Acid dipping is a critical step in our process. It’s also the most commonly misunderstood step.

First of all our solution is over 90% water. With phosphoric acid mixed in.

The acid bath step does not remove the paint. The acid is used to do two things. Treat the rust and neutralize the base chemical that removes the paint.

Car bodies and parts soak in the acid solution generally for two days. Sometimes three days, but never more than three. After which they go through another full high pressure fresh water cleaning.

57 Chevy Belair car body in one of our acid tanks.