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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
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9th Sep 12 at 20:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

What is best used on bare steel to protect it from rusting?Having the front chassis welded up and strengthend tomorrow so need to know what i should be putting on the steel plates and welds to stop it from rusting.
gav93
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9th Sep 12 at 20:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

etch prime then use a proper primer on top of that then id go stonechip on top of the primer and then whatever paint on top of that probably hammerite brush on seeing as its on the chassis.

[Edited on 09-09-2012 by gav93]
reecegsi
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9th Sep 12 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I just brushed a load of Hammerite on when mine was strengthened 3 years later still looks same and still shiny paint
Mark.W
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10th Sep 12 at 10:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

This stuff do the trick then apply stone chip on top once dry?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_169485_langId_-1_categoryId_165495

[Edited on 10-09-2012 by Mark.W]
reecegsi
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11th Sep 12 at 16:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yh you could do or apply Hammerite on top I just slapped Hammerite straight on job done
Mark.W
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11th Sep 12 at 22:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I have bought and used that stuff in the link above just put one coat for now until the weekend until i can get another coat on then will apply some stonechip on top.

[Edited on 11-09-2012 by Mark.W]

 
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