georgie1

iTrader: (6)

as above iwant to paint the floor so what do i use primmer ,stonechip ,then top coat ,do i need to rust treat it before i primmer it plus woul you do it in this weather as the car of the road now or would you wait to the weather warm up

CharlieSaff

I used gunk to clean under mine up, seemed to work quite well, was very hard work though.

Then I used Epoxy Mastic 121 and painted on top of this.

http://www.rust.co.uk/filestore/rustbook.pdf

I painted mine on by hand and it came up very well

georgie1

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i know i got to use a wire brush on a drill but would u start doing in this weather anyway thanks m8 for help ps ur link dont work

georgie1

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i saw ur topic on rear end did u take it back to metal as it looks well cool u want to do mine lol

CharlieSaff

Yes it was back to bare metal, and it takes AGES and its a LOT of work - WELL worth it in the long run though

And thank you

Don't fancy doing another sorry

CharlieSaff

http://rust.co.uk/epoxy-mastic-more-info.cfm
http://rust.co.uk/filestore/epoxy.pdf

And I forgot, for cleaning up the underneath, you could try what I regret not thinking of - Try power washing it before you take it all to bits, it's worked for others

georgie1

iTrader: (6)

would u start doing it now or wait until the winter gone as i guess it alot of work so i would like to start getting it back to the metal

CharlieSaff

Personally as I don't have heating or permenant electric in my garage, if you're oing to do it now, I'd try to get it done sharpish before the winter sets in and it's just too cold to be working on it

Thats just my opinion though

georgie1

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how easy is it to take rear beam arms and dif plus fuel tank as i never done work like that before

CharlieSaff

I had never done anything like that before either but I found it pretty easy after reading the manual

redrsmk5

Hi mate

Im doing this at the minute looking at your signature i'd say you have an esc cos click the link below my siggy and feel free to pm me mate, if you get stuck i'll pm you my number and try to answer any questions you may have. After doing this and learning and listening to friends and others who have done this i can answer most questions.

charlies is cool isnt it

Read the link and let me know mate

georgie1

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ok thanks for all your help one more ? do u think a sand blaster or shot blast will get the floor clean of the waxol or just use a wire brush

georgie1

iTrader: (6)

thanks m8 when i start i let you know as it hard asa i do shiftwork

CharlieSaff

I'd just use a wire brush mate rather than let sand get everywhere

georgie1

iTrader: (6)

hi m8 that mastic 121 how did u use on ur car

CharlieSaff

Mixed it up and brushed it on

georgie1

iTrader: (6)

no i mean what size sorry

georgie1

iTrader: (6)

hi people thanks for replys

but what scare me that i go by the work mannel and take the rear beam dif arms and shocks plus tank of and i cant get it back together as i never done nothing like this before but want to a good job on the floor plus i be doing it on my own or is it to much for one man on his own

redrsmk5

Mate im doing it on my own, ive referred to the manual if very unsure but otherwise a phone call to some great friends have helped me massively you only need help when you come to drop the beam other wise its easy If i were you i would not have the underside blasted or wire brushed, if your car has underseal on it in as good a condition as mine then leave it be, its awesome stuff once cleaned up and if its stood the test of time so far why remove it

georgie1

iTrader: (6)

i hear what your saying buddy but i want to put that epox mastic 121 stuff as that look good and lasts

paulxr2

The best thing for getting waxoil off the underneath is by using more waxoil, put some fresh waxoil on a cloth and rub at the area/areas where you want the old waxoil taken off.

The new waxoil seems to kind of melt/ dissolve the old stuff, keep turning the cloth over and it will come off. Then once all the old stuff is off then you can easily clean it.

Done this to a few cars now and i guarantee you this works.

georgie1

iTrader: (6)

thanks m8 i will have to try that

charliesaff did u take the underseal of ur car and got it to the metal as i want to do what you did and use the epoxy mastic 121 as that looks like good stuff and i seen the results on ur car