Bulkhead paint...

[discomania]

I have a new painted bulkhead and I want to paint it for my 90 before fitting, question is what do I need to do?

 

[Trewey]

Buy paint and apply.

 

[discomania]

aye... reet, I know that bit, what kinna paint? Do I not need cellulose paint and primers and things?

 

[Trewey]

Ave a look ear vehicle painting pointers

 

[yella]

synthetic is probably the easiest, it dunt react ter many other types of paint, and it dries pretty quick

 

[Trewey]

If yer use Synthetic, use an 8:2:1 mix of paint:thinners:2k hardeners
and keep everything nice and warm.

 

[yella]

i never use hardner and it seems to werk well

 

[bustersbus]

If yer use Synthetic, use an 8:2:1 mix of paint:thinners:2k hardeners
and keep everything nice and warm.

Did ye try it with and without hardners then Trewy?

 

[HybridGirl]

i never use hardner and it seems to werk well

Sirus sed tha too.

 

[Trewey]

Did ye try it with and without hardners then Trewy?

Aye - I did one side with and one side without.
The "with" side was dry in about 2 hrs
The "without" side was still tacky the next morning, although it did dry next day and is a bit shinier.

 

[bustersbus]

Aye - I did one side with and one side without.
The "with" side was dry in about 2 hrs
The "without" side was still tacky the next morning, although it did dry next day and is a bit shinier.

Aye, when ah tried it without the hardeners it still wasn't dry after 2 days!!! Ah really should've got the rubbin' compound on tae it tae make it showroom like, but then thought that it'd be too much cleanin' afterwards tae keep it that way

 

[yella]

i done mine on the driveway on a hot day, never used the hardner and it were dry within 6 hours

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

it were dry ont neighbours car too - werent it?

 

[yella]

aye she likes a blue tinge tho

 

[GRUNT]

Use underseal yer won't be able to see most of it by the time you've finished an wot you can see will be chipped to fook after you've fitted the friggin doors.

 

[muddythelandy]

Second hand bukhead, media blasted back to bare, high zinc primer couple good coats, light grey high build primer 3 coats, 3 coats stonechip on footwell outers, matt white 1 coat, 4 coats specialist high gloss, teflon, anti-infra-red red 2-pack paint... how I dun mine.

Oh and chlorinated rubber paint on inner footwells, and more wax than madame tussauds in the box sections.

Bit of luck that'll keep the rust at bay.

Feck me it's bright - almost TOO white.

 

[discomania]

Ok guys thanks for all the information - I will have a look for synthetic, stone chip for the outer footwells sounds good, and rubber paint on the inside.

I agree with you grunt, underseal would do, but I would like it to be white - mind you its going to be brown no doubt within a month of having done it.