Nice work mate, glad you wen the extra mile to strip the underneath, a mentally painful task but you'll be glad you do it once its all painted up!
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Nice work mate, glad you wen the extra mile to strip the underneath, a mentally painful task but you'll be glad you do it once its all painted up!
Thanks, appreciate that. I was waiting for a comment on the welding good/bad, I thought it was really good but Then I'm only a painter not a welder lol so wasn't to sure lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Novasport
yeah I thought the same, its only a couple of extra weeks work lol but well worth it plus I'd be daft not to do it after being lent the split/jig.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve
Got this through the post today :)
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managed to spent about an hour on underside today also :)
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Wow those chassis legs cleaned up ok! lol
few pics of the inner arch repair before its coved over never to be seen again lol
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Got a bit more done on the underside today - nearly done now like.
Hopefully if my boss is ok with it - I'm going to get the underside and engine bay blasted by a mobile sandblaster, got a quote for £150 so sounded reasonable he can come on Saturday and will get into all the niggle bits better than me and go over it all as well. Fingers crossed
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That is one clean looking chassis, If you can get a sand blaster on it, itll clean up a treat.
Your really going to town on this one like mate, Id toss a load of valubale rare parts and a nice colour on it, make a one off!
What is it your using to treat it anti rust wise?
Update - The sandblasting is going ahead on Saturday woop woop :)
And to answer scott.parker's question about anti rust I will apply built hamber hydrate 80 to all bare steel then the whole underside and inner arches will be painted with epoxy resin chassis paint, then use seam sealer on all panel joints and seals then under-seal the whole thing should do the job like lol
Stripped rear axle down ready for shot blast and powder coating and painted stub axle's
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Your under-sealing? I'd seriously recommend stone chip and then painting it, underseal is bad for trapping water, plus it looks naff lol
I love the finish sand blasting leaves and it's an ideal base for applying finishes.
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Stone chip /underseal is same thing aint it? I got some 3M stuff I'll get a pic up and see if it will be ok ?
Here is the stuff I intend to use on the underside and inner arches once it's been chassis painted.
3M underbody textured schutz.
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Tbh i'd go with some flexible stone chip that you could then paint over, the problems with schutz and underseal is that it never really dries and can't be painted over, plus its notoriously bad for trapping water.
If your going this far with stripping all the underside, if it were me i'd wanna colour code it while i'm there. Up to you though.
well I was going to colour code the inner arches after but not the underside.
Cant remember if you can paint over this stuff??
P.S I had a call from the blasters this morning saying his compressor was leaking oil and that we would probley be looking at during the week :( I was not happy.
IIRC schutz and underseal are both oil based so can't be painted over, stonechip does dry and can be painted over so maybe a few coats in the wheelarches and then paint. Project looks good though, have you got any deadlines for it to be done by?
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Right thanks for that I'll sell these and buy some stone chip lol what brand do you recommend??
I haven't got an exact deadline date but would like it done before August.
been looking at this it can be painted over and its u-pol not a bad brand
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Iirc the 3M stuff you have is over paintable I've used it a few times
Dries like so
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Have a read on the 3M web site as I can't remember properly lol
You need a product by 3M called Body Gard. It is a rubberised finish like the OE finish and is over paintable. Can't find it on Fleabay but most good motorfactors should sell it
This might be a good read for you......
http://www.rust.co.uk/right-products.cfm
I've had a look around can't find much out. I've put them all up for sale now though and going to buy something else instead lol to be sure lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
Very good thanks, a few things I already know but a few I didn't like - Stripe coating - very useful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Novasport
Hi all it feels like a long time since I have been on here, I still have this project and its basically the same as it is in the last pic lol
I have been buying things still for it though lol and am really itching to crack on again. I am busy re-spraying a transporter / camper and also a fully sandblasted and red oxide'd mgb gt fixed roof is being restored at our work, but still I am going to get the sandblasting to underside, engine bay and inside floor pan then whole thing into some special primer ;) so some proper updates to follow soon.
Hi all I have had the nova underside, engine bay and inside floor pan sandblasted and then red oxide'd to keep rust from forming while I carry out more work. will get the pictures when I'm back at work. so next on the list is sorting shell out for primer's ie area's that have been welded. My lass has given me Saturdays where I'm aloud to work on nova woop woop so should be getting cracking in next few weeks (it's about time like lol).
Here is a few pics of the nova waiting in the potato shed near the sandblasters
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Here she sits back at work after sandblasting awaiting my love and attention, I've neglected her far to long time to get back on it. Apologies for poor pics new phone still figuring out settings
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Does anybody know how he is getting on with this?