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[Guest docter fox]

which panels do you mean? I was intending to use a zinc based primer on the monocoque tub and some sort of plastic primer on the nosecone and rear arches? (I'm gonna get carbon fibre look-a-like cycle wings) or do you mean the paint is flaking off the metal panels with flexing?

 

any other tips or info will be gratefully appraciated

[Guest docter fox]

in reference to the angle iron, the smallest we had was 40mm n 3.6 thick, I'll try and get a pic of the underneath but I've been assured that it should be plenty strong enough

[Guest salty_monk]

I meant the metal panels. Dunno about the S7 but the side panels of the 2b & scuttle etc is quite flexible & it's there that that the paint is suffering...

 

Just a thought..... something to consider. Pretty sure you can use "plastic primer" on metal ok.

 

Dan

[Guest docter fox]

had a chat to the guy about it and he thought it would be ok with etch and then cellulose primer

 

I went for night blue in the end, but saw a bright orange MNR with carbon wings on leaving and it did look good

 

different moniters show it as slightly different but here it is...

[Guest salty_monk]

Either it's my machine or that's some huge picture....

 

Be interesting to see how your paint stands up. Hope you don't get what I've got. The paint on mine isn't particularly "thick". I don't think he laid down that many coats. Nice finish though.

 

Dan

[Guest docter fox]

the picture is only about 200 pixels sqaure, how big is it for you?

 

I'm hoping it'll stand up quite well, just been told to do lots of think coats and try not to rush

[Guest Ian & Carole]

Is

 

THINK

 

half way between

 

THICK

 

and

 

THIN ????

 

 

Ian J

[Guest docter fox]

thin and thoughtful, thats the way

[Guest Ian & Carole]

That took some thinking out didn't it

 

Ian J

[Guest salty_monk]

Yes, lots of thin coats are best. Lay down 2 coats with about 2 minutes between them, then wait half hour then 2 more. At 6 let it go hard over night & then in the morning flat it back with 1200 wet & dry then start again...

 

My college lecturer would say 12 thin coats was about optimum... depends how much paint & time you want to use though!! You can certainly get away with less

 

I would say mine probably only has a couple of coats on it...

[Guest docter fox]

I try not to think about things

[Guest megablade]

I try not to think about things

We would be disappointed if you did, you are a student after all

[Guest docter fox]

I'll just stick to what I'm good at when I find it anyway

 

I'm hoping to get quite a bit done today, I've invited a few friends over and I've just spent 5 quid on iced fingers

 

theres a party round the corner from me tonight and everyone is coming here to get ready, I'm not sure they yet realise they'll be given a paintbrush, spanner or bit of sandpaper

[Guest Bob's Babe]

From what I remember about the students i knew.......many decades ago

I wouldn't trust them to wash my car, let alone give them a spanner or sand paper and let them near it

 

Either you have a higher quality of student these days......

my lot would have been drinking the house dry whilst getting ready to go out

.....or you are a very trusting guy

 

SUE

[Guest docter fox]

I'm a nice guy

 

but we are definately not in the slightest even a lil bit drunk...