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Hi guys i am new to tvr i have a 1997 chim and was wondering about the condition of the wishbones and associated chassis outriggers etc quite alot of coating has come away but the metal seems sound is it best to completley remove them and have them professionally stripped and recoated or a diy exercise and have a go myself i quite relish the thought of doing it myself but was just asking what is the norm?
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Plenty of posts on PH about this. Search for POR15, Hammerite, Tectite or Waxoyl.
Wishbone removal will mean suspension set-up when you put it back together, and bush replacement is probably worthwhile during the process.
It's a messy process, but quite doable as DIY - just don't expect to do it in a weekend. Whatever corrosion you have seen already will be the tip of the iceberg. You could spend all your free time for a couple of weeks getting rid of all the losse coating and rust, and prepping ready for painting. This really is a job where time spent of prep pays off in the long run. I spent a lot of time on mine over 5 years ago, and haven't seen a spot of rust since.
Adrian Venn comes highly recommended for this type of work, and a few other companies do it commercially, but I beleive you get what you pay for with this. It's essentially a labour intensive job, and if someone doing it commercially spent half as long doing it as is deserves you'd be looking at a hefty bill, into four figures easily.
>> Edited by victormeldrew on Friday 7th April 20:42
Plenty of posts on PH about this. Search for POR15, Hammerite, Tectite or Waxoyl.
Wishbone removal will mean suspension set-up when you put it back together, and bush replacement is probably worthwhile during the process.
It's a messy process, but quite doable as DIY - just don't expect to do it in a weekend. Whatever corrosion you have seen already will be the tip of the iceberg. You could spend all your free time for a couple of weeks getting rid of all the losse coating and rust, and prepping ready for painting. This really is a job where time spent of prep pays off in the long run. I spent a lot of time on mine over 5 years ago, and haven't seen a spot of rust since.
Adrian Venn comes highly recommended for this type of work, and a few other companies do it commercially, but I beleive you get what you pay for with this. It's essentially a labour intensive job, and if someone doing it commercially spent half as long doing it as is deserves you'd be looking at a hefty bill, into four figures easily.
>> Edited by victormeldrew on Friday 7th April 20:42
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