Re: SER1 FW: bare metal prep.

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Oy Vey!  

$1000 to paint a bulkhead???  They are trying to rip
you off, big time! Go to a paint wholesaler and buy
the expoxy paint, thinner and matching primer and do
it yourself.  

To paint your bulkhead, and all your steel and even
aluminum parts, you can use a brush or roller and
still get a great finish.  You can also get your paint
shop to make up custom spray cans with the paint of
your choice, to make your life easier.

As long as you are in a well ventilated area and wear
a good mask, you'll be fine.

If you are going to use a brush or roller, DO NOT use
the hardener for the epoxy paint. It will set up way
too fast to work with. It will take a bit longer to
dry, and not be quite as hard when cured, but has no
noticable impact otherwise and is what the paint shop
told me to do.

1. Wipe down the metal with the thinner.
2. Paint with the primer & let dry
3. Paint again with the primer & let dry
4. Paint with the epoxy paint & let dry
5. Do a 2nd coat if you want to, & let dry
5. Reassemble  :)

For a more detailed description of what to do, go to:

http://www.lrfaq.org/Series/FAQ.S.paint.top.html

Have fun, and save some money!!

Martin
--- Jeremy Brooks <seriesonegarage@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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> I have my bulkhead down to bare metal after being
> sand blasted and I was 
> planning on having it painted by a local shop. 
> However, after bringing it 
> to them the lady behind the calculator had a
> frenzied exchange with the 
> buttons and ended up telling me it would cost $1000
> USD just to paint the 
> bulk head and $600 for the remaining steel pieces
> (only 5 as you know).  
> that is before even touching the body pannels.
> 
> My question is: what the heck can I do now? Can I
> paint this myself?  do I 
> need to use etching primer?  Have the paint fumes
> gotten to this bunch  and 
> they are way off?
> I want to go for the original bronze-green but I am
> having a terrible time 
> finding anyone who has any idea what the paint codes
> mean here in southern 
> california.
> Maybe I should just have the bulk head powder coated
> black?
> Would be a shame as it is a great little 55 86" with
> all the matching 
> numbers.
> 
> Basically I need advice from an old Landy expert as
> this is my first rover 
> and the oldest car I have delt with.
> 
> I have a bunch of bare metal parts in my garage
> waiting for me to get a 
> clue.
> thanks,
> Ian
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