painting chequer plate

This site contains affiliate links for which LandyZone may be compensated if you make a purchase.
im looking to replace them with rock sliders when i have the dosh, or nock some up when im next at my mates(has a welder and angle grinder etc).
much better then the current sills lol.
 
Hi I am new to the forum, I am an ex-coachbuilder now unemployable due to ill heath but I do know my chequer plate or 5 bar tread plate as we called it, I used it day in day out for over 25 years.

My advice if you are painting anything made from aluminium is to use a self etching primer, these are acid based and without this primer you may encounter the paint flaking off in the future, it is available in aerosols if you look hard enough for it. Use a scouring pad (scotchbrite) to key the surface first before priming.

Drilling out the rivets? If they are aluminium they will drill out very easy with a bit of care, if they are steel it’s a lot easier if you punch the centre part (the mandrill) out before attempting to drill. The vast majority of commercial coachbuilding rivets are drilled with a 4.9mm drill and you may find that is what your plates are fitted with, it’s a clearance drill for a 3/16 rivet in old money, I hate metric….

Andy
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

tomhop
Why is my painting always ****
Replies
7
Views
862
NewbieWithA90
N
mudmut
Repaint and what to do with chequer plate
Replies
5
Views
981
mudmut
mudmut
D
Sound deadening on Def TD5
Replies
0
Views
422
Dodgy Den
D
ovalsoul
Seat bulkhead chequer plate question
Replies
17
Views
906
rob1miles
R
Toms820
Taking off chequer plate
Replies
12
Views
4K
bankz5152
bankz5152
Back
Top