Questions tagged [chassis-paint]
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Modern cars do not rust faster in coastal locations - Myth or truth?
Someone warned me to never buy a second hand car from the coast because cars rust faster and you cannot always see which hidden parts are rusted. The expectation is that cars from the coast has a much shorter lifespan than cars from the…
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Suggestions for refinishing suspension springs
Can anyone suggest a tried and tested method for refinishing suspension springs. The springs I have at the moment have shed their protective coating which I assume was some sort of powder coating?
I'm looking for a finish I can apply that will be…
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Can corrosion on the subframe be addressed by cleaning and repainting or waxoyling?
My old but reliable 2003 Ford Focus has just passed its MOT with no work needing doing, but the chap who did the MOT said the sub-frame is showing signs of corrosion. This is currently just cosmetic. The MOT report says:
Sub-frame corroded but not…
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Cannot find the paint color on Ford Focus 2003
I'm searching for paint to paint my replacement bumper on my European 2003 Ford Focus 4 door Berline and I cannot find the paint code in any list online
This is the plaque that was under the hood (was removed when replacing the front bumper…
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Why do we continue to paint cars with plastics?
Why do we continue to paint cars with oil based compounds; plastics, solvents, resins, etc?
It's surely the least (or at least, not the most) efficient method for preserving ferrous metals.
Just +10.5% chromium content will resist corrosion under…
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Accidentally removed the rubbery coating from the jack attachment point
I was changing tyres just now and since the current car (VW Caddy) it a bit longer than the old one I had to turn it around once to change the front wheels. Not paying attention at that moment, when I went backwards, the jack was still up with one…
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Bituminous paint not curing on chassis
I’m restoring a Mitsubishi GTO and I’ve been removing rust from its chassis, then zinc priming, epoxy coating and finally in areas where stones do hit, coating with bituminous coating (3M Schulz to be precise).
In certain areas there was no rust and…
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Protecting the Mating Surface between the Catalytic Converter and Header
In the midst of replacing my Catalytic Converter on my 03 Nissan 350z, I have taken off the Catalytic Converter to reveal a pretty rusty mating surface between the two components. My question is what is sufficient for cleaning this area up. So far I…
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Rust bubbles on paint
On my 2011 Camry, the paint on my front left fender along the wheel well is bubbling up, with what I assume is rust underneath. This fender was replaced a number of years ago after a fender bender.
What can I do to prevent it from getting worse,…
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Paint made on motor cover block of my motorbike is getting blistered
What I'm trying to explain is that the paint layer is getting in a form to be peeled off easily. As far as I guess I need the peel the current paint applied and repaint it. Is this something that an amateur manage? Or do I need to go directly to a…
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Paint color code between metallic water based and not water-based (Mayerling Green)
This should be a metallic water-based paint with color code ESB-MOSB, Mayerling green.
What I am trying to find out is if I can find the same color tone but just not as water-based, what would the color code then be called?
Not something I know, but…
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how to thin bitumin base coating
I have "OEM brushable rubberized bitumin based undercoating."
"Dominion sure seal"
It says "contains mineral spirits". It says "up to 3.75 e2 gram/ litre"
I understand it may be an emulsion if I add thinner.
Is there some real reason I can't add…
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