Re: SER1 restoring wiper motor casing

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Wayne

Thanks to you and all the others people who responded.  I'm off to  
Frosts for an upto date catalogue !

Jon
On 11 Sep 2004, at 01:16, Wayne Perrin wrote:

> To summarize the various inputs, I re-did my wiper motor with the  
> crackle finish.  Strip the cover of old paint and use an etch primer  
> first to get a good bond to the pot metal/aluminum.   When you are  
> ready to spray, warm the part and give it a good coat and then put a  
> heat lamp or hair dryer on it to initiate the crinkle.  This is not a  
> paint that you build multiple coats with so you want to do the prep  
> per the instructions.  It is not hard, just systematic and the results  
> are quite good.  For extra style points you can pick out the Lucas  
> lettering with a "white-out pen" - used for correcting typing  
> mistakes.  overkill for a Rover but on a long winter night it keeps  
> idle hands busy.
>
> Wayne Perrin
>
> On Friday, September 10, 2004, at 06:53 PM, Tomas Christie wrote:
>
>> Just to confirm what Alyn says that the paint is available from  
>> Frosts, check
>> their website, and then get their catalogue which is full of exciting  
>> things to
>> help you make your vehicle more original than it was when it was new.  
>>  They do a
>> very good line in useful tools aswell.
>>
>> Tom Christie.
>>
>> Alyn Fendley wrote:
>>
>>> Crinkle finish paint is available for Frosts, I believe. I am  
>>> repainting
>>> some wiper motors myself. It requires about  25 C ambient air  
>>> temperature to
>>> 'go off' properly and produce the crinkle effect. Unfortunately I  
>>> may have
>>> missed the opportunity this week! The vapour is very heavy with a  
>>> lot of
>>> drift from the spray.
>>> The can says, VHT Wrinkle Plus coating [SP-201 Black] It appears to  
>>> be
>>> imported from the USA and I am pretty certain that I got it from  
>>> Frosts.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Alyn
>>>
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