nick205
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 08:55 AM |
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Underseal???
Morning!
I have been thinking of applying some underbody seal or stonechip protection stuf to the more vulnerable/exposed parts of my Indy chassis.
Has anyone else done this?
Is it a good/bad idea?
Any comments or opinions welcomed.
Cheers
Nick
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JoelP
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 09:12 AM |
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i havent done it yet, but fully intend to once it is primed, but only on the bottom of the chassis. Hopefully no one will say its a bad idea!
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locoboy
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 09:12 AM |
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Nick,
I bought some Hammeshite branded stone chip spray in black from halfords about £6 for a tall spray can, i am using this for painting Uprights front
and rear, hubs, wishbones, trackrod ends and will probably spray it on to the diff cage and the rear bars at the back that hold the fuel tank,
underneath of engine bay lower rails, pretty much the bits that will be in the firing line for most of the shit.
It is overpaintable too as i am painting my chassis Dark blue and having my wishbones and running gear black, it gives a reasonable finish on its own
though to be fair.
ATB
Locoboy
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nick205
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 01:39 PM |
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That's me decided then!
I decided on pretty much the same areas that needed protecting too.
Cheers
Nick
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locoboy
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 02:09 PM |
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Nick,
As far as i am concerned its worth doing it properly.
We are all aiming to make a car that is reliable enough for us to get some decent mileage done in it, and what we dont want is a car that looks good
when its being built in the workshop on the tressles but after a few thousand miles has rust spots on those surfaces exposed to the poo blast.
IMHO its worth the effort to get a good covering first time round and do whatever is possible to protect it,..... more time touching up the paint in
the years to come = less time behind the wheel
ATB
Locoboy
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 03:13 PM |
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dont forget under the wheel arches,stops rocks staring the gel coar
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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locoboy
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 03:24 PM |
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best off with that rubbery goop for under those.
ATB
Locoboy
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 03:29 PM |
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i used roofing sealer stuff,loads cheaper (free) and easier to use than the propper stuff
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 03:36 PM |
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Do you have a brand name, conrod?
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 04:58 PM |
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any diy type place should do it,for sealing joints on roofing felt
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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flyingkiwi
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 05:59 PM |
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winner! should be able to get that from screwfix cheap then!
It Runs!!!!! Bring on the SVA!
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 15/1/04 at 12:12 AM |
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was that a blatant plug kiwi?
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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flyingkiwi
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| posted on 15/1/04 at 09:06 AM |
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ummmmmm, yeah
It Runs!!!!! Bring on the SVA!
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locoboy
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| posted on 15/1/04 at 10:02 AM |
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excellent, i bought the smallest tin of that stuff i could find, which was about 2 litres!
i only needed it to put a thin strip of felt on my shed after having to cut the roof in half to move it.
Looks like the rest of it will be stuck under my arches later on then
ATB
Locoboy
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