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May I add one or two points to CK's advice and that is to use small containers, like cleaned out yoghurt tubs/Shipam's paste jars and have several small brushes to hand. It is extremely important not to dip the brushes you are using into say a 500ml or 1 litre reservoir because you will contaminate...

cheers for that...

how about thickness of it...i know the site mentions how many microns but i cant measure that

just a normal coat scrubbed into the pits okay? or heave it on heavy as i can?

ive bought some vactan in the hopes of slowing up a nasty patch of rust

the site doesnt seem to mention how long to wait before further coats of primer /paint

can anyone advise?

please dont use hammerite , theres better stuff available with a little effort finding it i done some of my golf bits with rustoleum combi paint http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/pigbladder/rustedmemeber008.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/pigbladder/golfs/subpainted005.jpg http://img.p...

Hello, I know there is loads of info on here about thinner/paint ratios but i still dont think i'm getting it right. To begin with i started at the higher end of the scale with about 15% thinners and have since gradually dropped to around 5%! My experience has been the more thinners added the more ...

dont use a brillo pad...it will just scratch and not help you at all , use proper wet n dry

id suggest a little finer paper to finish with like 1500 or 2000, and a bit more buffing would improve it further

yes the method will still work...it might just take more coats to cover but id expect sky blue to cover pretty nice anyways

Looking great Llamapup! I painted ours on a main road in Hackney, with double decker buses hertling past and all sorts of unsavouries getting interested. I did most of my painting at 3/4am to beat the traffic and undesirables. It also gives the paint a full day in the sun too! haha thats keen ...ca...

its not that easy to find here , i have to drive 45 mins to buy it

can you not mail some to yourself from here? some cheapish corriers on ebay

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german site above...email them and ask about local stockists or websites

is there a problem ..or is it just a garage has told you it leaking a bit lots and lots of engines leak a little bit, its mostly no problem at all , if it starts loosing alot and leaving puddles then its time to consider fixing it i wouldnt worry if its not spotting the driveway ..not many old vw ar...

Re Colour matching Rustoleum paints. I've been in touch with Redrose paints and asked if they can match to a VW paint code, they said no unless I can match my code to NCS, BS4800, BS381C or RAL? Does anyone know if this is possible to match Vw Ivory (1983 colour) L567 i think to one of those codes?...

does anyone know what temps combi can cope with?

thinking of using some on a watercooled engine block...hammerite works so im guess combi will

any ideas /thoughts?

anyone know if combi can be got in satin /matt

you can get a base model clarke mig for £150 ish ...

a hour messing around and you can get the hang of things , its not too hard

im just a beginner but my results are as good and better than many of the resto threads i read online

owning a older vw...youre gona need a welder sooner or later