Tool advice for sanding /spray painting.

Hello honky tonks,

just bought a nice old d reg 110. A bit dog eared round the edges though

Need opinions please on the best way of going about two tasks that I have to do, which is 1) sanding and spraying the chassis. 2) spraying my vehicle.

Am thinking a air power set up should work for both, then of course could utilise the wrench etc but others might feel differently.

if going the air route, what does the all think about clarke’s stuff?

ive never done these things before, and useful advise about tooling will be a great help.

cheers

ProjectX said:

Hello honky tonks,

just bought a nice old d reg 110. A bit dog eared round the edges though

Need opinions please on the best way of going about two tasks that I have to do, which is 1) sanding and spraying the chassis. 2) spraying my vehicle.

Am thinking a air power set up should work for both, then of course could utilise the wrench etc but others might feel differently.

if going the air route, what does the all think about clarke’s stuff?

ive never done these things before, and useful advise about tooling will be a great help.

cheers

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Are you planning on taking the body off to do the chassis?

No- was just going drive her on top of railway sleepers and roll underneath

When I rebuilt my 110 last year, I also resprayed inside and outside of every panel. I used the biggest single phase compressor that Toolstation sold. It was a Clarke, think something around 120-150Ltrs. It was very good for spraying. I don’t think it moves the volume required for impact tooling, but worked fine for the spray gun. The spray gun was a sealey unit, cost around £100. I have an old DeVilbiss gun that has a tiny pot, never used it so can’t compare.

I started sanding by hand, but sharp got hold of a DA sander. I had pads up to 800grit, but doing it again, I would use something more like 1200-1500.

I had a new galv chassis for mine, so painted that. It had around 6-10 coats of red oxide, then 3-4 coats of black metal paint, all applied by brush. I wouldn’t spray a chassis with spray as I don’t think it goes on thick enough. To do a proper job on the chassis, the body needs to come off.

What type of paint do you intend on using? I used 2K on mine, but I had a mask (not air fed).

Your best bet for a proper job is a complete strip. If you don't your going to miss area that will just rust again later. The simplest way is to separate body from chassis. You dont need a lift, just some scaffolding polls to rest the body on, and 4 strong men to lift. To make it lighter take off the doors, bonnet, roof and side panels, strip out the interior of cause.
Then you can do a proper job of cleaning, repairing and painting both chassis and body, especially in the areas you would miss if the vehicle was still together. Otherwise it will be half a job that will just have to be done again, and you'll never be truly happy with.