Thermal zinc spraying, Retropower's 'method'

[Jorrocks]

Good afternoon All,

I'm wondering if anyone knows of any restorers offering a similar process to that used by Retropower when they have completed all the metalwork on a body shell? i.e. re-blast cleaning of the entire shell, followed immediately by thermal zinc coating the underside, and rounded off by then epoxy priming the entire shell? The key being that all processes are done in rapid succession with no delay between them.

Unfortunately Retropower are only doing full builds now, and can no longer offer the individual processes involved.

Thanks in advance!

Edited by Jorrocks on Monday 12th April 18:00

[mbwoy84]

I have a thermo metallizing gun the same as that, but generally only use it on bare shells and use a cold zinc spray method on anything else.

[PAUL500]

Its simply galvanising without the dipping, so only sits on the surface, not getting in all the nooks and crannies.

The important thing is an etch primer to hook into the zinc otherwise any paint will simply flake off in time exposing the coating.

[politeperson]

The important this is to wax the internal box sections of the car with the correct cavity protection.

That is where condensation forms every day and night and it is why cars rust from the inside out.

It is why chassis legs get holes in them and why sills rot out.

Not sure galvanising the outside of a panel would have much effect on anything. It the bit you cannot see is the problem.

After all paint doesn't just fall off if it is correctly applied.

I gets pushed off by rust bubbles however, once it gets to that stage its too take.