Re: SER1 restoring wiper motor casing

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Many thanks Jon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Hutchings" <jon.hutchings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: SER1 restoring wiper motor casing


> Hi David
>
> Frosts are a company specialising in car restoration/care products and
> are based in Rochdale.
>
> Find them at www.frosts.co.uk
>
> They have the advantage that they buy in a lot of US products that are
> otherwise tricky to get over here, and I've got no idea why I didn't
> think of them before.
>
> Jon
>
> On 13 Sep 2004, at 11:01, David Viewing wrote:
>
> > 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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