AlbertDefender90

Active Member

• Feb 25, 2013

• #1

Hi all,

I'm in the process of renovating my defender, I've just purchased a galv chassis and after looking through various posts I've decided to paint it. I've already got some mordant t wash, but now I'm not sure what primer and topcoat to use. Any ideas of paint types/brands would be great thanks

 

lorri789

Well-Known Member

• Feb 25, 2013

• #2

Tractol has been very good to me if you want an enamel type paint. You can get it quite cheap at Tractol Paint | Buy Paints & Aerosols Oils & Lubricants Online | Smith & Allan

 

stutab

Well-Known Member

• Feb 25, 2013

• #3

I would use Polyurethane paint from Smith and Alan, use the link in Lorri's post ^^^ and ask for Joe. They will mix any colour you want. Polyurethane is marine grade paint and dries semi flexible, I am painting my RRC chassis with it.

 

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defender greg 90

New Member

• Feb 25, 2013

• #4

im also thinking of painting my galv chassis does the paint stick well to it? cheers Gregor

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Feb 25, 2013

• #5

Needs Etch Priming first

 

AlbertDefender90

Active Member

• Mar 6, 2013

• #6

Hmm just having another look at various paints, a lot of people seem to go on about chassis black paint, but I don't have a clue what brand or supplier to get it from although I have seen a company called purfleet selling chassis paint. Think I'm a little lost with all the masses of different paints available.

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Mar 6, 2013

• #7

Hammerite Smooth Black..

 

AlbertDefender90

Active Member

• Mar 6, 2013

• #8

Been told to keep away from Hammerite because it chips too easily unless you've had a different experience with it?

 

200tdi ayre

Well-Known Member

• Mar 6, 2013

• #9

I was told by a professional painter that more coats if cheaper paint is better than 1 coat of expensive stuff, not sure about the semi flexible stuff but with normal paint if you have more seperate layers stone chips etc do less damage

 

AlbertDefender90

Active Member

• Mar 6, 2013

• #10

Well my plan so far was to t-wash, apply a couple of coats of tetrosyl etch primer, red oxide then a couple of coats of top coat. It's just choosing a suitable topcoat that's the problem.

 

200tdi ayre

Well-Known Member

• Mar 6, 2013

• #11

I'd say a couple if coats of something softer then a final hard top coat or 2 to create a harder barrier to reduce stone chip

 

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gse1986

Active Member

• Mar 7, 2013

• #12

I did red oxide and then hammerite. Not had any issues so far, and its 7 months since I painted it.

 

Stuballsed

New Member

• Mar 7, 2013

• #13

Stupid question time - Why are you painting a galvanised chassis? And, while I'm at it, why isn't chassis spelt shasee?

 

AlbertDefender90

Active Member

• Mar 7, 2013

• #14

Three reasons, one galvanising goes a horrible dull colour from salt and a farm environment, two, to make it a little less obvious to pikies and thirdly I prefer a painted finish to galv.

 

AlbertDefender90

Active Member

• Mar 7, 2013

• #15

Don't know about the spelling, English was never my strong point.

 

Stuballsed

New Member

• Mar 8, 2013

• #16

AlbertDefender90 said:

Three reasons, one galvanising goes a horrible dull colour from salt and a farm environment, two, to make it a little less obvious to pikies and thirdly I prefer a painted finish to galv.

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Ok fair enough. I'll let you carry on then

 

AlbertDefender90

Active Member

• Mar 8, 2013

• #17

Just been to a paint specialist, and have been told to mordant t-wash the chassis, use a two pack epoxy primer followed by a two pack gloss black topcoat.

Thanks for all the advice but I think I'll go with the paint specialist on this one.