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I have had great luck on smaller parts using undiluted Simple Green in a 5 gallon bucket. Let the parts sit a couple of days and gunk will just be falling off with a light scrub and water rinse..

Thanks Brent! BTW...beautiful job on that Phaeton! Mine is not nearly as far gone as what you started with. Just needs the floor and a completely new top.

I need to replace the rear seat base and floors in a 30 Standard Phaeton (35B) but all I see in the Macs/Snyders/Mike's catalogs are for the 28/29 model.... So is this the same on the 30/31 models? If there is a difference, can someone point it out or is this something I can modify these...

So far the frame looks decent...there are some really funny adaptations done apparently to keep it on the road...like the wonky front spring mounted in front of the axle, which was bolted to a length of C channel arc welded across the frame (in front of the radiator)...but the original cross...

Thanks! I'm also into British bikes so RHD will be a hit at the meets.

BTW...I bought this RHD car in Arlington, TX.. She's actually pretty solid. Needs standard patches, new floors (of course), a new top, running boards and rear fenders (these were re-welded many times....and an interior. The motor turns over and rear mechanical brakes work (fronts are not hooked...

Thanks again for the help loading her up in the rain! It was a pleasure doing business with you and your dad.