respraying

Post by **luridhue** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:25 pm

I have finally decided upon a new colour for the minor (indy). It will be done after a few other ideas I have. Will there be any problems with finish between aluminium and steel? It is a metallic red. Anyone have any experience of a complete respray done by themselves?

Post by **jonathon** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:00 pm

Should be no problem at all so long as the prep is the same on both.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:08 pm

You need to realise that aluminium and steel if in contact, promote corrosion due dis-similar metals !

Post by **luridhue** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:26 pm

Thanks for the heads up BMC, although I am acutely aware of electrolytic corrosion. The Defender in my signature had lots of it! I'll be separating the aluminium and steel very definitively.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:27 pm

You've got the idea! Good luck with it.

Post by **Redmoggy** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:11 pm

Bare alloy just like steel will need a n etch primer,other than that shouldnt be a problem.
Indy is the cars name? Much nicer than me calling it Shed for 10years!
Rod

Post by **luridhue** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:45 am

lol, cheers Rod. It came after a friend of callums commented on how often I left the indicators on! (No idea why, no car I've owned previously had self-cancelling indicators and neither do the motorbikes but for some reason I am always leaving them on.)

Post by **callyspoy** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:55 pm

haha, that's awesome, i completely forgot about that! wow...tom...he always leave a mark wherever he goes!