Re: SER1 restoring wiper motor casing

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Sorry all but I missed the start of this interesting thread. Who are 
Frosts and are they in UK? Contact details would be appreciated.

David Viewing


Jon Hutchings wrote:

> 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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