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Yeah, I agree. You spend all that time cutting out/blasting rust then all the fabrication and welding always fearing it will come back...some paint goes on and suddenly the world is a better place again. There are a lot of discussions about what paint is best and I've came to the conclusion that (unless you are in the re-finishing game and using different products daily over a period of decades) there is no way you will be able to test the infinite combinations of etch primers/epoxy primers/filler primers/basecoats/topcoats/clearcoats to say 'this is the ultimate system'. From what I've read Epoxy Primers are the ultimate (paint based) rust preventative solution so I'm settling on this. I'm in my forties now with one car left to do and I'm gonna stick with this.....whether it works or not lol
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I went to the barn tonight not really knowing what job(s) to tackle and ended up doing a job I thought I definitely wouldn't be doing. I hate the thought of painting when it's damp despite having my new heat lamp and it was a cold rainy night however the barn was dry surprisingly and I've had a couple of parts sitting in the Deox-C which really needed to come out and get sealed so I cracked open my 'liquid gold' (imo) Glasurit primer. The headlining trimming is also being held up by the fact the metal pieces haven't been re-furbed yet. Anyway the paint seems really good and was dry before I headed home. I mixed up more than I needed and ended up spraying the repaired body areas (rear arches/valance) just to keep dampness off but was pleasantly surprised to find that they look almost ready for finish coats! From past experience I know how smooth filler can look until paint goes on and it then shows up every sanding scratch but this stuff must be quite thick as everything looked great and I've been using 80 grit paper. under-bonnet braces were a bit rusty/scruffy but Deox-C had them pickled clean I should've removed paint before dipping but no harm done really Glasurit epoxy primer. very different from the Rustbusters black epoxy mastic looks almost white to me once it is applied. pieces in middle are B post trims back valance given a couple of coats to use up surplus paint in gun looks like it might be ready for paint ahead of schedule
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Last Edit: Feb 9, 2013 4:29:45 GMT by foxy99
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Hi guys. I suppose I could've bought one of them (didn't think of it tbh) but I just spent £20 on a new nozzle for my own set up and have a few bits to do under the car before I put the IRS back in and I've had good results before with my blast pot so will press on with it.
The metal screen only took me a few hours to knock together and I had the steel anyway so I'm quite happy with that approach even tho it's a bit unconventional.
On the subject of the blast pot. It can drive you almost crazy when it won't blast and you can find no reason for it. When it's working it's great.
The last time I used it was one of the frustrating times: The guy I rent the barn off asked me to replace some parts on his trailer so I got the gear out to clean up all the corroded nuts thinking I'd be done in an hour and I spent more than that disassembling the kit to find non-existent blockages. The thing just kept blocking up.
I was using a newly purchased bag of J-Blast Supafine which worked for me before but this time was different. I suspect the media was slightly bigger despite being the same grade on the bag so, rather than buy another bag in the hope that I'd get 'small stuff', I bought a bigger nozzle. It's 3.5mm instead of 3mm so hopefully it will work.
If it doesn't I'll need to order another product. I've used 'olivine' before which is more like sand and aluminium oxide which is aggressive and expensive.
Gonna give the J-Blast one last try.
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Last Edit: Feb 8, 2013 21:09:42 GMT by foxy99
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Bit of a weird one this and might seem like overkill but there is method in the madness.... As shown a while ago I removed the rear screen to examine/repair a little rust on the bottom LHS channel. The whole channel is in remarkably good condition but there is one bit which has rust on it but no apparent hole. I could have painted it over, wire brushed it or Kurust-ed but I feel that blasting (or dipping) is the only real way to get rid of rust. To do the bit would only take a few minutes but the car would end up full of media no matter how much cardboard or stuff I packed round it so I figured sealing in plywood or something might be an option then turned to some large sheets of 0.8mm steel I have. Without much trouble it was cut to shape using the screen with the rubber on as a template then sealing it in with some Wurth Bond&Seal that was in the barn when I took up residence. Should get it blasted soon then I can get the screen back in a fit the re-trimmed headlining pieces a little corrosion on the rear pillar. wouldn't take long to blast off but car would end up full of media so.... .....make a temporary window out of 0.8mm steel sealed in with mastic top edge was a bit fiddly but all done and should keep the grit out car
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Last Edit: Feb 8, 2013 3:06:25 GMT by foxy99
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Last Edit: Feb 7, 2013 4:05:27 GMT by foxy99
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Can anyone recommend a good one? I'm sure there are many to choose from that are all quite similar but are there any to steer clear of? I'm re-fitting the rear screen on a series 2 XJ. It's not bonded, like the later series 3 XJ models. It came out easily and there were some traces of a black sticky substance on the window frame suggesting it was stuck in with something at the factory. Is Wurth Bond & Seal a no-no? I just happen to have some and it seems suitable as it's black and very sticky
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Last Edit: Jan 28, 2013 4:01:05 GMT by foxy99
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Last Edit: Jan 23, 2013 20:53:15 GMT by foxy99
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Lol
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Jan 21, 2013 20:44:00 GMT
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Thanks grifterkid. Despite being tantalisingly close and there being no logical reason the car won't run I still can't believe I might actually drive it out the yard one day.
I'm dreaming about it but it seems impossible just now....
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Hi Volksangyl. It's a subject that could lead to hours of debate and no agreement but the parts list calls the original colour fawn and the new stuff is a bit darker. I'm definitely keeping the original paint colour (Caramel according to VDP) which I'd loosely call gold but I said that once in front of a friend's kid and he said 'that's not gold its brown!' so who knows
One o the reasons I took so long to but stuff was that there were many shades of browns/tans/creams available from German dealers and I couldn't decide what one to go for. At one point I was going to pick a bright terracotta/orange one which would have looked good imo then this one came up, and the seller listed it as grey!
PS I'm medically colour blind too so I'm in no position to argue lol. I see it more as colour dyslexia....once I get the base colour right I think I know exactly what shade things are.
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Its great to see a piece removed from the car repaired and replaced. A restoration rather than a replica sorta thing.
Nice work
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Thanks MK2VR6Spent the afternoon cutting all the pieces out. They take up a fair bit of space when they're all laid out. I could start gluing them on now but am waiting on some 3mm foam arriving. The original parts had foam under the cloth but this alcantara stuff is a good bit thicker and might not need the foam. I've been asking my girlfriend and other females what colour the new stuff would be best described as. One of the suggestions was mink. My 13 yr old neice said that the colour of the old stuff was 'tights' lol
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Hi richw82. No, I didn't know that about the holes in the bushes although I did wonder once it was too late. Don't need the vice now as both bushes are fully home but I suppose I could try drifting out the one which went in easily and out it back in again. Not much point the if the other one would be a pig to get out. Just read the manual 64.35.29Use mandrel and press new bush into front bush housing so that holes in bush are in line with centre line of radius arm. Press bush into radius arm until bush ring is flush with bush housing. When pressing bush, have small hole in bush core upwards.
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Last Edit: Jan 21, 2013 1:24:45 GMT by foxy99
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Jan 18, 2013 20:28:58 GMT
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Brilliant. The bright green paint makes it really stand out from the other (more expensive ?) cars round about it
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What paint system are you using? That light primer/undercoat looks like a professional one rather than the more common grey celly approach
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Jan 12, 2013 17:41:09 GMT
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Anyone had problems accessing these? I've been posting on the Aircooled RD forum for years but now I can only log in. Don't have access to anything and can't find a way to contact the moderators to ask them what's up. Also trying to register for the BCF but the registration process seems impossible to get past. www.bikechatforums.com/profile.php?mode=register&sid=e5840c82e7f8b9391a6524cce16a13c3It asks for things like ICQ number, AIM address, Yahoo Messenger address and won't seem to let you proceed without them
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Jan 11, 2013 21:08:26 GMT
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Hi camerashy. I have to admit I don't know what that is but would like to know more about it.
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