Whilst the front end is off.....

[TimDoc 0]

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[Jon_vr6 1]

if theres no major holes prime it and hammerite it

 

ive seen a lot worse

[rolex 0]

^^^^ what he said.

[poll250 0]

Did the very same to mine today. No point forking out for new unless it's physically falling apart to be honest.

[16vStyle 0]

I've had mine shot blasted and Powder coated - it came up as new, So definatly cheaper than buying new.. :)

[James. 7]

Compared to mine it looks almost box fresh !

 

I've bladdered mine with wax till the cars back off the road next winter and a replacement can be found.

[Supercharged 2]

Blasting and Powder / Nylon coating is the way to go and as this part doesn't flex it should last well and not crack.

 

If you do just paint it then don't use Hammersh1te - it's oil based for a start and has no rust protection whatsoever.

 

Rust-oleum seems to be the stuff of choice, dries as an enamble and is slightly flexible to will resist flex and stone chips etc.

 

Here's one I did using the gloss - you can buy a satin finsh though that will look more OEM...

 

Gun from eBay for £12, paint £12 (0.75Ltr) from a local supplier, thinned with white spirit - used less than 10% of the can of paint!

[TimDoc 0]

but then u need a compressor too :nono: which i dont have! will pick up some of this stuff and paint it on - looks like homebase do it as a rattle can anyway!

 

T

[Jon_vr6 1]

Sorry i forgot i used some krust on it first then metal primer then back hammerite!!