ade36
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Hopefully should have some polybushes on the way soon so I'm going to be pulling some bits of the old E30 and figured I'd give them a bit of a makeover at the same time.
Can't really afford shotblasting and not looking to win best at show here, just want it to look pretty and give it bit of protection so what would be best? Should I just tosh a load of Waxoyl over everything? Hammerite? Or sand everything back, prime and spray with something else?
What do you think? (Photos of completed examples would be appreciated too)
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por 15 is ace, did the wishbones and a few other bits on my car a few years ago. dries rock hard, still looks wet n shiney. tis good stuff
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I'm not curse word, i just fell off my shoes
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POR-15 is great. Don't get it on your skin. I learnt this to my cost when attending a meeting the following day with paint on my face.
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'95 Toyota MR2 Turbo '72 Toyota Celica TA22 '74 Mercedes 350 SL '68 Mercedes W108 280SE '03 Renault Clio 172
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Useful to hear. I'm hearing good things about POR-15 on another forum, so that's what I'm gonna try.
Avoid Hammerite. Too brittle and flakes off. If you want a second coat of it, you need to do it soon after the first or you need to wait a couple of weeks. If you leave it an hour and re-coat is makes a shocking mess. I'd rather use non-drip gloss than Hammerite. :-)
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scruff
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Twisted knot brush in and angry grinder will fetch off everything (Finger prints too) but wear goggles, thick gloves and thick clothes - it'll fire wires through overalls and jeans in one.
Then follow up with the above.
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1994 Lotus Esprit - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights. 1980 Porsche 924 - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights.
I spy a trend...
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maf260
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2 pieces of advice:
1. Reconsider fitting polybushes. If you use this car for 'normal' duties than standard OEM spec replacements are the best route. You can buy some void fillers for the bushes to firm them up, but they will still be far more friendly than polybushes which will shake your fillings out! 2. Whilst you have the rear beam out, take a good look at your fuel tank and rear (solid) brake lines - repair/replace either/both now because you'll be p1ssed off if you have to later. Both will almost certainly be corroded, the brake lines probably fit for scrap.
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ade36
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2 pieces of advice: 1. Reconsider fitting polybushes. If you use this car for 'normal' duties than standard OEM spec replacements are the best route. You can buy some void fillers for the bushes to firm them up, but they will still be far more friendly than polybushes which will shake your fillings out! 2. Whilst you have the rear beam out, take a good look at your fuel tank and rear (solid) brake lines - repair/replace either/both now because you'll be p1ssed off if you have to later. Both will almost certainly be corroded, the brake lines probably fit for scrap. Yeah, have heard the horror stories about polybushing the rear of an E30 and it screwing with the handling... But I'm planning for this being predominantely for track day and hooning use, not for daily driving and got a potentially good deal on the bushes so thought I'd try them and see how good/bad they really are. And yes, once the beam is off I'll be giving the underside a thorough going over including a lot of rear inner arch welding...
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ade36
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Christ... that POR-15 stuff isn't cheap is it!
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