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johnsbwgood

New Member

• Feb 21, 2014

• #1

right, so like many on here that have a freelander 1 i bet your rear centre brake light bracket assembly has all gone flaky and is revealing a horrible, crusty aluminium side. i was just wondering what the best option is here? been doing some searching online with regards to painting the bracket with spray paint. best option is like most to start a fresh. strip the paint off back to bare aluminium with paint stripper like nitromors, primer it up with special aluminium primer then a couple of coats of paint, matt black i'm thinking??
what you lot reckon?
Paul

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Feb 21, 2014

• #2

I would just strip it and coat with a good primer and spray paint ,they all do it in time

 

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DTO

New Member

• Feb 21, 2014

• #3

Bead blast & power coat ?

 

Irishrover

Well-Known Member

• Feb 21, 2014

• #4

teddywood1 said:

I would just strip it and coat with a good primer and spray paint ,they all do it in time

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Like he said.......Strip it, rub the chalky corrosion down with wire wool, primer and matt or satin black aerosol to finish.

 

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johnsbwgood

New Member

• Feb 22, 2014

• #5

Cheers guys. Strip it with some bog standard paint stripper like nitromors or homebases/b'n'q own brand??

 

rossymtb

New Member

• Feb 22, 2014

• #6

Tried that with mine and it went all horrible on me.

got peed of and coated it in hammerite looks ok actually surprised. second time round i did it left on the car.

 

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johnsbwgood

New Member

• Feb 23, 2014

• #7

did u strip it first though ross back to the metal? did u use spray hammerite or brushed it on??

 

rossymtb

New Member

• Feb 24, 2014

• #8

Tried doing it properly to strip it all back. but the first spray paint i used reacted. in the end used hammerite and brushed it on. will post a picture tomorrow if i can of my bodge job.

 

Barry6690

Active Member

• Feb 25, 2014

• #9

Mine needs doing as well, both my mirror casings have a lot of chips on them, will do them all together at some time.