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Old 07-10-2010, 05:55 PM
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Default bit of help needed painting underside of saph

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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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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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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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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Originally Posted by scottyrs
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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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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