Shot blasting and painting recommendation.
Shot blasting and painting recommendation.
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Colin Blues2

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2,541 posts

286 months

Friday 22nd October 2004
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I've just got these home and I want to get them cleaned up and painted - can anyone recommend a place to shot-blast and paint them? Somewhere reasonably close to Bracknell.

I can't be a***d to sand and paint them myself. It's enough work doing the chassis on the tiv which is why I bought them.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7926868554&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT#ebayphotohosting

Thanks

ian8542

615 posts

281 months

Friday 22nd October 2004
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You might be better getting them galvanized, it will certainly outlast the paint (knocks etc).
The process may involve an acid dip which will shift the rust.
Any people out there know?

jayjay

470 posts

273 months

Friday 22nd October 2004
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They were a bargin.

wedg1e

27,034 posts

294 months

Friday 22nd October 2004
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jayjay said:

They were a bargin.



Bloody right! I couldn't buy the materials to fabricate those for that sort of money.
Still, I like the design, may be a bit of plagiarism in the pipeline...

Ian

davidd

6,713 posts

313 months

Friday 22nd October 2004
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ian8542 said:
You might be better getting them galvanized, it will certainly outlast the paint (knocks etc).
The process may involve an acid dip which will shift the rust.
Any people out there know?


I had the chassis of my M galvanised, was about £120 from what I remember. They did shot blast if first.

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Colin Blues2

Original Poster:

2,541 posts

286 months

Friday 22nd October 2004
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wedg1e said:

jayjay said:

They were a bargin.




Bloody right! I couldn't buy the materials to fabricate those for that sort of money.
Still, I like the design, may be a bit of plagiarism in the pipeline...

Ian




I was expecting to have to go much higher. They need a bit of work though. The two upright thingys are like hydraulic dampers I think they are supposed to control the rocking action, but one of them is seized I think. Didn't get home with them until 11pm last night so haven't had a good look around yet.

If you want any details I can take some photo's and send them if you like.

wedg1e

27,034 posts

294 months

Friday 22nd October 2004
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Colin Blues2 said:

wedg1e said:


jayjay said:

They were a bargin.





Bloody right! I couldn't buy the materials to fabricate those for that sort of money.
Still, I like the design, may be a bit of plagiarism in the pipeline...

Ian





I was expecting to have to go much higher. They need a bit of work though. The two upright thingys are like hydraulic dampers I think they are supposed to control the rocking action, but one of them is seized I think. Didn't get home with them until 11pm last night so haven't had a good look around yet.

If you want any details I can take some photo's and send them if you like.


Here at Wedg1e Villas, space isn't that much of a problem. Nor, come to that, are nagging wimmin
Much as I'd like a 2 or 4-poster lift, the neighbours wouldn't.
However I'm getting a little long on the tooth for crawling under sports cars with less ground clearance than an ant's whatsit, and something along the lines of your seesaw would do nicely