12 replies to this topic

[charliebudd]

I have stripped and sent my subframe of for powdercoating, i would like to clean up all the other parts and paint them. they are completely covered and grease and dirt etc. what is the best way to clean them up ? and what would you paint them with?

[MrBounce]

I am doing the same at the moment with the Midas. I gave everything a good clean with degreaser, then used a wire brush on the angle grinder to get it cleaned up & keyed ready for paint.

I used Hammerite.

[Artful Dodger]

Parts cleaner, then sandblasting, then re bush etc and paint!

[samsfern]

Or scrub it with petrol, just be careful of sources of ignition, lol.

[Barman]

I used POR15 Marine Clean >>> Metal Prepare >>> PPOR15 paint...

[Minidarren83]

Dishwasher just don't let her indoors catch you lol works a treat

[Barman]

Dishwasher just don't let her indoors catch you lol works a treat

Subby doesn't fit...

Most of the rest of the car went through it though....

[Artful Dodger]

for the subframe definatly get it stripped completly and sand blast it! noting can get right into the cracks and corners and completly remove the rust!! and you get such a nice finish! like new! and it will not cost a huge amount. cost me 30 quid for 2 subbys.

[JonnyBMX]

you can get rust treatment stuff from hamerite, you mix it with water then put the part into the water over night and it will remove the rust, then just a case of priming the part and painting it,

[Artful Dodger]

It's not as effective as getting rid of the rust completely! Use that stuff and rust will return! But I'm not bothered, not my rusty subframe...

[Barman]

you can get rust treatment stuff from hamerite, you mix it with water then put the part into the water over night and it will remove the rust, then just a case of priming the part and painting it,

I wasn't very impressed with it...

The POR15 Metal Prepare is amazing - most of my car went through a bath of it... It not only removes rust but also old paint and stuff... leaves an excellent surface for painting...

[JonnyBMX]

oh right, i only ever used the hamerite one once after i brought it by mistake instead of the instant rust remover stuff, it seemed okay when i used it but then again i did scrub it with a tooth brush a few times in that 24 hours and your right the paint didnt totally come off and i had to scotch it all up b4 paint

[wbutcheruk2]

I agree shotblast works best, i used to work at a steel place so got my front and back subframes shotblasted, worked a treat. To protect bolt holes i used some old bolts. I did the smae when i got the frames powder coated too.