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Oct 18, 2006 12:37:17 GMT
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Hi all I want to spruce up the apperence of the rear beam axle and x-member and other components on my car. I want a factory finish and would prefer to use a aresol can as opposed to bruch on as I want a smooth finish et. Can anyone tell me a good paint they have used?? I can see whats in Halfords etc but I don't want to waste my time on spraying if its curse word paint etc. i want to paint the following Rear axel rear link bars xmember steering rack lower arms steering knuckles propshaft cheers Adam  |
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Oct 18, 2006 12:38:18 GMT
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Hammerite?
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Oct 18, 2006 12:39:12 GMT
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check frosts.
they sell POR 15
they do a chassis paint and other such suitable products.
not sure if any of them are spray on.
Id go brush on if i was you anyway.
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Oct 18, 2006 12:39:43 GMT
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i vote hammerite aswell, its bloody great stuff, u can paint anything with it, apart from childrens faces
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Oct 18, 2006 12:54:40 GMT
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u can paint anything with it, apart from childrens faces Maybe I should buy the Hammerite primer first??  maybe then... See I was thinking Hammerite aswell and I know you cant see the underside of most cars bt I just don't like the brushed on look that hammerite gives. I want a very smooth finish and I don't want it too glossy. I'm I being picky??  I was going to use the enammel stuff that Halfords sells and use that 0 satin black - or will this just flake off?? |
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Last Edit: Oct 18, 2006 12:55:20 GMT by tetsujin
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Oct 18, 2006 13:07:16 GMT
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brushed on POR15 would be smooth if done right.
check frosts website, or the por15 website
its better than hammerite in my experience
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Oct 18, 2006 15:54:21 GMT
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what about spray hammerite? does that look brushed???
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slater
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Oct 18, 2006 16:00:40 GMT
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Hammerite will dry smooth, thats why its called hammerite smooth I spray hammerite and tbh it dosent make a huge differance, it just makes it easyer as painting hammerite with a brush is a bit of a chore. I used to have a big tin of 'Chassis Black' which was awsome paint for this kind of work, Brush or spray one coat and it was perfect. Frost do something called chassis black but it dosent look like the same stuff as i used. Hammerite smooth gets my vote |
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Oct 18, 2006 16:08:04 GMT
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do they do the Hammerite smooth in SATIN black though??
I saw they did gloss but I don't like gloss.
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tux
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Fat Bloke
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Oct 18, 2006 21:07:14 GMT
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brushed on POR15 would be smooth if done right. check frosts website, or the por15 website its better than hammerite in my experience I agree. If done properly it will leave a finish that is free of brushmarks and will outlast Hammerite by years. On the downside it is quite expensive to begin with. You gets what you pays for though! |
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Oct 18, 2006 21:12:05 GMT
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POR15 is the ultimate IMO as well, it lasts and lasts and lasts... puts up with so much abuse.
I'll be doing my x-member and diff housing and so forth in it when the time comes.
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Oct 19, 2006 17:19:31 GMT
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i would imagine theyl do it in smoot satin, cant see why not
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Oct 19, 2006 19:36:13 GMT
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Hammerite seems to go very dull i found if you paint Hammerite first then paint over it with B&Q or Homebase gloss, but ive seen chassis black used at work and it looks the part.
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Stupid is as stupid does!
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Oct 19, 2006 21:48:23 GMT
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i was warned off hammerite when painting my mk5 cortina cross member - to brittle - and flakes off in big chunks
just thought id stick my 2 penneth worth in
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tigran
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Oct 19, 2006 22:55:03 GMT
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The hammerite satin black is awesome. Sprayed the crapi bonnet with it and even with curse word prep it withstands a lot of punishment.
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filmidget
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I too have found Hammerite prone to chipping on axles etc.
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Oct 23, 2006 13:26:11 GMT
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i vote hammerite aswell, its bloody great stuff, u can paint anything with it, apart from childrens faces Incorrect! It works very well on kids faces I find, can go for weeks before you need to re-apply. |
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Oct 23, 2006 14:19:38 GMT
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I know a few people who have had problems with Hammerite / Smoothrite (I like to use the old names LOL) with it coming off in use, especially on chassis, suspension areas. It doesn't like flex. I'm not sure if the people who had problems applied it badly.
POR15 is supposed to be good stuff, I have a tin of it here and theres so many warnings on it its unreal! The more warnings the better the product in my book though! Apparently you can have problems if you want to paint over it. They do a special primer you can apply over POR15 but it is of course expensive.
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Oct 23, 2006 14:20:55 GMT
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Best stuff I have used is Eastwoods Rust Encapsulator primer and then rattle can over the top in any old black aerosol. The stuff is great. I had some of the stuff they use on the Forth Road Bridge / Oil Rigs... Amazing product but horrid to work with.
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Oct 23, 2006 14:49:38 GMT
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Well I used POR 15 on parts of the chassi underneath the car but now I am worried as y mate wants to paint the underside in stonechip paint, but I am worried that it wont stick!! What can I do, or do I HAVE to buy the primer now??? will scotching over the top do it?? Adam Oh and after using POR 15 and it being stuck over me all weekend I decided to use it everywhere else! Great stuff. |
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maybe then...
