Stripping back the dreaded Hammerite!

[CovKid]

http://www.bartoline.co.uk/products_Lis ... 20Sundries

[Plasticman]

No prisoners
secret is a good wet coat then go over it again and then leave for 10-20 mins, I bought a set of cheap wood chisels and used them as scrapers using care not to dig in (ie keep blade flat and square to surface) the vw original grey self etch/primer will partially come off and Its not nescesary to remove all of this.
I did the majority of mine with 3/4 gallon.
mike

[weldore]

hmmm..imagine the horrors unearthed by that stuff

[Plasticman]

Oh I did it manages to take off about 3mm of filler per application
mike

[weldore]

praps just get the hammerite laquered then


(sometimes its better to be an ostrich )

[Plasticman]

I notice your running a 1.9 n/a?
how does it perform
mike

[weldore]

when you do the swap ..you will wonder why you didnt do it a long time ago
mines an old 1y with a different pump setup to what ive seen on here but its so much better than the cs

[D&DCAMPA]

Mines hammerited and it's not a bad job nothing a compounding won't sort out everyone who sees it complements it.

It's down to prep work and patience anyone could try 2 PAC and mess it up. Then again mine was treated to rust treatment then etch primer then red oxide then hammerite then laquer it took me two weeks to do it baremetal.

So don't be to hard on hammerite

I didnt know yours was hammerited Phil, howevefr you have seen mine and it looks like a camel painted it using its tail!!

[Plasticman]

So you used "Camel hair brush"
mike

[D&DCAMPA]

So you used "Camel hair brush"
mike

I would like to say he mustve used the 'toe'!!! but dont know what sort of reply I will get from Phil!!!

[armyphil]

So you used "Camel hair brush"
mike

I would like to say he mustve used the 'toe'!!! but dont know what sort of reply I will get from Phil!!!

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[Strawhead]

Good luck with all the work Di,

we are having ours stripped down at the moment and there does not seem to be a great deal of metal there at all, mostly filler.

I sincerely hope that the previous owners of yours were not as creative with the filler as ours were

Andy

[D&DCAMPA]

Good luck with all the work Di,

we are having ours stripped down at the moment and there does not seem to be a great deal of metal there at all, mostly filler.

I sincerely hope that the previous owners of yours were not as creative with the filler as ours were

Andy

Heys you guys - Rupert getting a spruce up too?!? god we're gonna be looking good next year!!
I already know theres more pug than metal - and have spent a fortune on replacement panels from Schofields - not looking to stripping out the interior to get the welding done.but know it will be worth it.
Catch up with you n the Missus soon - must be time for a 'blue wine night'?! and I got the pics from the Hippy party to share with you!!