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Best way of stopping the rot?
Fuddy as muck:
--- Quote from: lightweight-love on June 21, 2008, 12:43:45 ---Hammerite and waxoyl! where looks don't matter as much(fuel tank n chassis) paint hammerite on thick and waxoyl over the top!
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Must agree. Deffinately the best £ for £ way of protecting the chassis. I'v injected my chassis with waxoyl just for even more protection.
Darren
craftycarper:
i must admit that for my current one i have bought a block of bitumen resin, broke it up into small pieces in a old saucepan, blowtorched it and painted it on the chassis, looks a bit rough at first, but once you have a thick enough layer i then heat up the coated area until it just starts to melt and blends into itself, sets like rubber and hardens off after a few months, takes forever to apply and watch out for drips...they bloody hurt when they hit bare skin...
brixworth-alan:
Thanks everyone- on the series 2 forum the consensus seems to be something called POR-15 'hardnose' paint from Frosts for the chassis- hammerite looks the best option for my fule tank- once I get several pinholes plugged!
dave_2A_2.25Turbo:
--- Quote from: brixworth-alan on June 22, 2008, 11:36:40 ---- hammerite looks the best option for my fule tank- once I get several pinholes plugged!
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Er... I'd suggest a new fuel tank as the best option - under £50 and less chance of a big bang if you were thinking of welding it. If it's holed it's probably like tissue paper all over.
brixworth-alan:
It's only holed because it sat off the landy and in the rain for 2 years- some surface rust pitted through from the sides.
I wouldn't dream of welding one with any fuel in (!) but thanks for the thought.
On the topic of rust.....there seems to be a consensus:
Small parts- vinegar! I've tried this and it works a treat. Pickle things like bolts for 2-3 days and they come up like new.
Big stuff (like Chassis)- Frosts POR-15.- a sort of 'mans' Hammerite, which i haven't used yet but hear good things about.
cheers
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