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![]() Hi,
I cleaned my Escort steering rack to re-paint it with black Hammerite. But I discovered that it is not 100% steel : I tried with a magnet and it doesn't hold on the the gear housing which looks to be in cast aluminium (?). IMG_1510_1.JPG I read that non-ferrous metals need to be primed before painting with Hammerite. Is that really needed, or do you think I can paint directly the whole rack? Second question, I'd like to have my front upright sand blasted. Do they need to be dismantled first and rolls removed, or can I make them sand blasted like that without the sand damaging the rolls ? Thank you for your help.
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![]() Car parts were normally given just a single coat of black quick drying paint. Not that this is correct but this all that they think it needs to give it a shelf life. if you want to do it by the book give it a coat of multipurpose etch primer then a top coat.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-ETCHING-... tem56320ffa2b Bob
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![]() I had the hubs etc blasted to remove the rust and the sand got every where and knocked holes in the rear caps where they were rusty as I left them in one peice so as not to damage the bearing seats.
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![]() Thank you Bob, OK, I'm gonna buy some primer, it is safer I think.
flyerncle, thank you for the experience. Could you please be more specific: at the end, was it a good or a bad idea to leave them in one piece before sand blasting? Have the bearings and seats been damaged or just the caps?
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![]() Good idea in my expierience to leave them whole as no internal parts got blasted or damaged with grit and as I said the caps where in need of replacement.
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![]() Thank you for the tip Paul
![]() Thank you. Bye. Sylvain
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![]() It was "painting workshop" in the school room this this week-end!
As I did on the Pedal-Box thread, I just end this one with pictures of the painted parts. I had the front upright sand blasted, they needed it! IMG_1554_1.JPG I primed the steering rack with Hammerite primer (nice pink colour when it is not dry ![]() IMG_1564_1.JPG And painted everything with glossy black Hammerite. IMG_1572_1.JPG IMG_1582_1.JPG As I said for the Pedal-Box, I'm not happy with the result as you can see the brush marks and Hammerite is easily dripping while drying. And I had to put 3 layers, and even more at certain places. But what is done is done ![]() More pictures on my Blog: http://vouchtroadster.blogspot.se/20...direction.html
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