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TheArf
26th November 2011, 07:28 PM
Have started to clean up my diff ready for painting, the guy I bought it off had decided to paint it with red lead. Have been at it each evening now for best part of a week even went out a bought a dremmel just to get into the corners of the casting. Red lead should be outlawed, luckily my mate was able to grit blast the cover plate and that has come up brill, pity he cant do the rest for me without stripping it out.

Arfon

AshG
26th November 2011, 08:46 PM
just put the driveshafts in and sand blast the whole thing. sand blasters dont damage rubber so its win win.

ayjay
26th November 2011, 10:17 PM
wire brush , aluminium paint and get the thing in Arfon you 'll be sorry when I come drifting round your corner next Spring:D :D :D

TheArf
27th November 2011, 08:47 AM
Nitromoors, dremmel and wire brush already in action Ayjay, have broken the back of it but I still hate red lead, my mate les has blasted the cover for me thats looking mint and I'm going to powdercoat it later today

Arfon

baz-r
27th November 2011, 09:30 AM
red lead is a primer so just paint black on top :D

mark
27th November 2011, 02:20 PM
Since my car passed iva in may 2010 i have only seen my diff about 3 times! i wouldnt spend too much time on it!

AshG
27th November 2011, 02:59 PM
i didnt do anything to mine i took it off the sierra and put it in my car :D

TheArf
27th November 2011, 07:32 PM
Well I have spent a bit of time on it today and hopefully will put some pictures up

Arfon

leroybrown911
27th November 2011, 08:23 PM
Pleanty of degreaser/cleaner then a coat of silver hammerite for me. But show car mine is not!

Keep up the good work!

TheArf
27th November 2011, 09:08 PM
What do you think of the powdercoating mate?

Arfon

leroybrown911
28th November 2011, 07:33 PM
Very nice mate! Sorry didnt see your blog!

You goin to have to carry mirrors with you everywhere so when you park up you can put them around the car so people can see the underneath!

I will be carrying a dust cover so I can hide mine!

ayjay
28th November 2011, 08:00 PM
Whos a clever lad then. I'm on the way down with my uprights sus. bits

TheArf
30th November 2011, 07:48 PM
You will have to be quick mate Cardiff bound Friday morning for copious amounts of falling down juice at the rugby going on Friday back on Sunday

Arfon