Right ive just had my saph painted in its original coulour. Ive always wanted to get the underside in the same condition but i have no idea about underseals, paint ets....

my cars mercury grey and never been under sealed, i presume this makes things much easier.

Im going to powder coat all the suspension parts and paint everything else myself as i want to keep costs to a minimum

thanks paul

 

I would recommend blast cleaning the underside, painting it with Epoxy Mastic 121 and then spraying over that with the body colour.

Powder coat all your components in black, and then you're away!

 

isn't there an undercoat type hammerite paint that is similar to mercury grey - not a perfect match but may be a cheaper and easier solution to spraying if diy?

 

Theres a coach yard up the road from me and they said they could steam clean the underside which would save me lots of hassle.

Im planning on doing the resto in my garage so not much space going on i know this is gonna be hard.

Ive herd that hammerite hammered grey is pretty dam good match to mercury grey

 

3M bag sealer is very very close to mercury grey. Its a flexible anti chip coating, expensive but supposed to be very good.

There was a guy on here that did his series 2 underside with it and it turned out very well!

 

As above some think that wont chip then spray it same colour as car powder coat beam and arms spray paint diff and gearbox try and get all new nuts and bolts this will give you a good finish..

 

I think you mean me.Yes 3M bag sealer is the best.Ł8 a bag and i used 15 bags and 3 tins of hammered grey.Just like mercury grey.

STEP 1:Wire brush attachment on a drill to get it all back to bare metal.

STEP 2:Etch prime it
STEP 3:Apply bag sealer.
STEP 4:Brush on hammerite
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Time consuming but deffo worth it.
Here,s some pics to give you an idea.


















Hope this helps..GOODLUCK

 

mercery grey minter can i ask where ya got ya 3m bag sealer from as im not far from you in solihull i need some for me 3dr

 

I get it through work (BODYSHOP).I think it,s a supplier called GRANLYNS.

 

are my place uses them ill see if i can get some where do ya work mate i ant sin ya car round

 

I work in ACCOCKS GREEN.Sold my RS 2 years ago.Series 1 resto next.

 

thanks for the info people, the s2 looks perfect i remember a few years ago looking at your resto on here

how do you apply the 3m bag sealer ? good thing is with mine is theres no sign of underseal anywhere which is gonna save me loads of time

 

The bag sealer is applied with a special gun that fits in with a bayonet fitting.You will need an air line.There are easier and cheaper ways to underseal your car but 3M bag sealer is the BEST.You should of seen the face of the m.o.t tester when it was on the ramp.He got everyone in the test station to come and look at the 18 year old escort

 

i will be doing mine in my garage but have no access to power or air lines

 

see my resto thread mate (link in sig) ... we bare metaled the underside and did it from scratch.

 

As i said before,there are cheaper ways(aerosols).I.m just giving you the best way.Depends on your budget and what conditions your doing it in.
GODLUCK.

 

i done near the same as Jimbut his cars is STUNNING

 

do ya work for pj rhodes by anychance

 

How did you guess?

 

i used to work for them as a paint an prep didnt like the manager duncan he still there i worked wid mark an pete the painters

 

Dunc,s still there.When did you work for them?

 

you have no chance thensorry to burst your bubblei know and expert at this who built mines back togther and his rates are really good:shockd:i would have saved money getting him to do it from the startif want more on this pm me and i will give you his details

 

it was about 6 0r 7 year bk long time ago

 

Did you drive a peugeot and get banned from driving.?Sorry,last question as were spoiling this thread.

 

na that wasnt me i used to ride a bmx bike at that time to an from there