Miks15
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 09:12 AM |
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painting wishbones
What is the best paint to use on my wishbones? And does it need a primer etc?
Sorry for being vague but im a bit dumb when it comes to paint
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tegwin
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 09:33 AM |
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IMHO.. The POR15 paints and preperation products from frosts are very very good.... Not cheap... but worth it IMHO!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 10:06 AM |
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How about wrapping it in carbon fibre cloth, for all the material it would use...
might look good with the pivot tube painted gold then the whole thing lacquered, might be a bit chav for some
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DarrenW
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 10:08 AM |
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Dont know about paint im afraid but from experiance when prepping them for paint remove any sharp (square) corners from the plates - id be gently
rounding them off (small rad) first.
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Pdlewis
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 10:08 AM |
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Why not send them and get them powerder coated? alot of places will coat black for not much cash
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Miks15
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 10:32 AM |
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hhmmm powdercoat is an option i guess, Can you touch up powdercoat with paint? Knowing me ill end up putting some chips in it along the way,
Also i want to paint them blue
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 11:17 AM |
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After having seen this http://www.electrostaticmagic.co.uk/ working at the Stafford show I am thinking of putting it on my Xmas wish list 
Excellent finish and V.quick. Be great for things such as W/Bs
Bit long-winded for a chassis I guess, I don't have an oven big enough!
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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mikeb
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 11:29 AM |
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I'm acid etch priming mine, with a enamel top coat.
I've heard they get chipped quite easilly so this way once a year I can give them a quick refresh if needed.
Apparantly applying the top coat while the primer is still part wet (flashed off) is the best way.
I'm no expert though!!
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 01:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
After having seen this http://www.electrostaticmagic.co.uk/ working at the Stafford show I am thinking of putting it on my Xmas wish list
Excellent finish and V.quick. Be great for things such as W/Bs
Bit long-winded for a chassis I guess, I don't have an oven big enough!
£109??? surely worth a go. theres an appliance recycling centre near me, time to enquire about a second hand fan oven...
anyone know how much the powder is and how much gets used per meter square?
edit: sorry for hi-jacking post miks51 
[Edited on 12/11/08 by dinosaurjuice]
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3GEComponents
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 01:13 PM |
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We'll powder coat your wishbones for £40 + the VAT & return delivery.
Regards
John
[Edited on 12/11/08 by 3GEComponents]
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 13/11/08 at 04:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dinosaurjuice
quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
After having seen this http://www.electrostaticmagic.co.uk/ working at the Stafford show I am thinking of putting it on my Xmas wish list
Excellent finish and V.quick. Be great for things such as W/Bs
Bit long-winded for a chassis I guess, I don't have an oven big enough!
£109??? surely worth a go. theres an appliance recycling centre near me, time to enquire about a second hand fan oven...
anyone know how much the powder is and how much gets used per meter square?
edit: sorry for hi-jacking post miks51
[Edited on 12/11/08 by dinosaurjuice]
The guy at the show doing the demo said that 2 bags of powder would probably do a chassis and IIRC it was around £10 a bag (Candy was a little more
expensive).
He also said that they tend to use a chamber type set-up so they can re-cycle the unused powder. But for the chassis he was assuming wastage as
well.
I will definitely be trying for one so I can sort out some stuff on my VFR750 too 
Ditto for the hijack too
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It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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