repainting the outriggers :-(

[Pies]

Any volunteers to do the offside outrigger for me please

I've done the nearside one..







The pics dont show up too well but the top has also been painted

It took a Sunday PM and 4 evenings to finally get that little bit done

Its a bu66er of a job cleaning the top bit using all sorts of tools including screwdrivers,paint scrapers, flattened out 15mm copper pipe with the end bent over,and a hacksaw blade which id bent into a 3/4 circle.This was a very usefull tool considering the access is somewhat limited

Now just to waxoyl and move over to the offside outrigger and then the two rear seat belt mounts (and area). Everything is solid at the mo so i've decided to repaint everything must be mad

So any tips for the other bits? i.e tools etc

[pstruck]

Nice one Pies.

This is a job I intend to undertake later in the year sometime. Like yours, my chassis is sound, but has one or two 'bare' patches with some surface corrosion which need rubbing down, painting and Waxoyling.

Are you using Hammerite, or something else?

Have read so much on the best chassis paints (POR15, etc), it can be confusing.

Have seen your website write up on painting the front chassis. Are you going to add a description of this work?

[Pies]

Im using hammerite primer and the smmothrite,the engine bay is still in good nick just a couple of place to touch up

I wont use por15 as the stuff probably is not very good for my health

One done there will probably be a full write up

[spivvy]

por15 is perfectly safe if used with the right equipment ie an organic vapour mask and good ventilation,and lots of gloves. although easier with the body off i orignally did the full rear section initially with the body on.with the body ofd ,i did my whole chassis in this (ie bare metal areas of where poweder coat had failed) with a top layer of primer and restoleum

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.bolards/tvr/html/work_in_progress.html

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.bolards/tvr/html/nearly_ready.html

[Ballistic Banana]

Seeing that reminds me of many a night rubing down my chassis on teh S and re-hammeriting that RED, use to come in from the garage looking like I had the lead part in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

But well satisfy when youve done it, well worth it aswell.

Job well done Pies

BB

[M@H]

I'm wondering if it is possible to raise the body by an inch or so on one side without major problems/hassle to get to the top of the outirgger a bit easier..?

[andyf007]

M@H said:

I'm wondering if it is possible to raise the body by an inch or so on one side without major problems/hassle to get to the top of the outirgger a bit easier..?

Some garages have repaired/replaced outriggers by that method, so I assume you can.

A good point was raised by someone (Chris?) at VW the other week. Why not manufacture a shield to prevent water and dirt being thrown into this area? Sheet aluminium should do the trick.

Andy

[mel-S3]

spivvy said:

por15 is perfectly safe if used with the right equipment ie an organic vapour mask and good ventilation,and lots of gloves.

I used paint called Epoxy Mastic from www.rust.co.uk because of this problem with Por15. Personally I think Epoxy products are second to non for durability. What also swayed me was that Epoxy Mastic came out top in a paint test carried out in Practical Classics Mag.

I've tried Hammerite on the chassis found the rust came through in small pinheads after about a year. Also, the smoothrite seemed very susceptible to Stone chips. IMHO 2 coats of rust converter, then 2 coats of Epoxy Mastic followed by a cosmetic red top coat (Hammerite smoothrite is OK for this), is the way to go. Just my opinon of course.