quote:current thoughts and experiences with Alkinline/chemical /dipping of the body or shell
The problem with dipping is getting all that fluid OUT of all the hidden inner seams and pockets. If not done properly, which I think involves some serious baking of the body, your paint will mysteriously start having seepage problems from the dipping solution finally finding a way out.
If the rust is as bad as you seem to be saying (GAWD, I hope YOU can do that work or the project is going to be REALLY expensive) you will have to cut out all the cancer and buy or fabricate replacement metal panels. If that is done right, the need for a dipping seems to be redundant. Your rust points all seem to be the standard spots. You should know the rockers are really three parts - outer, middle, and inner. If the two you mentioned are gone, then the middle unit is also history.
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