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suzukiboy

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:45 am

My Calmini bash plates are in need of a recoating, what options are there, I can get them galvenized but them they would be bright silver.

Powdercoating would be a waste of time.

Rusho

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:48 am

Galvanize them, then paint them in your chosen colour

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:53 am

What's wrong with rattle can's??

Cheap, easy to touch up ( cause they will need it) & they are under the car, so don't have to be show car quality..

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suzukiboy

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:57 am

steak_knife wrote:

What's wrong with rattle can's??

Cheap, easy to touch up ( cause they will need it) & they are under the car, so don't have to be show car quality..

Paint I use just peels off, the rear diff plate has strange white crap growing on it.

steak_knife

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:59 am

How are you prepping it?

Pic's??

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suzukiboy

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:03 am

steak_knife wrote:

How are you prepping it?

Pic's??

Just wire brush, paint with undercoat and brush paint top coat.

steak_knife

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:14 am

suzukiboy wrote:

steak_knife wrote:

How are you prepping it?

Pic's??

Just wire brush, paint with undercoat and brush paint top coat.

Not house paint I hope...

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suzukiboy

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:17 am

steak_knife wrote:

suzukiboy wrote:

steak_knife wrote:

How are you prepping it?

Pic's??

Just wire brush, paint with undercoat and brush paint top coat.

Not house paint I hope...

No!

monley

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:22 am

Get it zinc plated maybe??

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:36 pm

monkey wrote:

Get it zinc plated maybe??

Isn't that the same as galvanizing?

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:12 pm

no
galvanising is a hot dip process
and zinc plating is an elecroplating process, zinc can also be had in several metalic colors ie gold , silver and a blueish color.

hot dip gal is far superior in terms of corrosion protection

suzukiboy

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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:38 pm

monkey wrote:

Get it zinc plated maybe??

Finally got around to getting the plates zinc coated, on to the next job.

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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:09 pm

Gal or zinc needs special primer before you paint. looks sexy with the zinc plating though!

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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:07 pm

They look good

don't they come from calmini already zinc coated?

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suzukiboy

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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:49 am

Joe wrote:

They look good

don't they come from calmini already zinc coated?

Mine are over 5 years old with heaps of marks.
The front skid and diff plate looked the worst, guy did say the plates had another 5 years coating left on them before recoat.

atari4x4

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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:18 am

after 5 years there is barely a gouge in those plates... does it even get used off road? :lol:

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suzukiboy

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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:30 am

atari4x4 wrote:

after 5 years there is barely a gouge in those plates... does it even get used off road? :lol:

I have got one photo to prove it been off road (does going over the gutter count)..... :lol:

But it has been 2 years since I last went out.

atari4x4

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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:41 am

only time i've ever seen it off road was that trip to LCMP years ago.

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suzukiboy

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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:57 am

atari4x4 wrote:

only time i've ever seen it off road was that trip to LCMP years ago.

Just so it doesn't look like a claytons 4WD. :lol:

Here are a few pics of different locations.

Ormeau

The Springs

LMP

Rover Park

atari4x4

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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:02 am

OMFG it's dirty :lol:

i'm just stirring... it's always been one tidy setup, wish mine was as clean & shiny as it was all those years ago.

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