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Old 21-05-2007, 08:22 PM
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Looking at painting the underside of my escort, need some inspiration and ideas as to what other people have done

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Old 21-05-2007, 09:12 PM
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Im thinking about powder coating all the runing gear as its rusty an tatty.
Old 21-05-2007, 10:33 PM
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Sprayed shit loads of waxoil and left
Old 21-05-2007, 10:53 PM
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I've got a lot of 3M Body Coating



I hate rust
Old 21-05-2007, 11:33 PM
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I just degreased mine and it has come back to the factory primer/overspray perfectly, still need to remove the heatshild and exhaust so I can clean them and the tunnel area



I also over the winter powder coated the front suspension, this winter I will do the back





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Old 22-05-2007, 09:41 AM
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Heres a few of mine.........







Old 22-05-2007, 04:26 PM
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Stunning mate, but not very usable
Old 22-05-2007, 04:35 PM
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Stunning mate
I second that


I love looking at these cars but personally i would never want to own one coz as PT said they are just far too unusable
Old 22-05-2007, 05:54 PM
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there is a way my friend will be stripping the underside of my car and spraying it with a special liner that will be coloured and is vertually impregnable... rustproof and just get a jet wash on it and the dirt comes right off. obviously the beam and that will need to be powdercoated after but once things have been done once and properly should last a very long time
Old 22-05-2007, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by adamski frst
there is a way my friend will be stripping the underside of my car and spraying it with a special liner that will be coloured and is vertually impregnable... rustproof and just get a jet wash on it and the dirt comes right off. obviously the beam and that will need to be powdercoated after but once things have been done once and properly should last a very long time
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Old 23-05-2007, 04:20 PM
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PT, PewteRS Cheers.

Obviously i dont use it when its wet, but take it out whenever i can. Saying that, thats not much at all lately. I think ive done about 1500 miles in 18 months.
Old 23-05-2007, 05:44 PM
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S1rst


bloody hell

, i done that in a week in mine

you want to fetch it out more mate
Old 23-05-2007, 05:46 PM
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S1rst Absolutely stunning!
Old 23-05-2007, 06:40 PM
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Absolutley stunning, but aren't you scared of driving it?
Old 23-05-2007, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by MATCOS
Originally Posted by adamski frst
there is a way my friend will be stripping the underside of my car and spraying it with a special liner that will be coloured and is vertually impregnable... rustproof and just get a jet wash on it and the dirt comes right off. obviously the beam and that will need to be powdercoated after but once things have been done once and properly should last a very long time
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all it is, is a flat bed sprayable liner that my friend has started doing.. its so good all the rally cars are now being prepped using it in the arch's and the underside as its so strong and easy to work with... will be getting it done later in the year will post some pics up then ...
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Not concourse....just brand new
Old 24-05-2007, 11:22 AM
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cossymad that gearbox looks stunning
Old 24-05-2007, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Ford
cossymad that gearbox looks stunning
That was taken after I got it back from Rainbird. It was brand new unused quaife box that I lent him whilst his had blown up. It still looks like that now, apart from a bit of oil sprayed on it from the breather outlet, from the block.
Old 30-05-2007, 11:11 PM
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heres mine as a work in progress









not going nuts as i use the car ,well between revisions to the spec
but i still like a bit of buffy
Old 31-05-2007, 05:00 AM
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just washed

Old 31-05-2007, 05:36 PM
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All look good. have to have a think at what im going to do
Old 31-05-2007, 08:26 PM
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you lot need to get out more
Remember, this is what the car was built for!!


It is not one of theese


bufty coonts
Old 01-06-2007, 05:54 PM
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Ha ha ha ha ha
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Could not resist painting it while it was stripped



cleaned



stone chipped with gravex to seal it



and a healthy coat of basecoat lacquer

should be easy to keep clean a quick jet was now and again
Old 03-06-2007, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by S1rst
Heres a few of mine.........









I remember seeing some pictures like that when you first got it over on MIGweb.

Absolutely stunning
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Stunning isn't it
Old 06-06-2007, 04:12 PM
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FFS - Drive erm will ya!
Old 10-06-2007, 08:06 AM
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Sod that - cover them in waxoyl, and use the bloody things!
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