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LR 110... The Plan
dew1911:
Ok, so now I've got Lucifer home I've had a chance to have a full reccy over him and what needs doing, and I've got the shortlist.
[*] Wheels need Painting
[*]Bodywork needs painting and treating in several areas
[*]Chassis could use a rub down and paint
[*]Chassis Re Waxoyled (Possibly)
[*] Drivers top door hinge bust causing door to drop and be a pain to close[/list]
The Chassis doesn't really need painting, but it's got some surface rust and hopefully if I do it now I won't encounter problems later. So the main question is what kind of paint is best to use on chassis? and is it worth Re Waxoyling him?
Cheers,
David.
smo:
You are best to treat the rust, after a good steam clean, then apply hammerite or similar paint and cover with a good dose of underseal outside and waxoil/tetrasil inside :)
Porny:
Best stuff I know of for treating rust is www.fertan.co.uk
Doesn't eat away at the metal unlike some other rust converters!
Wouldn't use hammerite to paint the chassis though, or red oxide...
Neither work that well and hammerite just chips/flakes off.
Better off finding a decent chassis paint... or just just giving everything a coat of wax-oil when clean. (or have a look at some of the other products on the Fertan site... some good stuff there!)
Must be said... I do like the spotlights!!
smo:
Hammerite works fine if you prepare the surface properly, just like any other paint.
Frosts is a good place to get supplies of good paints, of specialist kinds.
Porny:
--- Quote from: "smo" ---Hammerite works fine if you prepare the surface properly, just like any other paint.
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Nope, still find it doesn't last that long.
--- Quote ---Hammerite Paint is specially formulated to be applied directly onto rusty metal with minimal surface preparation. Simply remove any loose rust with a wire brush or coarse sandpaper and clean the surface with Hammerite Brush Cleaner & Thinners and allow time to dry. Then apply Hammerite Paint directly onto the rusty metal surface. No primer, no undercoat needed.
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Still flaked off with pressure washing.....
In all honestey, from what I've read before - some people get on with hammerite... some don't.
Ian
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