Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 25/3/07 at 01:37 PM |
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painting chassis
Afternoon all,
I have been looking at my chassis and its not looking great anymore. It was supplied powdercoated in blue from Tiger but has now had so many
modifications done that I may need to get it re-powdercoated to get a decent finish.
As a cheaper alternative has anyone used any form of spray paint to get a decent finish to powdercoat and if so how hard wearing is it?? I have a
couple of spray cans of the Vauxhall blue that the powdercoat is based on but am concerned it wont last in the interior (no carpets). I may change the
chassis colour to satin black (to match the roll bar)
Any suggestions??
Paul
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suparuss
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| posted on 25/3/07 at 02:45 PM |
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ive always thought moisture curing polyuerethane would be good for this as it is rock hard and water proof.
it is used as a primer to get a better bond between metal and fiberglass. and is also used to repair boats and seal concrete fish ponds etc.
its about £40 quid for 2.5liters though. (should do the entire chassis and 1 coat should be enough.
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Simon W
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| posted on 28/3/07 at 10:28 PM |
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What about a couple of coats of red oxide primer followed by polyurethane floor paint? I would have thought this wouild have been extremely hard
wearing. Anyone tried it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-Johnstones-Black-Floor-Paint-2-5Ltr_W0QQitemZ230102835648QQcategoryZ57220QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
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NS Dev
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| posted on 30/3/07 at 10:11 AM |
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plasti kote paint is pretty good
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 1/4/07 at 07:50 PM |
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well Plastikote is now looking favourite once I have added suitable bracketry to fit the engine cradle. Seems pretty tough and reasonaby cheap
compared to most spray paints out of a can.
Cheers
Paul
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