Chassis painting proceedure ?
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I want to repaint the outriggers to preserve them for as long as possible. The overall chassis is looking good so just a touch-up in the odd places. I dont want concourse !
I think this is the unofficial 5 steps :
1. Scrap / sand / buff until bored
2. Clean surrounding paint with white spirits
3. Fertan chemical treatment or similar. Recommendations ?
4. Hammerite or Por 15
5. Waxoyle
Have I missed anything ? Also, anyone thought of a thin sheet alloy guard riveted to the inner wheel arch to protect the outriggers ?
I think this is the unofficial 5 steps :
1. Scrap / sand / buff until bored
2. Clean surrounding paint with white spirits
3. Fertan chemical treatment or similar. Recommendations ?
4. Hammerite or Por 15
5. Waxoyle
Have I missed anything ? Also, anyone thought of a thin sheet alloy guard riveted to the inner wheel arch to protect the outriggers ?
Yes just about right, the hard part is treating the tops of the outriggers.
Re the idea of an inner guard, a few years back some of the S owners were doing similar things, so it may be worth posting something there to see how they got on. From memory the front of the chassis in part on a S is covered by the inner wheel arch, so it is probably easier for them
Re the idea of an inner guard, a few years back some of the S owners were doing similar things, so it may be worth posting something there to see how they got on. From memory the front of the chassis in part on a S is covered by the inner wheel arch, so it is probably easier for them
Alternative to those is some welding curtain ,cut to shape and cable tied over the tubes. Cut it longer so it sticks down and acts as a little splash guard.
You can use sealent to stick it to the inner wing further up to stop water ........
The curtain I have is very dark green so isnt really noticable.
You can use sealent to stick it to the inner wing further up to stop water ........
The curtain I have is very dark green so isnt really noticable.
Hoover. said:
Sam Gamgee said:
Or, if you fancy splashing out a bit, have a look on TVRmonster`s website.....havent got em fitted to mine but they look ok.
Dave.
I take it they come as a pair and are handed ?Dave.
Dave.
On the subject of the paint to use - I thought I'd try the POR 15 - had to - that many people on here recommend it. Painted the chassis tubes inside the engine bay - under the headers, (removed the headers thought I'd tidy it all up).
What a bloody mess it made; its about as thick as water, doesn’t like you putting the brush back in once it starts to go off - didi,nt want to adhere to the original chassis coating, dried like toffee on a toffee apple stick.
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Oh and it made one hell of a mess of my hands stayed there for about a week - I tried everything to get it off but once it gets on your skin its stays there - good if you need a resisilient hand paint but s
te for chassis's - ...IMHO of course...
What a bloody mess it made; its about as thick as water, doesn’t like you putting the brush back in once it starts to go off - didi,nt want to adhere to the original chassis coating, dried like toffee on a toffee apple stick.
.......
Oh and it made one hell of a mess of my hands stayed there for about a week - I tried everything to get it off but once it gets on your skin its stays there - good if you need a resisilient hand paint but s
te for chassis's - ...IMHO of course...Monster Guards on order so I will update this thread once fitted. Got stuck into the chassis last night & rust not as bad as I had expected.
Outriggers rusted but the factory stonechip had protected the main chassis well. I treated with Jenolite rust treatment & will smooth hammerite tonight followed by white stonechip later this week.
I always wear disposable gloves when working - didnt have them when I was young and unless your a Goth, black nails are not attractive to the ladies !
Outriggers rusted but the factory stonechip had protected the main chassis well. I treated with Jenolite rust treatment & will smooth hammerite tonight followed by white stonechip later this week.
I always wear disposable gloves when working - didnt have them when I was young and unless your a Goth, black nails are not attractive to the ladies !
Re. Por15. I wasnt too impressed with it either and I know I keep saying this, but I used Epoxy Mastic Paint from rust.co.uk which goes on fairly thick and sets to a very tough finish. And goes over pretty much anything.
Unfortunately I dont think Hammerite will fair too well in the long term.
I then followed up with Dinitrol 4941, particularly getting that into the areas I could not paint like the corner plates.
The TVRmonster guards look good at protecting the paint, but the main problem is stones and dirt accumulating in the corners. I ran a bead of silicone to fill the rear gap (leaving an air space underneath to stop water sitting there) On the front made some plastic guards to cover the gap between the body and outrigger.
Unfortunately I dont think Hammerite will fair too well in the long term.
I then followed up with Dinitrol 4941, particularly getting that into the areas I could not paint like the corner plates.
The TVRmonster guards look good at protecting the paint, but the main problem is stones and dirt accumulating in the corners. I ran a bead of silicone to fill the rear gap (leaving an air space underneath to stop water sitting there) On the front made some plastic guards to cover the gap between the body and outrigger.
I made these shields up about 2 years ago and found they work well. The idea was to not only stop stones blasting the paint off the chassis tubes but also to stop mud building up between chassis and body. I bought a sheet of aluminium from B&Q and after making a cardboard template cut it to fit. I drilled 2 holes in the ali. and then bent it into a curve around a piece of suitable diameter pipe. Once fitted into place I held it securely with a tie-wrap through the 2 holes and around the diagonal chassis tube. Finally I sealed along the top edge with silicone. One advantage of this method is that you can fix it in place without drilling holes into the chassis.
thegman said:
Does anybody know anybody in the south east that can do a proper job cleaning up and protecting the outriggers? I had it done at a certain well known TVR garage in the south east and was less that impressed with the job.
I think most on here will testify to the amount of time it takes to do the job properly, so a steam clean and waxoyl is the best most garages will do in the time frame of a day or so to keep the price reasonable.Edited by thegman on Wednesday 30th April 13:27
One of those you have to have a go at yourself imo
All Done. Waxoyle out of a large can with the spray attachment is a complete mess. Even after heating etc, it just dribbles & squirts everywhere. I finished off with a paintbrush. I then threw away the whole spray kit and will a> use cans only and b> shell £100 for the garage to do !
The Monster chassis guards however look good, easy to fit and are well designed - recommended.
The Monster chassis guards however look good, easy to fit and are well designed - recommended.
ESDavey said:
All Done. Waxoyle out of a large can with the spray attachment is a complete mess. Even after heating etc, it just dribbles & squirts everywhere. I finished off with a paintbrush. I then threw away the whole spray kit and will a> use cans only and b> shell £100 for the garage to do !
The Monster chassis guards however look good, easy to fit and are well designed - recommended.
.....Guddo! Must get a set of these!The Monster chassis guards however look good, easy to fit and are well designed - recommended.
Dave
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