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respraying
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:25 pm
by luridhue
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?
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:00 pm
by jonathon
Should be no problem at all so long as the prep is the same on both.
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:08 pm
by bmcecosse
You need to realise that aluminium and steel if in contact, promote corrosion due dis-similar metals !
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:26 pm
by luridhue
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:27 pm
by bmcecosse
You've got the idea! Good luck with it.
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:11 pm
by Redmoggy
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
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:45 am
by luridhue
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.)
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:55 pm
by callyspoy
haha, that's awesome, i completely forgot about that! wow...tom...he always leave a mark wherever he goes!