Chassis painting

[S2Mick]

S2 chassis currently away being blasted and I'm considering paint / coating options. Anyone on here had experience using Galvafroid ?

[S2Mick]

frontfloater said:

I haven't used it or previously heard of it, but the requirements and limitations listed at this site seem to be rather onerous compared with other products, particularly the requirement to overpaint with a second specialist coating when exposure to corrosive conditions (eg salty roads) is likely :

https://www.promain.co.uk/fosroc-galvafroid-anti-c...

BOB

Thanks Bob, interesting spec document

[S2Mick]

magpies said:

there are a couple of good threads on the chimp page about painting chassis. Check out Classic Chim and ChimpOnGas.

Cheers Mick

[S2Mick]

magpies said:

there are a couple of good threads on the chimp page about painting chassis. Check out Classic Chim and ChimpOnGas.

Cheers Mick

[S2Mick]

Bercilac said:

My Dad painted our new Landie 2a rear cross member with Galvafroid and it held up fine for ten years (1970's), no rust when we sold the beast onwards. There are better things to use these days though.

I had mine painted by Global Coatings in Knutsford, Cheshire who specialise in blasting and painting equipment for mining, notably stuff that sits on North Sea oil rigs for 20 years.

Not expensive at all surprisingly.

Thanks for that, good looking job on the chassis
Unfortunately I have little faith in powder coating given the state of the chassis once I had her stripped but I suppose the original job was done using techniques that are now 30 years old, the chassis hasn't been re coated for 30 years and I'm guessing techniques and materials have improved over the same period.
Just can't get the image out of my head that once the PC is compromised, moisture works it's way under and blows huge areas of coating, that's all.

[S2Mick]

S2Mick said:

Thanks for that, good looking job on the chassis
Unfortunately I have little faith in powder coating given the state of the chassis once I had her stripped but I suppose the original job was done using techniques that are now 30 years old, the chassis hasn't been re coated for 30 years and I'm guessing techniques and materials have improved over the same period.
Just can't get the image out of my head that once the PC is compromised, moisture works it's way under and blows huge areas of coating, that's all.

Whilst I'm on, don't suppose you know the purpose of the small phillips head screw that screws into the top of the upper wishbone is do you ?

[S2Mick]

88S1 said:

S2Mick said:

Whilst I'm on, don't suppose you know the purpose of the small phillips head screw that screws into the top of the upper wishbone is do you ?

My S1 doesn’t have any Phillips screw on the upper wishbone. Take a photo to show what you are referring to, this would help.

[S2Mick]

phillpot said:

Both sides?

Can think of no reason for that other than perhaps hiding a hole where it has completely rusted through from the MOT man?

Hear what you're saying but same both sides, pipe or wire clip fastener ?
Not a clue but deffo there on purpose

[S2Mick]

TJC46 said:

2 pack epoxy paint all the way.

Post from a while back.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Do not have nightmares when you click on the links for the paint and see the price.

You can get it cheaper.

Where abouts in the country are you ? email if you want to keep that private.

If you are anywhere near the Northwest region, i may be able to help with the paint, or some of it at least.

Totally understand if want nothing to do with this area at the moment because of the present covid situation.

Perfect timing as is always the case with me, picking the chassis up from the coaters tomorrow with it's shiny new black powder coat.
The more I get into this project, the more convinced i am that I'll go original where possible as Trev's engineers built it the way it was built for a reason.
Total bugger too as I'm in Crewe next week and would happily have dropped in for a tin of the "right" stuff.
Thanks so much for your offer, I take it you've done an S from the ground up too ?
Best
Mick

[S2Mick]

S2Mick said:

Perfect timing as is always the case with me, picking the chassis up from the coaters tomorrow with it's shiny new black powder coat.
The more I get into this project, the more convinced i am that I'll go original where possible as Trev's engineers built it the way it was built for a reason.
Total bugger too as I'm in Crewe next week and would happily have dropped in for a tin of the "right" stuff.
Thanks so much for your offer, I take it you've done an S from the ground up too ?
Best
Mick

Just checked your profile, was the resto on the Chim or on an S ?

[S2Mick]

Thanks all for suggestions and advice.
The more I get into this restoration, the more I think I'm going to try and return everything to standard where possible.
To that end, I had the repaired chassis powder coated in it's original black and it came back last weekend.
Thanks to Charlie at Starlight Coatings just off the bottom of Edinburgh
Now the fun begins !