74 power wagon dream truck...
I got the firewall all cleaned up today. I used a torch and scraper to clean the factory tar off which works surprisingly faster and easier than I thought it would..
Then I took out my disc flap sander and cleaned it all up. I'll need clean metal as I plan to seal up the large heater hole on the passenger side and also the small oval clutch hole under the steering column and also the square hole for the electrical plugs...
I took some Dawn soap and a scrubber and scrubbed all the floorboards as tomorrow I plan on putting a layer of that brushed encapsular sealer around the areas I plan to double up the metal. I have the generic floor patches for the front that I need to patch some areas in the back and in the back sides... I'll likely just tack the patches in and then use my sanding disc around the edges to get clean metal again... I'll likely clean and lightly sand the backside of the patches and paint them with that sealer as well. Likely tomorrow I'm just going to brush it on in those areas and use a little mini 4-in roller.. then once everything is welded in I'll give everything a good coat with that sealer primer.. then use a seam sealer caulk of some kind and then a top coat of epoxy paint...