Best Chassis Paint for restoration?
Discussion
Afternoon all
I'm currently restoring a range rover classic LSE and have the chassis stripped down completely. It will be going for blasting next week or so.
I need to acquire some paint to use on the chassis, axles casings, suspension arms and other general bits. Last time I used Corroless anti rust primer and then glass reinforced top coat. I had decent visual results but I sold the car after 1yr and 500 miles use, so I never really tested it!
Anyone have any recommendations on what to use, if not simply repeating the above?
I'm currently restoring a range rover classic LSE and have the chassis stripped down completely. It will be going for blasting next week or so.
I need to acquire some paint to use on the chassis, axles casings, suspension arms and other general bits. Last time I used Corroless anti rust primer and then glass reinforced top coat. I had decent visual results but I sold the car after 1yr and 500 miles use, so I never really tested it!
Anyone have any recommendations on what to use, if not simply repeating the above?
was just reading your thread in readers cars and just randomly clicked on this.
Miserablegit said:
I’d use the two-part Raptor paint.
Didn't Hub Nut paint the whole of his 2CV in this when he restored it? Then a few years later he found out that it had been cracking in places and letting water in which was then held against the metal.Once he started digging he found large parts of the car were heavily rusted due to this.
Personally I wouldn't use this stuff on my car.
Tye Green said:
doesn't the rust start and grow from the inside of the chassis?
Yup. I've spent the last decade restoring Range Rover Classics and there is absolutely no point in painting the chassis. Just dip galv and then spray with diluted and blacked wax oil. The parts that bolt to it just keep covered in the same. At which point they just won't rust. Then just remember to stick on a ramp every other summer and respray.
Not a lot you can do about lower tailgates etc as the rust is actually inside the steel they were made from but you can slow them going at the bottom by filling with waxoyl.
All painting the chassis will do is prep it for sale to someone unsuspecting.
DonkeyApple said:
Tye Green said:
doesn't the rust start and grow from the inside of the chassis?
Yup. I've spent the last decade restoring Range Rover Classics and there is absolutely no point in painting the chassis. Just dip galv and then spray with diluted and blacked wax oil. The parts that bolt to it just keep covered in the same. At which point they just won't rust. Then just remember to stick on a ramp every other summer and respray.
Not a lot you can do about lower tailgates etc as the rust is actually inside the steel they were made from but you can slow them going at the bottom by filling with waxoyl.
All painting the chassis will do is prep it for sale to someone unsuspecting.
ks with my galv/ tank and it needs cleaning after"If you know of anywhere within reasonable distance of the midlands that'll dip it for me, that'll be a much better way forward!
eltax91 said:
I plan to have my best shot at coating the chassis internals etc. However, I can't find anyone prepared to dip the chassis because "the rust inside fks with my galv/ tank and it needs cleaning after"
If you know of anywhere within reasonable distance of the midlands that'll dip it for me, that'll be a much better way forward!
If there's a lot of rust inside already then the galv probably wouldn't stick anyway. You chemically dip them first. ks with my galv/ tank and it needs cleaning after"If you know of anywhere within reasonable distance of the midlands that'll dip it for me, that'll be a much better way forward!
It's going to depend just how much you want to do and spend and what it is that you want to end up with.
The other solution is to just pick up a new 108" chassis that's already been galvanised. They're about £2,500
Being near the Midlands is good fortune as that's where you'll find all the services for old Rangies.
If your chassis seems pretty good
You might find this thread useful also: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
DonkeyApple said:
eltax91 said:
I plan to have my best shot at coating the chassis internals etc. However, I can't find anyone prepared to dip the chassis because "the rust inside fks with my galv/ tank and it needs cleaning after"
If you know of anywhere within reasonable distance of the midlands that'll dip it for me, that'll be a much better way forward!
If there's a lot of rust inside already then the galv probably wouldn't stick anyway. You chemically dip them first. ks with my galv/ tank and it needs cleaning after"If you know of anywhere within reasonable distance of the midlands that'll dip it for me, that'll be a much better way forward!
It's going to depend just how much you want to do and spend and what it is that you want to end up with.
The other solution is to just pick up a new 108" chassis that's already been galvanised. They're about £2,500
Being near the Midlands is good fortune as that's where you'll find all the services for old Rangies.
If your chassis seems pretty good
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