Anderzander Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I have a series rolling chassis where the whole thing needs blasting. The chassis, axles, steering rods, everything is caked in thick horrible paint accumulated over the years. My question is what are people's thoughts on having it blasted as a rolling chassis ? Rather than stripping it down. I have someone telling me to pull it to bits, 'it's only a few bolts' 'Need to be careful' etc etc I have someone else saying 'I did mine as a whole, it's been fine, it was easier to move transport it' etc etc What's everyone's thoughts on it ? Having it done as a rolling chassis is attractive simply because it's less work - as there's an awful lot to do on it without total disassembly - I'm also concerned about mission creep too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Beware of your balls! I had to replace mine as despite asking nicely twice they got basted too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 if dismantled the hidden areas can be stripped by the bead blasting process, if not then those areas won't get done. plus easier to do any repairs on chassis if required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 My vote would be to strip. Better job as all of it can be got to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Beware of your balls! I had to replace mine as despite asking nicely twice they got basted too!The chap I'm hoping will do it has a series - so hopefully all will be well. Perhaps there is something I could mask them off with for a bit of security......How did your chassis turn out ? Any pictures you might share ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 if dismantled the hidden areas can be stripped by the bead blasting process, if not then those areas won't get done. plus easier to do any repairs on chassis if required. My vote would be to strip. Better job as all of it can be got to. I'm not sure about the hidden areas - I can't think that there would be many on a rolling series - and what there is won't be caked in 50 years of paint like the rest of. I guess my preference here is more about a bit of expediency than out and out thoroughness - which is hard for me as its against my normal nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 The chap I'm hoping will do it has a series - so hopefully all will be well. Perhaps there is something I could mask them off with for a bit of security...... How did your chassis turn out ? Any pictures you might share ? There's a lot of hope in that sentence, I find that relying on hope rarely turns out well. I hope for your sake that I am wrong Anyway just trying to point out that murphy will creep in wherever you leave him room to spread his law about. Out of curiosity if it is done as a rolling chassis how is he going to do the underside of everything? Lay on floor? Roll it over? Hang from ceiling? A chassis has a reasonable weight but with a couple of axles hanging off it it'll be a lot heavier. If you make the job harder for the bloke doing the blasting you will get a worse job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Define rolling chassis, and how will you get it to him? If it's just axles, and I imagine you'll trailer it and he has a forklift, then I'd be inclined to swap the spring to chassis bolts for smaller ones, or even just bits of small bar. That way you can roll it on and off the trailer, and if he takes the weight with the forks you can pull the four and roll the axle out to safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 It turned out very nicely, he found a few holes I'd missed, don't have any photos I'm afraid, The chap who did mine painted it in weld through primer for me so it's still looking good now about 5 yrs later Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xychix Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 strip, you'll never get that chance again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Strip it. The spring ends hide the areas above them, and without inverting the chassis, the nooks and crannies won't get done. And if you get it to that point, you might then consider galvanising or hot zinc spraying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucklebuckrover Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Strip. Ours in in pieces. It's intimidating but there are so many hidden spots it's worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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