robertst
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 12:47 PM |
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chassis storage
i'm starting classes now, and i will have to pause my build until december. right now i have left the chassis outside for one week covered with
a plastic and it developed surface rust all over. (although i guess things dont rust as much here as they do in the UK)
people tell me i should paint the chassis with hammerite so it does not keep on rusting, but the problem is i am far from finishing the welding, and
grinding. i need to finish the brackets, gearbox mount, steering mount, and various bits and bobs.
do you reccomend painting the chassis and then filing bits off wherever i need to weld again? i already had bought a 5litre black hammerite paint can
but got nowhere near to the paining stage.
is there something else i could use to keep the bare chassis from rusting? maybe grease, but that is far too difficult to take off later...
cheers
Tom
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cct7kitcars
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 01:14 PM |
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we build a lot of chassis so what we do is wash them with a cleaner which leaves a slight coating on them the we just wrap them for storage we get a
little surface rust but it clkeans off with a bit of wire wool
and why paint it in hammerite powder coating is not expensive
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, Chardonnay in one hand, Tequila in the other, body bearing battle scars and totally worn out, screaming- WOO HOO!! What a Ride!
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ned
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 01:21 PM |
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i believe por (available from frosts) do a weld through primer that would give you some rust protection but even if you don't want to get it
powder coated sand/shot blasting is the easiest way to get the chassis cleaned ready for painting when the time comes.
Ned.
ps or wipe the chassis over with some thick oil or grease which should stop teh rust getting through then simply wipe off before welding later on.
[Edited on 21/8/06 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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robertst
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 01:45 PM |
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powder coating will probably happen once EVERYTHING is in the correct place on the chassis... meanwhile, was thinking paint would be a cheap temporary
solution...
ned... would WD 40 work? olive oil?
thanks
Tom
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 01:49 PM |
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You can get storage oils/greases - the steel you buy usually comes covered in it. Filthy stuff, but it works!
David
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 02:19 PM |
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I might be tempted to try weld through primer if it's going to be standing for a while... Though grease/oil might be more convenent as surface
prep is not a problem!
[Edited on 21/8/06 by Bluemoon]
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johnemms
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 03:46 PM |
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Big can of wd40 worked for me.............
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daKlone
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 03:56 PM |
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I might be remembering wrong, but I'm sure someone told me that primer is hygroscopic and shouldn't be left bare as it actually promotes
rust.
I'd have thought a light coating of machine oil would do the trick.
dK
Winter is coming...
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 08:44 PM |
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A primer is designed to pick up the first liquid that it comes into contact with - if thats water, then you get rust.
I would use waxoyl, wipe off with parafin when you are ready
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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