Chemical Dipping a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera to remove all the paint and rust

Today for your viewing pleasure I am chemically removing all the paint and rust off this classic 1972 De Tomaso Pantera.

I am using a proprietary 3 step process. First I will dip the car into an alkaline paint remover and degreaser. The car will remain in the tank for a few days, then it will be removed and pressure washed. This step will be repeated until all the paint, seam sealer, undercoating, and filler is removed.

After the car is bare metal it will then go into a food grade acid bath to removal all the rust. The car will remain in the acid for about 2 day, it will get pulled out, neutralized in our alkaline tank to stop from flash rusting, then pressure washed. This step will also be repeated until all the rust is removed.

The last step we dip the car into our water based rust inhibitor to protect the bare metal for up to 30 days.

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[jetstreek]

You need to show this video to Vice Grip Garage. He is in the middle of restoring one of these cars.

[jefscoupe]

I too did a double take after just watching the VGG episode. Aside from being a different year, his car had more dents in it.
I had a chopped and channeled 32 Ford 3 window hot rod from the 50s dipped back in the early 90s at a place (Reddi-Strip, It's no longer there I heard) in Jackson, MS. I was impressed at how it came out. A little more rust-out than I thought, mostly along some of the bottom areas but the body was really clean and straight for its age. I said: "wow, it looks like new money!" There wasn't E-coat back then (that I know of) so the dipper suggested epoxy primer. He also suggested I remove all the old lead, as he couldn't guarantee the chemicals didn't leach into the lead only to come back later. So when I got it home I torched out all the old lead and sprayed DP-90 on, in, under and inside everything. Fast forward to now (30 years) and I just got it in finish paint. Sanding off that DP was a chore! A painter suggested, with the age of it, it would be best to remove that and re prime, so I did. On the outside anyway. Some interior areas were just impossible to get to. LOL
I enjoyed the content. Now I have to watch more!

[Wised]

That is the best Pantera you will ever see. Italian cars of the 70's were total rust buckets. A superb find of a unique very rare "super car".

[HangaRatz]

What would be really kind of neat is doing some follow up with your early dip customers. Seeing some of the vehicles hopefully, by now, are complete and do a walk-through of those. Kind of an easy re-cut where you could take your dipping stuff and tag it on to current activity. Keep the videos coming. Fun stuff!

[viperexpress]

Hope you keep in touch with this owner. Like to see the car when it's finished ! 😀👍🍺

[beaumontboy]

The pressure washing is so satisfying to watch! I want to have my car dipped sometime so it can be brought back to it's original form once again.

[bradshores]

You probably won’t see this comment because you get so many views but I LOVE this channel. I think what you do for cars is awesome. I’m a big car guy and just love what you do. Thank you very much

[NenJiDaPassiv]

high pressure hose to spray off paint seems about one of the most satisfying jobs this earth has to offer!

[MichaelJohnson-giqo]

Wow. What a survivor. Another excellent blank canvas. I prefer the restoration over the modernized custom creation. Bravo.

[xozindustries]

Looks like what Derek at Vice Grip garage is in for soon enough

[kleverich]

Probably one of the better bodies you have dipped. No crash or repair work, and only really rust damaged area is at the bottom of the front storage area. I would love to see this once it is painted and restored.

[dra]

The e-coat result looks fantastic. Taking care of all those nooks and crannies which are typically missed with other coating methods seems like a huge bonus.

[lauset]

Great to see this car getting revitalized. This is from my era (I'm 74). Cheers to you.

[bena]

Nice Job all that primer and paint came off so Clean. As a Crane Operator for some 33 years now Retired. Grab a copy of Bob's Rigging Hand book, Take a good look at you Rope and it's Weight Rating, if anything you are using for Hoisting, is not Rated Don't use it.
I'm not trying to be a hard ass but I have seen so many Failures, I would hate to see one of your ropes let go and Damage, a cool project like that.
Build yourself a Spreader Bar, purpose built for your fork lift to handle Low and easy. so all four corners are pulling straight up no Torque or Twist. All poly rope are Effected by Heat, Chemicals, usage and age. Softeners on all four corners, check you local fire station, they throw away fire hose, and it makes great Softeners, to bend around sharp metals. Rigging has purpose built eyes for Shackles, all rated, any knots can reduce the Ropes Rating by Half, Rated Chain might be good going in the Dip Tank.
Just a coupe of Ideas to keep old Murphy's law away from a Classic Pantera.
Oh hell yes, I know you all, have Pulled your brothers, one ton 4x4 pulling a horse trailer, up hill in the snow with nothing but Wall Mart twine and the elastic from big Mikes Boxers Shorts But One Oh Shit Erases, all the Atta a boys, in a Flash.

[astein]

Love the work this guy does! Starts the long process of restoring cars that really deserve saving/ restoring!

[cratecruncher]

This video made my day. I've had a couple of these cars over the years and was told they had a ton of lead filler from the factory. Now I know where all of it is. The car here has way more rust than anything I've ever owned though one of mine had at least three repaints and so could use that alkaline strip. This car looks like it was stored outside for a while allowing water in. I hope the owner is good at welding.

[robj]

The Pantera is my all-time favorite car. This design is 50 years old. I remember when they first arrived at the local Lincoln-Mercury dealers (the US distributor). This was intended to be the Mangusta replacement.

[jimcurt]

You have my DREAM job.... making old things new again, HUGE tubs of deadly chemicals, killer power washers, CARS!! I'm sure cleaning up the mess and dealing with regulations isn't so fun.... but I'd be happy getting up in the morning to do what you do

[kafklatsch]

This is amazing work .. most people have their idea of what dipping is all about, but to watch this process and see this beautiful Pantera and now ready to be restored is a site to behold... Thank you so much for this video!

[Zonker]

Nothing less than art restoration. So glad there are people that don't let these pieces rust and die.