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by pryantcc
Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:33 pm
Forum: Technical queries
Topic: What kind of paint does a body shop use to paint a car?
Replies: 6
Views: 31377

Re: What kind of paint does a body shop use to paint a car?

Urethane paint is solvent based paint which is different to water based paint. It's the good stuff with all the chemicals that will kill you. It can be either single stage or base / clear. 2k just means that there is a hardener component that chemically hardens the paint. I think that legislation h...
by pryantcc
Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:31 pm
Forum: Technical queries
Topic: What kind of paint does a body shop use to paint a car?
Replies: 6
Views: 31377

Re: What kind of paint does a body shop use to paint a car?

LuL APR No. 1151 - XM92/M24 Coating System for Maintenance Steel for application to bridges and structures to provide a minimum expected service life of 25 years when spot blast cleaned to Sa 2½ or 15 years when power tool cleaned to St 3 Doesn't look like the sort of primer you would use on a car ...
by pryantcc
Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:09 am
Forum: Technical queries
Topic: What kind of paint does a body shop use to paint a car?
Replies: 6
Views: 31377

Re: What kind of paint does a body shop use to paint a car?

Doesn't 2K just mean the paint has 2 components, a paint and a hardener/catalyst? The primer I'm using could be called a 2K paint because it needs a hardener to be added.

This is the stuff that I've got:
https://www.promain.co.uk/sigmacover-69 ... rimer.html
by pryantcc
Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:01 pm
Forum: Technical queries
Topic: What kind of paint does a body shop use to paint a car?
Replies: 6
Views: 31377

What kind of paint does a body shop use to paint a car?

Hi,
I have a tin of fancy primer that I want to use on my car. The data sheet says that it can be overcoated with epoxy and polyurethane paints. Does anyone know if that covers “normal” car paints??
Thanks,
Paul.
by pryantcc
Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:50 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Kadett D Astra Mk1 Restoration New Videos
Replies: 36
Views: 87336

Re: Kadett D Astra Mk1 Restoration New Videos

Great videos SpaceKadet, and nice to see another Irishman here! I'd be no good at video blogging. Watching you work made me realise that I tend to swear my way through most jobs!
by pryantcc
Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:59 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stainless steel hard brake lines
Replies: 3
Views: 2776

Re: Stainless steel hard brake lines

I like your response, John, even though it didn't contain an answer :-) It's mostly the appearance of stainless that I like and not much to do with its other properties. Most of the pipe I can find (mostly in the USA) is 304 stainless if they quote the stainlessness at all. So, it's not super-duper ...
by pryantcc
Tue Dec 19, 2017 5:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stainless steel hard brake lines
Replies: 3
Views: 2776

Stainless steel hard brake lines

Hi,
Does anyone know a U.K. Supplier of stainless brake pipe?
Thanks,
Paul.
by pryantcc
Wed Aug 02, 2017 3:36 pm
Forum: Technical queries
Topic: Grinder discs, which ones are best?
Replies: 5
Views: 23170

Re: Grinder discs, which ones are best?

I ended up buying these. Just 30p each and they are quite durable!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PACK-OF-50-Pa ... 27efb5ddc2
by pryantcc
Wed Aug 02, 2017 3:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chrome work
Replies: 4
Views: 3169

Re: Chrome work

I have used Derby Plating. I found them very good to deal with. No nonsense, parts were ready when they said they would be. They repaired/hid some slight damage on big chrome headlights and it's really impossible to see where they did it. I'm not much use as a durability reference because I can only...
by pryantcc
Wed Aug 02, 2017 3:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Photobucket ...
Replies: 13
Views: 6319

Re: Photobucket ...

I couldn't download full albums from Photobucket. Each attempt failed. I contacted their "support" and got this reply: I am very sorry for the inconvenience that this has caused you. This is a known issue affecting several users and our engineering team is troubleshooting the problem. We will get th...