Hudson Help, part 2!

Let the games begin! After 6 hours of cleaning yesterday, I've successfully emptied the trunk and rear section of the Hudson. I pulled out the rear seat, removed all the rotted material and padding (rats had made a few nice nests), and cleaned out the floorboards.

My initial intention was to remove all of the interior and coat with Silver Bullet (anyone have experience using this material?). I purchased 6 quarts in hopes of sealing the interior from roof to floorboards, and from trunk to engine compartment. BUT... I ran into my first glitch yesterday: the floors seem to be sealed with a tar/tar paper combination! About 60% is still attached, but there are large patches of surface rust where it's come loose. I wire brushed most out to remove the loose debris, and it's looking pretty nice.

Which brings me to these questions:

QUESTION #1: Do I need to remove all the tar (or whatever it is) before sealing with Rust Bullet? I want to do it right the first time.

QUESTION #2: Now that the rear seat is bare, should I coat everything in Rust Bullet, or just use a rust paint. ALSO, is it preferred to have new springs installed, or have a new seat fabricated?

QUESTION #3: I've thought that once I have the interior gutted and cleaned that maybe I should pull off the fenders and also clean the interior side and seal with Silver Bullet, and then a undercoating material. Thoughts?

So that's where is stands today. My plan is to complete the front floorboards and seat today and pull off what's left of the door panels (there's not much left).

I'll start posting pictures tonight and you can let me know how the progress is looking.

I'd truly welcome your suggestions, thoughts, and words of wisdom!

Thanks everyone!!!

Woodie

 

Here's where I started. Lots of debris. Every piece of cloth fell apart when touched, which was kind of rough going, but I pulled out the shop vac and kept it running to pull in as much dust a possible.

 

And here is the end of day two. I've got everything that was loose off the floor, with patches of "tar paper" that's still attached. For being 60 years old, I've only located one rust through area (drivers floorboard) on the entire car!