Ok, thanks. Was planning to coat wet on wet for the chemical bond, but would you recommend sanding anyway? And to ajlelectronics - would 120 grit not just remove most of the zinc?
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I need to paint some brand new zinc plated door hinges, for a mk4 Golf. Does anyone know which primer I should use, preferably to avoid sanding? Etch primer then epoxy?
Normally I'd go with sanding - Spraymax EP primer - color + 2k clear, but it would be nice to retain the zinc. Looking at...
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I've sprayed a few areas with 2k epoxy primer/filler (Spraymax), but sanded a bit hard down to bare metal in preparation for some 2k putty. Was under the impression that there should be primer underneath the putty, preferably. In lack of time/patience I sprayed over the bare metal with...
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I've done some underbody rust removing + phosphorus treatment on various places on a mk4 golf, around floor plugs etc. I did a pretty thorough job, cleaning the area with silicone remover before several coats of Spraymax 2K EP primer filler. Was hoping to leave it at that and "coat" it with...
Many thanks for the input guys. I did some more searching and ordered the Jotamastic Smart Pack instead of the Jota 90 today, together with a LVLP 1.8 gun. Apparently this is the same product as the more sprayable EM121, at least according to people on this forum. The EM 421 is apparently the...
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I'm about to paint some suspension parts, and need to decide on which spray gun and which epoxy primer to buy. Some of the parts will be brush painted (daily driver), but I'd like to be able to spray some of the parts as well on my mk1 Golf resto. I can get Jotamastic 90 relatively...
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I'm about to do some bodywork on a mk1 Golf, and need a belt sander. I have a 3hp /50L compressor that is decent for smaller jobs, but I have not tried it with any grinding tools yet. My compressor apparently delivers 300 l/m which is about 10.6 cfm, so it should be enough for some of...
Glad it's not an issue with the screen at least. I'd hate to carry the the thing down to the post office again, as my welding project of a mk1 golf is the only car I have:doh: Great tip about keeping it a little sloped, didn't think of that as a solution.
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I just had a Miniarchmig 200 delivered. It seems extremely well built, but the viewing angle of the screen was a little disappointing. It seems as soon as the viewing angle is a little above the screen, the content on he screen fades away. So I'll either have to put the machine pretty high...
Thanks for all the input guys, and sorry for the latency in response. I thought I had mail notification turned on but apparently not.
I borrowed a multitool with a scraper blade from a friend, and it worked pretty good actually. It also lets me scrape off just the tar based layer and not the...
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Made my first post today and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm about to start on the bodywork of my MK1 Golf '77 resto, which naturally involves a fair bit of welding! I'm actually new to welding, but am planning to go all in and purchase a Kemppi Minarc Mig 200, which has the much...
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I'm about to start the dreaded underseal + bitumen removal on a MK1 Golf complete resto, 45 years worth of it.. I've considered dry ice blasting, but the cost and transportation here in Norway doesn't really justify it.
Yesterday I came across the "wondermachine" Monti MBX Bristle Blaster...