ronsealdeath
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Cheers Glyn
Yup, I'm leaning towards black to be honest. I just had two tins of white paint there to use so was tempted, cheapskate that I am !
I used a foam one and it stayed intact ok. I had one fall apart when I used epoxy paint on my boat. Not a good finish!
Even the missus said it looked good, she may yet get inside and have a spin!
ronsealdeath
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Managed to do a few more bits, not hugely interesting I'm afraid. I found using a quality brush and roller is a must! Wilkinson value brushes are f**king sh!te!! Harris stuff seems to be quite good for the money.
Bit more filling and sanding
Its still super dented but I got the worst ones a little better.
Rolled on some more matt NATO green and put the grill etc back on. Looks a bit smarter now. I've sarted doing the galv cappings in satin black and they look ok, quite happy with that (no photo yet).
Just don't look at the finish too close
Did a wheel in white. Looks well 80's man. Not keen on that, so they are going black! :tea:
sorry crap photo
Bit more filling and sanding
Its still super dented but I got the worst ones a little better.
Rolled on some more matt NATO green and put the grill etc back on. Looks a bit smarter now. I've sarted doing the galv cappings in satin black and they look ok, quite happy with that (no photo yet).
Just don't look at the finish too close
Did a wheel in white. Looks well 80's man. Not keen on that, so they are going black! :tea:
sorry crap photo
ronsealdeath
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I've finished painting the body and fittings now. I went a bit satin black crazy but what the hell eh. It needs a touch up in a few places (who doesn't) but I'm happy with it; agricultural rather than cultural.
I've done the spare wheel black as a test and it looks much better than the white effort. So I just need to do those and I'm done, well apart from changing the gearbox for the one sat in my garage (with overdrive).
I'm not a perfectionist and I'm a bit impatient so the finish is 'functional' close up. There is a show in a local park in early May and I'm a member of the local classic car club so I've entered it in. Can't wait to see the looks on their faces when they see a beaten, hand painted 80s Land Rover with a 12 tonne winch sat next to an immaculate e-type Jag :rolly::car:
I've done the spare wheel black as a test and it looks much better than the white effort. So I just need to do those and I'm done, well apart from changing the gearbox for the one sat in my garage (with overdrive
).I'm not a perfectionist and I'm a bit impatient so the finish is 'functional' close up. There is a show in a local park in early May and I'm a member of the local classic car club so I've entered it in. Can't wait to see the looks on their faces when they see a beaten, hand painted 80s Land Rover with a 12 tonne winch sat next to an immaculate e-type Jag :rolly::car:
honolulujoe
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looks fab, only thing doesn't look right to me is those white wipac lamp covers.
finsih looks pretty bloody perfect for a hand job if you forgive the pun
finsih looks pretty bloody perfect for a hand job if you forgive the pun
ronsealdeath
Sagging Member
Cheers, i cant actually get the plastic covers off! But yeah they are a bit mini like at the mo
ronsealdeath
Sagging Member
I've finished the cosmetics finally. Took all wheels off this week, painted them and did all the brakes whilst I had easy access. Turned out I had a leaky wheel cylinder on the front n/s so I changed that plus piping and all the shoes on all 4 corners. Just need to bleed the brakes now to finish that off.
Anyway, looks ok I reckon.
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to this
Anyway, looks ok I reckon.
From this
to this
ronsealdeath
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You sure its a 12 tonne winch and not 12,000lbs
Also your winch rope is looking a bit shagged
12000 lb sorry yes, not kg! that would be even more stupid than it is already
and yes the rope is shagged but its all for effect really. Its for pulling a small boat out of the sea but my 4,000 lb winch just looked a bit sad! So massive overkill but to be fair the seller told me it was 8,000lb so I guess now i have extra weight and a thief magnet for no real gain. As the cable is going in salt water anyway and will be super under stressed, i just left it.
looks cool tho (minus rusting cable)
Dr_evil
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12000 lb sorry yes, not kg! that would be even more stupid than it is already
and yes the rope is shagged but its all for effect really. Its for pulling a small boat out of the sea but my 4,000 lb winch just looked a bit sad! So massive overkill but to be fair the seller told me it was 8,000lb so I guess now i have extra weight and a thief magnet for no real gain. As the cable is going in salt water anyway and will be super under stressed, i just left it.
looks cool tho (minus rusting cable)
I'm going with a hidden winch on mine and synthetic instead of wire
But you could get a 60,000lb Garwood winch on the front
that'll be 26 UK tonnes or 27-30 of your US ones
ronsealdeath
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I'll bolt this on to get my 12 tonnes
EKA 6500 Compact Recovery Unit 12,500kg Atlas Crane Rotzler Winch Tow Wrecker | eBay
That synthetic rope looks nice and light but its costs a fair bit more than steel cable, too much for my cr@p budget.
I'm going to have to weld the mounting bolts on my winch as it is (scrap man always has a good look at it as he drives past) so having nice synth rope on it would make it worth bothering to steal ! But I'm being presumptuous, as usual.
EKA 6500 Compact Recovery Unit 12,500kg Atlas Crane Rotzler Winch Tow Wrecker | eBay
That synthetic rope looks nice and light but its costs a fair bit more than steel cable, too much for my cr@p budget.
I'm going to have to weld the mounting bolts on my winch as it is (scrap man always has a good look at it as he drives past
) so having nice synth rope on it would make it worth bothering to steal ! But I'm being presumptuous, as usual.honolulujoe
Well-Known Member
those wipac covers are growing on me now
have to say that winch really does look the muts nuts
have to say that winch really does look the muts nuts
