Australian Belly Tank

[rgn]

Hi, If you are painting steel one of the strongest and most adhesive ways to apply paint is to blast and then apply directly to the dry virgin blasted metal a polyurethane paint (no primer). 

A local product is called Rhinothane from a company here in Melb.  It's a proper 'poly'.  Most primers have fillers in them, by applying a poly directly to virgin blasted metal you end up with an almost indestructible bond.  I paint steel bike frames this way and you have to sand off the paint in areas like shock mounts as it won't yield if you try to bang the shock on.  Properly done you can hit the painted item with a metal hammer and it is unlikely to chip. 

It's a tip from an old hotrod enthusiast who owned a blasting place I used to go to.  It works and will last a life time.  Wear gloves when handling after blasting as your hand oils will affect how the paint bonds.  Good luck with the resto!

[ben james]

I bit the bullet today . I have nearly finished stripping the car down for a trip to the blasters. I won't put any pictures here because it really needs it. Two or three crappy lick-overs with a brush have really made it look pretty bad, seeing how we have the rear superstructure off to get the diff set up I thought this is the time to bare metal it and paint it properly again.It'll be red, yellow, black or silver, just have to make a decision. The yellow is good because it makes things that are dropped easy to see.....maybe silver this time.............yellow has pretty poor opacity which is why it looks so shitful now... silver enamel dries quickly but isn't quite as chip resistant as the epoxy enamel we had..... ultimately I think the ability to touch it up is the most important though

OPACITY, you & your bloody fancy words Stew, had to look up what it meant.
how you go'in anyway.
ben

[Reverend Hedgash]

Thanks for the tip RGN.

HEy Ben. How's the drags going? Any footage on the web I can see of you and your bike?

Dik

[Dr Goggles]

Thanks for that tip RGN I'll look into it, the three way zinc/red oxide/color has worked well, it just looks shabby.

Thanks for the tip RGN.

Hey Ben. How's the drags going? Any footage on the web I can see of you and your bike?

Dik

here..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amO2Q5QLeV8

[ben james]

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hi Dik,
heres a bit of youtube.
best et of 9.35 @ 138 mph

[grumm441]

Actually...
I kinda like this
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/120927715699?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Just got to convince Wayno to go and pick it up
G

[salt27]

60 Chevys are way cool, you just need Seger with Night moves on the radio.
As a plus, with a wagon you got your own house for the bend in bend in the road.

   Don

[Reverend Hedgash]

Looks like an easy dash conversion...

[grumm441]

60 Chevys are way cool, you just need Seger with Night moves on the radio.
As a plus, with a wagon you got your own house for the bend in bend in the road.

   Don

Nope, I just need it to drive me to the motel 6
G

[Elmo Rodge]

Actually...
I kinda like this
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/120927715699?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Just got to convince Wayno to go and pick it up
G

In Florida? Wouldn't you feel more comfortable having a Floridadidian pick it up? That's like a 5000 km trip for me and I'm kinda finishing up my heap for Speedweek.  :-P Wayno

[Elmo Rodge]

Oops. That's Denver, idn it?  Yes I can.  Wayno

[Stainless1]

Johnboy (SpeedLimit 1000) lives in Denver, might save you a lot of driving Wayno...
Graham, shoot him a PM

[grumm441]

I might give it a miss
I've just been out in my yard moving stuff around. or just stuffing around
and I think I might have enough junk right at the moment
Does look like a nice old car
G

[ben james]

wow three on the tree with your right hand, that'd be trippy.
i wonder how many people haven't driven three on the tree?

[Milwaukee Midget]

I might give it a miss . . . I think I might have enough junk right at the moment

Might make a nice visual counterpoint.

If you change your mind, I've got a nephew in Boulder with a warehouse who could store it until Wayno can drop by.  It would be sitting next to this . . .



The most elegant stripper I've ever seen.  Straight 6, three-on-the-tree - the only option - an AM radio.