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Any suggestions on what I should paint this with?

Postby Keemo » Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:27 pm

Just wire brushed the floor of my transit and was wandering what the best thing to use protect it is?
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Re: Any suggestions on what I should paint this with?

Postby Keemo » Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:28 pm

Before I insulate and put a floor down that is

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Re: Any suggestions on what I should paint this with?

Postby boltondigger » Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:22 pm

Waxoil
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Re: Any suggestions on what I should paint this with?

Postby Keemo » Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:11 pm

Thanks mate do you think its worth spending more money on dinitrol?

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Re: Any suggestions on what I should paint this with?

Postby Beaker » Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:32 pm

Waxoyl does not set, it stays runny. That could cause problems if it gets hot and soaks up into your floor boards. I'd use Dinitrol.
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Re: Any suggestions on what I should paint this with?

Postby bigjohnthomas » Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:38 pm

then it will just rot through from underneath
bodge any old sh*t paint on it to keep it dry red oxide if you want to be posh
it won't be that bit that kills your van anyway

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Re: Any suggestions on what I should paint this with?

Postby boltondigger » Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:55 pm

Beaker wrote:Waxoyl does not set, it stays runny. That could cause problems if it gets hot and soaks up into your floor boards. I'd use Dinitrol.


Dont you insulate the floor? waxoil cant penetrate that?
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Re: Any suggestions on what I should paint this with?

Postby Beaker » Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:18 pm

boltondigger wrote:
Beaker wrote:Waxoyl does not set, it stays runny. That could cause problems if it gets hot and soaks up into your floor boards. I'd use Dinitrol.


Dont you insulate the floor? waxoil cant penetrate that?


Depends how you do it. Some use sheet insulation (I have) in which case you are right it won't soak through. Others use battens and Celotex, in which case you could have problems.

Allcock is right though, splather on some oxide primer. That should sort it.
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Re: Any suggestions on what I should paint this with?

Postby Keemo » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:00 pm

Thanks guys I went and bought some dinitrol after reading a few things it seems its abit cold to be messing around with waxoyl

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