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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: 125sweet on September 26, 2010, 13:43:44

Title: Series 2a chassis painting? Which paint?
Post by: 125sweet on September 26, 2010, 13:43:44

Hi does anyone know what is the best black paint to use on my chassis?Currently stripped down to bare metal,it is having a coat of red oxide primer first but i dont know what top coat to put on it,any advice? Thanks.

Title: Re: Series 2a chassis painting? Which paint?
Post by: bobtailed disco on September 29, 2010, 10:21:41

I got a new galv chassis but painted it with 2 coats of red oxide then 3 coats of chassis black (more like tar lol)

Title: Re: Series 2a chassis painting? Which paint?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 02, 2010, 01:44:42

yeap, something oily like shutz or chassis balck.

Title: Re: Series 2a chassis painting? Which paint?
Post by: 125sweet on October 05, 2010, 16:38:40

Cheers guys.

Title: Re: Series 2a chassis painting? Which paint?
Post by: Welshbreed on October 06, 2010, 08:27:02

wot about that "Clean-Tec"? stuff in LRO magazine? is that any good. allegedly makes mud just dropp off the chassis.

Title: Re: Series 2a chassis painting? Which paint?
Post by: NiteMare on October 06, 2010, 23:29:52

Quote from: Welshbreed on October 06, 2010, 08:27:02

wot about that "Clean-Tec"? stuff in LRO magazine? is that any good. allegedly makes mud just dropp off the chassis.

mud on the outside of the chassis can be dealt with a pressure washer and a little time, it's the mud/water inside your chassis that is the biggest problem ...

my chassis is about 40 years old and each time i've had to repair it most of the rot has worked from the inside out, i really need to find a pump that'll flood the chassis with thick oils and a way of plugging most of the holes so that the inside gets a decent coat

Title: Re: Series 2a chassis painting? Which paint?
Post by: 125sweet on October 10, 2010, 10:58:16

I heard once of a guy that putting in expanding foam in the chassis would stop mud etc getting in but im a bit doubtfull.

Title: Re: Series 2a chassis painting? Which paint?
Post by: NiteMare on October 11, 2010, 00:44:57

Quote from: 125sweet on October 10, 2010, 10:58:16

I heard once of a guy that putting in expanding foam in the chassis would stop mud etc getting in but im a bit doubtfull.

and once it does start to rot you'll not be able to weld repair it due to burning contaminants getting into the weld pool