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painting underside of a transit 1997

Postby smiley » Sat May 18, 2013 11:21 pm

i recently brought a 1997 swb semi high top transit with only 62.000 genuine miles it is very tidy underneath no corrosion what so ever no welding ever done,i want to paint it underneath and primer it to,,what would the be the best paint to use under neath,,i heard about por15 but that is a bit expensive,,so any ideas what paint to use shall i primer the underneath first this is the cleanest underside of a R reg transit i have ever seen
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Re: painting underside of a transit 1997

Postby matthew2riches » Sun May 19, 2013 12:12 am

Get what you pay for. POR15 is VERY GOOD! 8)
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Re: painting underside of a transit 1997

Postby smiley » Sun May 19, 2013 1:01 am

does por15 need primer
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Re: painting underside of a transit 1997

Postby matthew2riches » Sun May 19, 2013 6:16 am

smiley wrote:does por15 need primer


You can go straight on but I always like to use a zinc rich primer first :wink:
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Re: painting underside of a transit 1997

Postby darkbluevanman » Sun May 19, 2013 7:47 pm

I'd worry about cavity wax first, after all the insides of the chassis aren't painted so it rusts from the inside out!....

Used this beforehttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-x-CAVITY-WA ... 707wt_1161

It's not dinitrolhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-DINITROL- ... 33809c0d9a

but ok if on a budget, bare in mind those 6 cans don't go far on a transit!
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