nick w Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 after much pondering and an ever decresing money pot i have decided not to remove and re galvanize the cappings wind screen and bumper so my question is whats best can i rebuff the existing with something can you get a galvanize paint which looks authentic or do i just revert to spraying with silver spray if so can anyone recomens a good colour silver all info greatfully recieved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozsug Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Wurth do a good cold galv spray can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Young Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Yeah, I'd say something like Wurth is your best bet. It will give a more uniform finish than hot-dip, so it won't look 100% right, but it will provide some protection (just not as much as re-hot-dipping). How bad are they? If they were painted over, it's possible you can just strip off the paint and buff them up with a scotch-brite pad. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick w Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Yeah, I'd say something like Wurth is your best bet. It will give a more uniform finish than hot-dip, so it won't look 100% right, but it will provide some protection (just not as much as re-hot-dipping). How bad are they? If they were painted over, it's possible you can just strip off the paint and buff them up with a scotch-brite pad. Jeff to be honest there pretty good just gone a bit of a rusty orange colour in places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Young Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 to be honest there pretty good just gone a bit of a rusty orange colour in places In that case I'd just go with a scotch-brite pad. If the orange is stubborn, try a bit of lemon juice or vinegar in water. (You can go as high as 50:50 mix if need be.) (Oh, and don't scrub too hard - you will be wearing through the galvanising bit by bit.) Jeff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 In that case I'd just go with a scotch-brite pad. If the orange is stubborn, try a bit of lemon juice or vinegar in water. (You can go as high as 50:50 mix if need be.) (Oh, and don't scrub too hard - you will be wearing through the galvanising bit by bit.) Jeff. Good advice. Oh, and to keep them good put a coat of wax on them. I don't care too much about the appearance of my cappings (working vehicle) so I put black waxoil on them, but a good quality automotive hard wax would do a superb job. Remember to top up each season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 In that case I'd just go with a scotch-brite pad. If the orange is stubborn, try a bit of lemon juice or vinegar in water. (You can go as high as 50:50 mix if need be.) (Oh, and don't scrub too hard - you will be wearing through the galvanising bit by bit.) Jeff. Good advice. Oh, and to keep them good, put a coat of wax on them. I don't care too much about the appearance of my cappings (working vehicle) so I just put black waxoil on them, but a good quality automotive hard wax would do a superb job. Remember to top up each season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick w Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 thanks for the advice guys was hoping to show her so perhaps not the black waxoil got the defender for a work horse thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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