Painting components underneath

mikeh501 · Apr 7, 2015

+1 Hammerite is complete ****e.

I've found priming with automotive primer (red oxide type) and then spraying with black works best. Nothing lasts that long, so once its done blast it with dinitrol as a top coat.

Before anybody mentions it, I know it isn't red lead but whatever it is it works.

tacr2man · Apr 7, 2015

Marmaduke said:
I've gotsome small tins of POR15 although this is gloss they do an overcoat for it in satin black or just let it get covered in crud from the road

toughest of the lot , not the cheapest tho!
JMHO

aaronmorris · Apr 7, 2015

james6546 said:
6 months on from using rustoleum:

And that was 2 coats of it.

Though as I said before, my shed was very damp.

I painted it again at the weekend, will get some more pics in a bit. Weirdly the rear axle is a lot more rusty than the front. Though I guess it has been leaking diesel over everything...

And yes, the satin black is black, no grey to it.

Bloody hell that doesn't look good, and I'm hoping mine doesn't turn like that.

mikeh501 · Apr 7, 2015

Isn't the problem with por15 though that the component has to be manky/rusty otherwise it won't stick? If I'm taking it off I like to wire brush it and rustconvert lol

greyhair · Apr 7, 2015

james6546 said:
6 months on from using rustoleum:

And that was 2 coats of it.

Though as I said before, my shed was very damp.

I painted it again at the weekend, will get some more pics in a bit. Weirdly the rear axle is a lot more rusty than the front. Though I guess it has been leaking diesel over everything...

Bloody hell James
that looks a mess, hope to god mine dont go like that

bellowhead · Apr 7, 2015

I use zinc primer and grey undercoat on the chassis, parts of it has been on over 12 months with no evidence the rust showing its ugly head. I use the Gary because I had two gallon given.

bellowhead · Apr 7, 2015

Couple of coats of grey over a couple of coats of zinc

Al2O3 · Apr 7, 2015

I used rustoleum and its starting to come through on my axles too. Mine has been wrapped in a tarp all winter and never moved off the drive! My axles were initially cleaned with a needle gun, then two different shaped wire wheels, then rubbed down by hand before being treated with rust inhibitor (aquasteel) Then rustoleum was the last coat. Looked gorgeous, but doesn't now.

trax · Apr 8, 2015

whatever cheap black tractor paint i have knocking about

james6546 · Apr 8, 2015

Al2O3 said:
I used rustoleum and its starting to come through on my axles too. Mine has been wrapped in a tarp all winter and never moved off the drive! My axles were initially cleaned with a needle gun, then two different shaped wire wheels, then rubbed down by hand before being treated with rust inhibitor (aquasteel) Then rustoleum was the last coat. Looked gorgeous, but doesn't now.

At least I can tell that I have fixed my leaking diff!

If I did it again I think I would use a zinc based primer, then rustoleum as it does cover very well, even if it drips a bit too easily.

Station House · Apr 8, 2015

Por15 is really a 3 part system including a degreaser, etch and then the black paint

I can vouch the black paint takes days to come off your face!

Marmaduke · Apr 9, 2015

Station House said:
Por15 is really a 3 part system including a degreaser, etch and then the black paint

I can vouch the black paint takes days to come off your face!

Ha ha ha, I had black hands for days basically until I wore it off[emoji3]

Animal88 · Apr 9, 2015

I've used halfrauds enamel black with their red oxide primer on my front axle and that's lasted a few trips to yarwell so far. I used to hammerite everything but its crap now so I'm looking for other solutions. Ronseals no more rust is crap aswell. I did my rock sliders and winch bumper with it and its as bad as it was before I painted it so I'd stay well clear of that

payydg · Apr 10, 2015

Anyone used Hammerite with added waxoyl under body sealant?

Quite expensive but looks easier and less messy to apply than waxoyl alone.

mikeh501 · Apr 11, 2015

Just try dinitrol and thank me later

farmershort · Apr 11, 2015

I think this thread needs more photos! It'd be nice to be able to compare a few different '3 years on' shots... Something along those lines.

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