Tools

I was a little concerned about blasting in my driveway, but it actually ended up being pretty care-free! Since the soil around here is mostly sand, any bits I couldn't get up were just added to the lawn! Most everything was picked up easily enough with the shop vac, though...

Trunk Surprise

Taking the blaster to the trunk just to see what happened, I found that it actually did a very good job of cleaning it out. This saves me a lot of time with laquer thinner and rags!

Sigh of Relief

Though the blaster worked well on the trunk, it did not work well with the POR-15. But I've found that paint stripper does a decent job, and when you place plastic wrap over it, it helps to really eat up the POR and underbody coating...

Paint Removal

Since I had the blaster out, I figured it was high time to clean up the old MkIII front and get it on eBay. I blasted away the rust and corrosion I found on the exterior.

Rust Blasted

Here is the front after I've finished blasting the rust from all areas.

Rust Holes

Sadly, rust had eaten through the bumper seam. Thankfully, since this is covered by the bumper, simply treating it with POR-15 and painting it will make it more than servicable for whomever ends up with it.

Primered

With the rust removed, and the sheet metal primered, it actually doesn't look bad at all! This should be a great, cheap front-end replacement for somebody...