears at bondo. Hits from multiple angles fast. I use 2 other tips but not in videos. A 360*nozzle for inside blind holes and to pull through frames and panels, and a 0* for soundproofing and very thick bondo. We had a 4000psi one but it broke now I’m using 3000psi

[@autofanaticcars]

@@minute_of_dangle cool to know please post info on your company we may have a project to ship to you for stripping very soon

[@minute_of_dangle]

@@autofanaticcars sweeet! 3schemicals llc here’s the shop number [phone]

[@TheJayair]

I thought he stopped shooting vertically.

[@wageslaveuranus9596]

You should've left it marinate untill it got mouth tender.

[@ligase75]

The water table in that area must be stupefyingly bad.

[@blackgoldestates172]

thanks but what a shame its in vertical mode hard to see anything

[@mikedx2706]

WOW! Lots of rust out in the trunk mounted battery area.

[@teamidris]

Wow were they brave sending an Alfa to be acid dipped :o) I’m amazed anything was left, they have a bad rep here in the U.K. :D

[@gren509]

LANDSCAPE mode please !!!

[@mat4erdos645]

what can you put in the second tub? what's going on there 

[@hpsfresh]

Do you know you can turn your phone by 90 degrees?

[@vampalan]

wondering how the bottom of the car is washed?

[@nigel900]

Very nice. 👍🏻

[@vladnickul]

I know in some modern cars they put some "rubbery thing" between the panels and then spot weld them. I was wondering how this treatment handles a thing like that...

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

'58 to '61 Gulietta Sprint ( Veloce) would need to see the engine to determine if it's a veloce. Know what ALFA stands for? Always Looking For Another

[@Uc9uE3pKsS6uQ]

why you not wash from the bottom ? you do not look under at all

[@JoseRodriguez-rl3ch]

Where’s your shop located?

[@Dave-in-MD]

Ok, who else saw the human skull in the acid tank?

[@Davyfb75]

Must be about a year old to be thar rusty being an Alfa

[@tracyblack9983]

Can an aluminum car be dipped as well as metal?

[@kentanderson8575]

"Rusting through a little."? 😂

[@Davyfb75]

Lovely cars though.

[@NovaniPA]

rotate your camera to horizontal

[@ceconk123]

You ever looked into laser cleaners?

[@andre-rg]

I only will be to work with cars by Art Decor

[@markward6076]

I bet you have a high water bill. Lol 😂

[@PenaStas]

Привет, очень хорошо 👌

[@tanino19701]

YES. AND THE WATER !?! ACID GO TO SEA?

[@Chpow01]

What do you guys do for water usage? Do you use grey water, or do you have to use hazmat pickup?

[@louisnel894]

That is Costic Soda? The 1st dip

[@1marcelfilms]

So when my car is 50 years old i can do the same in the future

[@maloyaircraft1174]

Website? Need my E body dipped

[@carldavis721]

What did you do to preserve the aluminum billets that are inside the front frame members? ...... car will fold up if those were damaged.

[@LS1LE]

I’m so glad you started filming in landscape - the view from inside the tank was awesome

[@studiocalder818]

Giulietta Sprint 😋😘

[@McGyver0479]

C'è il video del restauro? Ottimo lavoro

[@blue32nu]

Can a rusty old car use this to removed the rust? As in something sitting in a field for 50 years. As in remove the rust completely?

[@tombrown7449]

where are you located ,I have a TR6 that needs to be dipped. Cost?Thanks

[@goblinmaster342]

I'm surprised it didn't completely disintegrate, like every Alfa does

[@devernpinnock8176]

Need to make your videos longer take us through all the processes of dipping and pressure washing make the videos at least like 20 minutes or something please?

[@johnsoothe3202]

I think they stopped making this model in 63 It was finally known as a Giulia before the 105

[@johnjones4825]

Correction, this body style was always the Giulietta.

[@johnsoothe3202]

@@johnjones4825 The original 1300cc was giulietta then it became a 1600 unit same shape renamed giulia.. Then finally 64 it became the bertone 1600 giulia.

[@willgrime]

A bit more detail: the original was the 1954 Giulietta 750 series, 1300cc. In about 1958 it morphed over a space of months into the Giulietta 101 series, also 1300cc, but bigger rear lights, different landing panel for the bonnet/hood, different grilles. Late in production it got the new 105 series 1600cc engine, and was renamed Giulia. (Giulia - grown-up Giulietta, get it?). In 1964 the new, bigger Giulia 105 series model was launched. The 750/101 series are masterpieces of design, all the qualities of a miniature hand built car from a real carrozzeria (Bertone), and still treasured by their owners.

[@bbfgarage]

Awesome seeing the car sink from the bottom of tank

[@Huiok-k4p]

Помыть и выбросить эту помойку

[@sopadcaldo5823]

that is epic

[@alexborgessilva3989]

Muito bom

[@antoniocascio2083]

Scusa ma così diventa un amosso di ruggine col la pompa con l'acqua non so ma sta macchina va vernicita ad imersione nel colore

[@robertaldrich5265]

Hey quick question after you dip the car then do you dip it in epoxy or something to stop rust in the pitch welds where you can’t get with a spray gun?

[@kenstrain4366]

That is exactly my question. There seems that there would be a dip into a rust preventor....I dont know but just seems like it would be able to go everywhere.

[@berty1422]

The business is just removing paint and rust and giving the bare metal a temporary coating of rust preventer until the customer picks up the shell. They do not restore anything...it is just a chemical dipping business.

[@davidlawand2805]

mjan if only i have the resources and money to do that to my celica i love how it looks all washed and clean :D

[@keyblazerslittlegarage3563]

Late 50s early 60s Alfa Romeo Gulietta