could someone tell me the right product(s) to aply over aluminium to make good adherence? international brands... please, specific products?

I'm in this stage of building:
http://www.viseudesign.com/Sevenesque-28.htm
and want to make a nice job with that future blue bonet.

thks
Amadeu
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Acid etch primer then ordinary paint I believe but someone will be along to correct. I'm maily posting to say it would be a shame to paint that bonnet.

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You would use an Acid Etch Primer. (as said above)

I was just searching Google to find you an international brand when I came across this advice on a LandRover forum:

PAINTING ALI ADVICE!

There was a paint called ACID#8 that appears to be pretty good and international.

If you spray on the etch primer, even though it's eaten into the metal and primed it for paint, if you rub through you need to spray it again...

Have you considered getting the bonnet anodised? It might cost a bit, but would look pretty damn cool!

Steve

I have used ACID#8 very good stuff can recommend.

Dan

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Acid #8 sure is good. Evil stuff though. Wear goggles if you're spraying outside

paint = excess weight. Colin will be truning over in his grave ......

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An alternative which I've used is Etchweld by Bilt-Hamber laboratories

I suspect the whole Locost thing is giving Chunky Chapman a high grave RPM already, let alone whether the bonnets are painted! He tried to to kill the 7 off with the Europa, sold the design to that mug from Caterham.

Another vote for not painting it here.

one more for leaving it unpainted, would look brill polished up

One tip for painting alluminium - rub it down with Scotchbrite to take the shine off it before priming with acid etch.

But having said all that. I too agree it would look awesome polished.

Enough about paint already - how did you (or who) make those lovely louvers?

Cheers

Fred W B

Back to polishing then...

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Originally posted by Fred W B
Enough about paint already - how did you (or who) make those lovely louvers?

Cheers

Fred W B

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hey TKS, you live some 200km away from my town

Polished alu looks dumb and cheap. But, hey, that's just me. I was told to sand with 220 grit prior to painting, but scotchbrite would do the same job. Gives the paint something to stick to apparently.

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Originally posted by xico_ze54

back to polishing/painting... My car will be blue in top, aluminium in the sides.
I don't like - as several pics I've seen - the nosecone and scuttle coloured and bonet without colour.
for me the colour who start in in nose will finish in the scuttle, passing by the bonet.

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