WHO4 MUD Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 i have just had to remove the whole 200tdi engine in my defender (it needs a rebore ) so i stripped down of the whole front of the truck, im going to wire brush the chassis and give it a lick of paint any advice, i was going to just use black hammarite should i put a lacquer on top of that or what is that best stuff to use i dont want to put everything back together again and it looks sh**. also im after a 1.667 ratio transfere box is there a good place to get one from around surrey/hampshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Welcome to LR4x4 TBH chasis painting and protection is a subject that has been covered several times before so my advice would be to send a few minutes doing a forum search (both in here and in 'all forums') for such words as Hammerite, Waxoyl, rustproofing, painting, POR15, primer, chassis black, Schutz etc., etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Before 'n After Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwcooper Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 ^^ ^^ Hammerite looks fine and doesnt need laquering maybe worth undercoating with red oxide first, Thats what i did with mine seems to have stuck well. Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Before 'n After Les Shouldn't that term be accompanied by a thousand page advert??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks90 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 and a court summons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crwoody Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 POR15 gets my vote, sticks like plop to a blanket even on rusty metal, better still on cleaned metal, followed with a top coat of Chassis Black. Edit; loving the word filter / censor thing - "plop" is not what I wrote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony110 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Before 'n After Les just a coment but i brought a range rover which had been to a visit at before n after and had a 5 year gaurantee but the underneath was only half covered (the 5 years was nearly up i was just supprised how little was still left on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwcooper Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 just a coment but i brought a range rover which had been to a visit at before n after and had a 5 year gaurantee but the underneath was only half covered (the 5 years was nearly up i was just supprised how little was still left on. You wont find many fans of before and after on this forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 ^^Nor much stomach for another discussion on that subject so please move on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Any good metal paint will do. The disadvantage with Hammerite is it contains Silicone, so can't be painted over by any other paints as they won't stick. So personally I stay away from Hammerite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozza35 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 2 coats of red oxide and then some black smoothrite ,thats what i always do and as its a chassis im not in the habit of changing the colour too often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I've used Hammerite with Waxoyl a couple of times. Seems to be good stuff. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete3000 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 ^ not on the same brush, at the same time though Les Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eds Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I would use waxoyl straight on to bare metal The advantage is you can see where the job is failing a few years down the line, just scrape off in seconds and reapply with ease. Takes minutes. Removing paint takes hours. New waxoyl sticks and sticks. Waxoyl can take coat on coat and you can thicken it up and dab it on by leaving out to evapourate a bit first. Paint always fails in the long run and can cause more problems with water getting behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quagmire Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Red oxide coated in black Tractol does it for me Seems pretty chip resistant B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defender dave Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 hi all i have tried hammerite with the red oxide before but the best i found is fiber glass resin just the resin it is excellent it dose not flake off and you can pain or spray over it .did my land rover B) about five years ago and it still looks new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_pending Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Zinc rich metal primer, about 2/3 coats with the first coat thinned right down so it gets right into all the little gaps. Comes in black from my local body shop suppliers, finish off with a coat of proper chassis black. I found Hammerite chips and waxoyl is OK for internal box sections and between metal/metal joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 not on the same brush, at the same time though Les Well yes - Hammerite with Waxoyl is a 1-tin product. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Badger Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 well, I know this don't count, but on my galv chassis, I added two coats of high zinc primer, and then two coats of metalcoat. Then in areas where I oil would go I painted on plastic coat. Bit of an overkill maybe.... sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Bit of an overkill maybe.... sorry You don't say Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Badger Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 hey it looks nice though And I have piece of mind (missing that is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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