Lotusmark2
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 01:45 PM |
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Painting springs
I have some slightly gruby coil springs and was wondering can you paint them (or does it just crack in use)
If you can what do you guys use?
Cheers
Mark
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Hellfire
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 01:46 PM |
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they are normally plastic coated so - unsure as to what paint you would use. In reality they shouldn't flex that much so most paint will work -
if only for a short while.
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Lotusmark2
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 01:49 PM |
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I suppose I could use that plastic coating stuff, hmmm never had much luck using that stuff in the past (goes bloody everywhere.)
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mookaloid
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 01:55 PM |
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I just give my stuff to be coated to my local specialist - he sand blasts them clean then does the powdercoating.
Cheers
Mark
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nicksertis
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 02:09 PM |
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This stuff any good?
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8217
ATB,
Nick
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violentblue
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| posted on 27/8/05 at 02:42 AM |
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a lot of people who would have swonr by por15 a year or two ago are singing a different tune now.
It has its application, mostly on older sheetmetal with slight rusting, as in it was dressed clean a while ago but rust has begun to form again.
I've been helping a friend with the bodywork on a model A pickup, we used por15 on the insides of all the panels and cab, as well as the
underside. however as previously stated all the pannels were previously dressed.
if used properly its a great product, but for springs, powdercoating is a better solution. and its not as costly as it once was.
I personally have an eastwood kit that works great for small pieces (as long as it fits within the oven)
a few pics of my other projects
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