Seat bracket restoration question

[Coelacanth]

I have my '70 Charger seat brackets sandblasted. I don't need these to be perfect restorations, just look good and be durable. What are some recommendations for:

1. Cleaning out the old gritty grease
2. Prep & paint
3. New grease - what to use?

I was thinking to spray SEM Trim Black on the raw sandblasted metal. How well does this work?

 

[SlingLow]

I just hit mine with a wire wheel and used Rustoleum primer and semi gloss black. I also bought satin in case I didn’t like the shine. I'm not real picky, just losing some rust. 64 Polara driver.

 

[68plymouth383]

Paint needs a good tooth to stick.. After blasting clean use self-etching primer and your paint of choice.

I have my '70 Charger seat brackets sandblasted. I don't need these to be perfect restorations, just look good and be durable. What are some recommendations for:

1. Cleaning out the old gritty grease
2. Prep & paint
3. New grease - what to use?

I was thinking to spray SEM Trim Black on the raw sandblasted metal. How well does this work?

 

[Coelacanth]

Thanks SlingLow, nice heater box resto. I did mine too about a decade ago.

 

[Coelacanth]

How to easily get rid of all the old grease in those hard-to-reach tracks, and what fresh grease to re-lubricate them with?

 

[MWbirdLOVER70]

How to easily get rid of all the old grease in those hard-to-reach tracks, and what fresh grease to re-lubricate them with?

I cleaned mine out with brake clean in a spray can then blasted and primed after I got it cleaned out and super clean then spray can of semi gloss since it’ll be protected inside of car. Car restored in 91 and still holding up. Lube for tracks, I sprayed wd40 because of the “wick” but could use white spray grease and clean extra off. Wd40 here also still making it slick after all these years but I’m the driver and rarely ever move from all the way back (long legs)

 

[Coelacanth]

I don't think I'd use WD-40 as a lube, but it's great to remove moisture and greasy oily guck...I'd re-lube with a proper lube, maybe white lithium grease?

 

[MWbirdLOVER70]

I don't think I'd use WD-40 as a lube, but it's great to remove moisture and greasy oily guck...I'd re-lube with a proper lube, maybe white lithium grease?

That’s the stuff I’ve used and like it but used wd40 cause it was clear and my tracks already moved freely so I said why not

 

[A70Runner]

How to easily get rid of all the old grease in those hard-to-reach tracks, and what fresh grease to re-lubricate them with?

This is the YouTube series doing it that I followed. There is a way to take the two pieces apart by bending the tabs. I did this and used a parts cleaner to get the old grease out. I used a heavy white lithium grease when I reassembled.

 

[68plymouth383]

Just be careful using heavy chemicals around freshly sandblasted parts.. the metal is very porous and will soak it up and make it harder for paint to stick.

 

[A70Runner]

Picture of finished product.

 

[Coelacanth]

This is the YouTube series doing it that I followed. There is a way to take the two pieces apart by bending the tabs. I did this and used a parts cleaner to get the old grease out. I used a heavy white lithium grease when I reassembled.

I like the idea to bend out the tabs. I'll give that a try.

 

[AR67GTX]

I would be careful of white lithium grease. A lot of, probably cheap spray products, dries out and leaves a hard chunky coating on everything that is like dried oatmeal or something. I do have a pump gun tube of white lithium grease that does not seem to dry out so maybe that the key. But personally, I stay away from white lithium aerosol's.

 

[Coelacanth]

I have a couple tubes of Lucas grease, should do the trick. I won't use all of it, of course...

 

[SlingLow]

Thanks SlingLow, nice heater box resto. I did mine too about a decade ago.

Thanks @Coelacanth . The heater core in my wife's 67 gave out on the way to the last cruise-in of the summer, so time for a little rehab, paint and new seals. But first, an eviction.