Spraying Subframe and suspension components with stone chip.

[Samuealle]

Morning all,

Im planning to paint some subframes and suspension in this order.

bare steel
dusting of etch
zinc primer
stonechip
cellulose top coat.

Does anyone see any potential issues with this?

Thanks

Samuealle

 

[steveo3002]

zinc or etch...not both

then stonechip never goes rock hard so its likley to mark when fitting

id go primer (epoxy would be best) then chassis black or rustoleum combi

 

[Samuealle]

Okay thanks Steve. I take it zinc sticks well then?

The issue i have is that I want to use the existing paint as its the correct colour for my application.

Would I be able to overcoat chassis black with cellulose?

 

[steveo3002]

for the zinc to be any benefit it would have to go on the steel , thats what i was getting at , so use one or the other ...epoxy sticks the best

if you want it body colour then skip the chassis black , go straight over the primer or use the stonechip if you wish

 

[Samuealle]

Thanks for the input steve.

Zinc -> stonechip -> celly it is then.

Worst case is its chips to bits ill just have them off again.

Its a mini and the way i do brake lines ect ect its not a great issue to drop them out.

Will one good medium coat of stone chip from the gun do?

 

[steveo3002]

yeah maybe try a test coat on something to see if you like the finish , i often thin it a little bit and use fairly high pressure for a smoother look

or if you want stippled effect turn the pressure down so its just splattering out

dont put too much on , it will take forever to dry

 

[Weldinator]

A token was missing when trying to upload them ??

Is it ok to have a little standard primer on the stone chip from overspray before top coat is applied ?

Here's mine in 2k epoxy primer and paint.





Ive used Photobucket because the forum loading wont work.

 

[steveo3002]

yeah primer wont hurt