Can i Hammerite My outriggers

[wedget]

I have a big tin of red hammerite left over and was wondering if it is a good idea, they are not too bad but could just do with smartening up, Any ideas

[rev-erend]

wedget said:

I have a big tin of red hammerite left over and was wondering if it is a good idea, they are not too bad but could just do with smartening up, Any ideas

Dave - I usually use an angle grinder with a wire brush attachment & wire brush to get all the loose stuff off. Also use a screw driver for those hard to het at places (top of out riggers.

I clean up the rest of the painted chassis with T cut - it gets rig of grease / oil without leaving a residue.

I use Hammerite smooth to finish off - two coats are best.

Top it all off with some waxoil - I only use this on the out riggers.

[victormeldrew]

IMHO Hammerite is much too hard (brittle) to be of much use on chassis members. It will chip off very easily. I'd recommend POR-15, which is very, very tough. "Bash with a hammer and it stays put" tough. Even a coat of Waxoyl won't help that much.

[350matt]

Where do you get this POR 15 stuff then and how much?

Matt

[cuneus]

Yep POR15 is the stuff

www.frost.co.uk

Also I found 3M clean and strip disks excellent for getting the surface rust off