Looking for info on how to do an underside resto:

What stuff i use and in what order?

Steam clean, degrease, Stonechip, paint, krust, waxoyl (is it really needed after a resto)

Any tools that are best to use (however im doing it on a budget!), and any pointers/hints wouldn't go a miss.

I fancy tidying up the underside of my fiesta this winter.

Cheers

 

I'm gona be doing the same to my turbo next year, Hopefully! all im gona do is wire brush on angle grinder removed all old sealer and paint, fully stonechip it then paint with hammerite a few times!

Gonna do it in sections tho, back, middle then front!!

Mine's already stripped underneath so should make it easlier, plus im looking at making a bracket to fit on the hubs along 1 side which will allow me to turn car nearly on its side!

Hope this helps

 

Cheers for the advice - hub idea sounds good but i'd be worried of tipping my car over on its roof

 

wire brush attachment for grinder cheapest and very effective
remove ALL RUST
acid etch primer
hammerite (so the panels are sealed)
then stone chip or tetra (think thats how u spell it lol) under seal (the propper sprayed stuff not out of the tin)



remember to make sure u do it in a dry enviroment

 

Cheers guys - looks like i'll be buying a heater for the garage then

 

Depends if its been undersealed before. Mine had tonnes of underseale on it when i got it so i found the best way was to soften it up with a heat gun then a scrape it off. After you've done any welding that needs doing then a soft pad on the angle grinder will get rid of any surface rust followed by a wire wheel on the drill for hard to reach places. I then used red oxide primer or etch primer will do followed by stonechip, then primer, and then paint or hamerite.

Check my resto as ive not long finished the underside

 

Thanks for that

 

I forgot red oxide before stonechip!

 

does stone chip go first or last?

bassboy

 

Stone chip first it seems.

Oh meant to ask - where do you guys get all your paint/stonechip supplies from? Anywhere decent online, - what are the brands to buy?

 

use 3m products if you can mate,pricey,but the best imo

 

jez...where from mate

bassboy

 

Primer (red oxide, etc) then stone chip then paint (hammerite etc)

 

well we use a company called hex holdings,but im sure you would be able to get the meterials from a paint product supplier local to you

 

Cheers again guys

 

Oh - how much of each material/paint is needed for an underside - escort/fiesta size?

 

you wouldnt need much more than 0.5 of a litre of paint to paint underneath a car,are you going to laquar underneath aswell?then about 0.6 on laquar,to give it a good and long lasting finish

 

I think i will laquer it but are these volumes of paint for painting using a spray gun, or brush and roller?

 

IMO Waxoyl looks a bit messy once you spray it everywere but it does stop the rust and is needed

 

use a spray gun if poss mate,well least for the laquar,and the volumes are for using a spray gun

 

JezSierra - cheers for all the advice

 

no probs mate,liking what your doing to your car alot mate,keep the updates up