Sutty2006 Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 Holy s**t dude!!! Makes mine look brand spanking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 I had originally gone up to my workshop for a tidy up yesterday... Pushed the car out Had a quick scan around Then had a scan inside before pushing her back indoors Then proceeded to tear the front axle off! Apart from some minor holes to patch, mainly just cleaning up and finishing underneith! Tips for bear metal restoration greatly taken. Was thinking Red oxide primer first, then paint, then.........? How does everyone else do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Ideally I'd get it blasted, underside done in zinc rich primer (e.g electrox) and body in etch primer, then undercoat n paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzta Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 It needs to be bare metal, so id either go with a soft grinder og a blaster if you can afford it. I use Hammerite metal paint for my projects. I started with using some zink primer but that stuff is not worth the can it comes in ! So a big fat hammerite paint does the job for me, it stays liquid and wont chip off if you hit it or scrape it. Finish with a good tectrol seal or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 I cant really afford acid dipping (or even the time/money to get it there) or full on sand blasting. I thought getting a wire wheel disk for my grinder and doing it bit by bit would do the trick for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 for the body work, use fibre strip discs. If you use them carefully you can make them go a decent way. Underneath, underseal can come off with thinners, maybe nitromors. If its dried out a paint scraper might take chunks of it off. For the rest, use your wire wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 Yeah I've got a few scrapers at work, that's a bloody grand idea. Can't wait to get stuck in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Can't wait to get stuck in! That'll pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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