Thanks Adam,
I've always avoided hammerite, and you have just given me another reason to avoid it.
Ok another hour & half work (6.0hours now). I repaired the strips I'd dropped by wires brushing them back to bare metal and recoating.
I could feel these dents even though I couldn't see them in the light Remembering if you can feel anything it'll always stand out like dogs balls with shiny new paint .......... I mark dents with a texta like this so I don't forget them. The crosses mean I think it's high, not low.
Not sure about this, but there's something wrong there. I sanded all these marks back with the angle grinder fitted with it's paint stripping tool.
A smear of filler over the areas ... This sander is bloody awesome ... All these dents took less than 1hour including re-painting the strips and waiting for the bog to set. The lowest series of dents/marks required a second smear of filler after tappy a couple of high bits of metal down.
Finally a coat of primer to cover the bare steal.
Hey Gerry this primer seems really good, it took some wire brushing back off the strips and applies really well. Possibly a quick coat of this on your 2cv panels would surfice (it is an etch primer). It also states it safe to leave panels in just this for upto 3months before top coating. Sounds ideal for both you and me.
seeya,
Shane L.
I've always avoided hammerite, and you have just given me another reason to avoid it.
Ok another hour & half work (6.0hours now). I repaired the strips I'd dropped by wires brushing them back to bare metal and recoating.
I could feel these dents even though I couldn't see them in the light Remembering if you can feel anything it'll always stand out like dogs balls with shiny new paint .......... I mark dents with a texta like this so I don't forget them. The crosses mean I think it's high, not low.
Not sure about this, but there's something wrong there. I sanded all these marks back with the angle grinder fitted with it's paint stripping tool.
A smear of filler over the areas ... This sander is bloody awesome ... All these dents took less than 1hour including re-painting the strips and waiting for the bog to set. The lowest series of dents/marks required a second smear of filler after tappy a couple of high bits of metal down.
Finally a coat of primer to cover the bare steal.
Hey Gerry this primer seems really good, it took some wire brushing back off the strips and applies really well. Possibly a quick coat of this on your 2cv panels would surfice (it is an etch primer). It also states it safe to leave panels in just this for upto 3months before top coating. Sounds ideal for both you and me.
seeya,
Shane L.
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