Frame Preparation

DeLorean frames were originally dipped in epoxy and since the burn-off process melted the epoxy layer both inside and out (and since it's impossible to get the powder coat everywhere, I needed to coat the internal steel so that the frame doesn't rot from the inside out! The first step is to get all of the burnt chunks of epoxy out; for that, I used a shop vacuum, 90psi of air through a small nozzle, and various picks and pry bars. It was a tedious and insanely boring day-long process... I mean, VERY VERY tedious and VERY VERY boring. Whew...

For the internal coating, I decided to use a product called Waxoyl 120-4 that I learned about from the Land Rover community. Waxoyl's North American distributor happens to be one of the big Land Rover parts suppliers, which is where I got it. 120-4 is a rust inhibiting spray-on coating specifically intended to protect cavities and has apparently been popular in Eurpoe for quite some time. Waxoyl claims that even a 0.6mm thin coating on a surface (that won't be subjected to abrasion, of course) will protect the underlying metal for essentially forever. I had picked up a few cans with an order of Rover parts a while back and finally got to use them now. Those Land Rovers rarely break, you know, so parts orders are few and far between ;)

This is what burnt epoxy looks like. It was a REAL pain getting these chunks (which were larger before I chopped them up with a pick) out of the frame cavities!

In the midst of cleaning out the frame. Note epoxy chunks and dust near rear jack stand.