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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 07:35 PM
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Hi all, i painted my diff a few months back and it seems the paint i used was shite. Its already peeled and its starting to rust again Has anyone got any suggestions of a paint that can survive more that afew months and has a nice glossy finish? any steps i should follow?
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 07:50 PM
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makew sure you remove all rust flaky paint zink primer then industrial enamel or smooth hamerite
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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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Shot blasted, panel wipe, etch prime, 2k primer, Silver 2k then 2k clear coat....
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Old May 13, 2012 | 06:15 PM
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tin of hamerite and a brush and get to work, done one of mine and it was mint and stayed like that right up untill i popped it AGAIN lol not got round to painting my current one.
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Old May 19, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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Dont paint it.
Bead blast it and wire brush it up.
Job done
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Old May 20, 2012 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by kevin
Dont paint it.
Bead blast it and wire brush it up.
Job done
How durable would this be. i.e, would i have to take it off and wire wheel it to keep it shiny? im not goimg for full concours by the way
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