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EarlofBarnet
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26th Aug 07 at 20:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just finished re-furbishing one of the wheels for my car today.

Primed:


Painted:


Used Hammerite on top of the primer and it didn't seem to dry properly (think it should have just been used direct to metal). So decided to laquer it to protect it...then this happened:


Looks awesome imo, just not sure if it'll survive the tyre machine, lol!
John G
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26th Aug 07 at 20:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hammerite???????
Haimsey
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26th Aug 07 at 20:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That looks cool

Marcy Marc

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pdwhelan
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26th Aug 07 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Haimsey
That looks cool


its true.. i actualy quite like it.. do the rest of the car in this
Curtiz
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26th Aug 07 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
awsome lol
EarlofBarnet
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26th Aug 07 at 20:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks proper weird!

Last set of wheels I painted was on my ST Vectra and they were fine. Used normal car primer, paint and laquer and they were flaweless. Guess Hammerite wasn't the tool for the job!

The finish on the wheels seems tough enough. The pattern has set hard and doesn't seem to flake off. Will see what happens when I try and stick a tyre on it

[Edited on 26-08-2007 by EarlofBarnet]
G.C.M
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26th Aug 07 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They actually look ok mate, always nice to have summat a bit differend lol
Haimsey
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26th Aug 07 at 21:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got a sort of Nitromores (sp) effect to it

Marcy Marc

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Andrew
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26th Aug 07 at 21:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm getting the Hammerite out me

STEvieXE
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26th Aug 07 at 21:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
reaction
neil h
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26th Aug 07 at 21:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That looks really quite cool.

But the long and the short is iirc hammerite is designed to go direct to metal and so the primer stopped the reaction between the metal and paint from happening and so it didnt dry. Then when you lacquered it, things all got a tad crazy.

How ever, its quite a nice looking cock up by all accounts.
EarlofBarnet
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27th Aug 07 at 06:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks guys! It did say direct to metal on the tin...but hey!
M2RTY
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27th Aug 07 at 08:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks ace
jr
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27th Aug 07 at 08:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it was the laquer that fucked it, not the hamerite/primer
Ste L
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27th Aug 07 at 09:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
look's like crackle paint...
Jenko_Sport
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27th Aug 07 at 09:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice
VegasPhil
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27th Aug 07 at 10:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pickled

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
Ste L
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27th Aug 07 at 10:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
look's good on engine's when you get reations like that...

but this is ment to look like this



another pic of one...




[Edited on 27-08-2007 by Ste L]
EarlofBarnet
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27th Aug 07 at 12:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
JR: You recon the laquer was off or something then? I just thought it was because Hammerite wasn't supposed to be laquered.

Looks awesome on the rockers covers above

 
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