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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 05:55 PM
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hi people as title suggest im looking at cleaning and then undersealing my car before the winter really sets in first of all what should i use to clean the underside up before paint i got some standard thinners from work to test out and it brought it up lovely but dont know if thats what i should be using also what should i use to actually paint it with ill be doing it by hand as my compressor is foookd cheers in advance also havent got a great deal of free cash at the minute so trying to keep it on the cheap if pos

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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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thinners or petrol same thing will clean it up ,any metal paint will do if your using a brush/rolla even buy it off ebay diamond white cheap anyway
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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im doing the exact same thing.got all my suspension off to be powdercoated and do a little welding.got to take off all the old hard waxoyl and crap 1st.
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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thinners or petrol same thing will clean it up ,any metal paint will do if your using a brush/rolla even buy it off ebay diamond white cheap anyway
so dingla is the standard thinners ive got still ok to keep using? i can get shit loads from work so thats good lol ive got some hammerrite underseal with waxoyl in is that ok to use?
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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so dingla is the standard thinners ive got still ok to keep using? i can get shit loads from work so thats good lol ive got some hammerrite underseal with waxoyl in is that ok to use?

yer all i used on my cars .hammerite underseal not heard that one but im sure it will be fine as it got waxoil in

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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 09:10 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hammerite-Unde...item2301a03587 this is it bud got mine from motor factors but the same well ill give it a bash and al put picks up of how i get on
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yer used that before the blonde moment has gone lol,
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