Evaluation: Klear Kustoms can bring any vehicle back to its former glory; but in some cases this might not be practical, or
it may involve one or two donor vehicles purchased only for parts. So before any restoration work starts; candidates get a
thorough evaluation of mechanical and physical condition. What we call a (Vehicle Inspection Package).
Disassembly: After receiving the green light from the client, to begin the restoration, we divide the vehicle in four sections:
Front End, Interior Section, rear End and Undercarriage. What this mean is that all the parts will be carefully disassembled
tagged, bagged and or labeled and stored in boxes belonging in its respective sections for future ease of identification.
As we disassemble a vehicle pictures are taken through out the process to be used as reference to create a more efficient
restoration. We believe in being proactive this will make for an efficient and fast worry free restoration.
Diagnosis: After Disassembly is completed we then decide on the best process to remove rust by way of acid dipping,
soda blasting or a combination of the two this way we ensure we are removing paint, body filler and that pesky thing
called rust. Next the body is attached to the rotisserie or a frame jig to examine the extent of decay due to corrosion
the areas that require special attention can be mapped out and a repair plan can be established. We will then spray a
Etching Primer Chromate free a two component, primer with corrosion resistance and excellent adhesion for direct-to-metal
applications. This primer is intended for use as a metal treatment under Glasorit primer surfacers.
This product can be applied over cleaned aluminum, galvanized steel, and stainless steel, or over a properly sanded or
blasted carbon steel, sanded fiberglass and sanded OEM e-coat primers. As explained on the Glasorit's paint manuals.
With the vehicle attached to the rotisserie suspended at comfortable working height, it allows us to be able to rotate the
vehicle spray the primer and reach into areas that under normal conditions we would not be able to get to;
or would be but with a greater level of difficulty. The reason we spray the body with epoxy primer is to add corrosion
protection and adhesion to other products.
Rust Repair: After the Epoxy has fully cured we proceed to start working on the metal so going back to our earlier
established plan, we will either replace if not available we will fabricate replacement panels. These panels will be cut and
welded at the factory seams and sprayed with weld through primer. This process is much easily accomplished with the
vehicle still mounted on the rotisserie with all the mechanicals removed. We have equipped ourselves with certain tools
that enable us to reproduce nearly any panel we need to replace such as an English Wheel, Shot Bag, Bead Roller, Metal Brake and other specialized metal equipment.
Rust Prevention: every step we take is to remove rust and prevent rust to from reappearing as you know rust does not stop. As soon as oxygen and moisture come in contact with bare metals corrosion will begin and the job is ruined. To prevent rust from reappearing we cut open any boxed area on the body i.e. rocker panels, that we cant get at and then we remove the rust so the proper measures will be applied
Seam Sealing: After all the welding is complete we use Urethane base seam sealer; what this product does is offer corrosion protection by preventing moisture from creping back into the welded areas.