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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: 182_blue on 11 September 2008, 14:46
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Well after rust on them since nearly day one i decided to paint my hubs today, looks alot better imo and glad that jobs out the way, also did a reall quick clean around whilst under there :-)
Befores
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0672.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0673.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0659.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0658.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0657.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0656.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/aaDSCF0661.jpg)
Afters
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/qqqDSCF0668.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/qqDSCF0665.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0663.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0665.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0676.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0677.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/1DSCF0670.jpg)
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That looks a lot better, I must get round to doing mine. Can I ask what paint you used?
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Just hammerite smooth
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Just hammerite smooth
Cheers! :cool:
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Just hammerite smooth
Is Hammerite good enough at such high heat? I remember on my first car painiting the tip of the exhaust with it and it bubbled pretty badly under the heat
Cheers,
R
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Good work 182_blue looks much better :cool:
My rear look :sick: and the fronts are just starting to show some rust so I will I will be doing mine as well in the next few weeks.
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Just hammerite smooth
Is Hammerite good enough at such high heat? I remember on my first car painiting the tip of the exhaust with it and it bubbled pretty badly under the heat
Cheers,
R
well, exhaust must get hotter than hubs, anyway never had problems in the past, and i also know of a few people who have used it with no issue either
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How long does it take to dry?
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How long does it take to dry?
it says touch dry in an hour, but whilst i was doing on side the other was drying, just been out and you can touch it and no stickiness and i will be driving it in an hour with no issues (from past experience)
i basically did the sides, i didnt do the faces as wanted to put the alloys straight back on
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That looks great blue. Your car is always mint though :kiss:
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WOW looks great, youv'e even cleaned your springs and rear suspension! :cool:
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These were mine before my little cleaning job:
Before
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m183/pintman/1.jpg)
After
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m183/pintman/8.jpg)
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m183/pintman/9.jpg)
Like 182_Blue, I used Hammerite smooth. Did this around 18 months ago. Still no corrosion :wink:
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and im guessing they never caught fire either LOL
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and im guessing they never caught fire either LOL
No. Either I'm a slow-ass driver not generating enough heat or the paint is fine to use, IMO :smiley:
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I done my hubs a while ago with red hamerite smooth, and a month on they are still looking Top.
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Did you prep the hubs in any way prior to painting?
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washed them, wire brushed them then sprayed with brake cleaner
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Going to have to get around to doing the rears soon. Fronts obviously don't need doing though.
Hammerite smooth is probably the easiest solution. too.
Nice work Blue. :smiley:
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looks alot better :)
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Good work 182, looking great there mate. :smiley:
I did the same on mine a while ago now, they still look as good as when I first did them. No fires, no rust and they look perfect. :smug:
Can I ask what you sprayed up into your arches, (I use AG vinyl stuff, have a few bottles left so trying to use it up)?
I took my disks off to do mine, fronts are quite easy apart from the 21mm nut :embarassed:
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm110/NewGolf/Caliper.jpg)
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Good work 182, looking great there mate. :smiley:
I did the same on mine a while ago now, they still look as good as when I first did them. No fires, no rust and they look perfect. :smug:
Can I ask what you sprayed up into your arches, (I use AG vinyl stuff, have a few bottles left so trying to use it up)?
I took my disks off to do mine, fronts are quite easy apart from the 21mm nut :embarassed:
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm110/NewGolf/Caliper.jpg)
embarrassed to say but i used Armorall LOL
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LOL, no problem with that, and sometimes its good to use up pots of half empty stuff ! :wink:
Looking good, actually!
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LOL, no problem with that, and sometimes its good to use up pots of half empty stuff ! :wink:
Looking good, actually!
yeh, tbh it was a last minute thing as it was raining then stopped and the sun came out, but i have to say Armorall is quite good anyway, but your right i was a bit in the bottom of a bottle lol