KZJ90 first used May 12th 1998

[Ben Stratford]

Had i started with a sensible plan Ben i think i would have got inside the frame first as there's not much work you can do inside .

I did have this stuff in mind for convenience http://www.frost.co.uk/eastwood-internal-frame-chassis-coating-with-spray-nozzle.html but all the planning went out of the window one day when i woke up and said to myself stop thinking and start doing .

Ha ha, thats my plan Shayne, get under it and do something useful!!

 

[Shayne]

The saga continues , though i really should start putting things back together ready for the Romania trip i know it might be a year or 3 before i take it apart to do the bits i didn't bother with . And so while messing with this

I decided to order this https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Home-Care-Cleaning/Globatek-Flexible-Radiator-Bristle-Cleaning/B004N6ZIY0 and this http://www.uktools.com/sealey-sg16-underbody-coating-spray-set-air-operated-deluxe-model-p-3229.html

 

[StarCruiser]

For some inexplicable reason the first one makes me think of Ken Dodd…. I think I'd keep a shrink busy for hours!!

 

[Shayne]

I had intended to have these blasted and powder coated but i went down today and they were still where i left them .
As you can see by the lower spring they weren't in a bad state so i thought i would just chip off the flaking bits and touch them up .
10 minutes chipping of the top spring showed the powdercoat has little or no bond with the steel beneath and so it came away like the shell of a boiled egg revealing the rust beneath (it looks better in pics than it does to the naked eye) so i'm glad the blasting and powdercoating got cancelled .

 

[clivehorridge]

Mine are 11 years on the truck now, and they're about 50/50 rust/paint.

They work fine, so I'm not too bothered. I might just oil them as time goes on, it acts as a rust retarder, if nothing else, like on the chassis.

Actually I didn't do the chassis last summer, nor this one yet, and it's looking a bit crusty again, especially on the welds. There's still original paint on the main members though, so it's not too bad for a 22-year old.

 

[Shayne]

We will see how No Nonsense zinc galvanizing spray holds up with hammerite stone chip shield to cushion it , and at swambo's insistance some red smoothrite to make it pretty

 

[Shayne]

Note to self - don't put your 12v battery charger on top of the cardboard box in the kitchen because it might empty 2 full cans of stonechip shield spray that had been left in the box without the lids on

 

[StarCruiser]

Oooops! This often happens to the WD40 can in the back of mine when I'm carrying something on top of my tools and other stuff. Suddenly there's a hissing while driving along and after mad panics wondering if the AC has sprung a leak or a tyre is rapidly deflating my nose tells me it's the WD. Cue rapid stop and race round the back.

 

[froggy Steve]

lol, i had a swimming pool alarm go off in the back of the van once...somehow the batteries had re connected and stupid thing reset! scared the wotsits out of me!!!

 

[clivehorridge]

I had a fire extinguisher go off in the back of the truck under similar circumstances... what a mess...

 

[Shayne]

I will never ever buy Hammershite spray paint again and while i'm no fan of halfrauds paint either thier toolbox red spray paint saved the day .

 

[clivehorridge]

Very pretty though Shayne!

Looking forward to getting them all muddied up and scratched....

 

[Shayne]

I would be disappointed if you didn't Clive but i have to tell you stone chips seem to take the worst toll so you might have to pedal a bit faster

 

[clivehorridge]

I would be disappointed if you didn't Clive but i have to tell you stone chips seem to take the worst toll so you might have to pedal a bit faster

Trust me Shayne, when you're with me, I'm always peddling as fast as I can...

 

[Shayne]

Your right foot is heavier than mine even in that wooden chariot of yours and we both know it

 

[Shayne]

Please tell me the fuel sock goes on this one

 

[Shayne]

It doesn't tank has to come out again

 

[clivehorridge]

It doesn't tank has to come out again

Shayne, get a grip mun!

 

[Shayne]

Gripped spanked and beaten back into place Clive

I think Helen could do with some of the same mate , imagine waiting until i had rewired the tow socket , fog light and refitted the bumper before complaining about stuff left on the windowsill at the kitchen sink

So if you would be kind enough to sort her out i would be much obliged

 

[clivehorridge]

Gripped spanked and beaten back into place Clive

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I think Helen could do with some of the same mate , imagine waiting until i had rewired the tow socket , fog light and refitted the bumper before complaining about stuff left on the windowsill at the kitchen sink

So if you would be kind enough to sort her out i would be much obliged

No way, she's your boss not mine. I'm having nothing whatsoever to do with it mate!