Hi all,
picked up a roof rack on the weekend and wanted to give it a once over.
I think its a home made jobbie - but very strong.
The frame is steel, whereas the floor mesh and mounting brackets are alloy.
I can just give the alloy a once over with wet and dry to bring it up as new, but for the steel frame im not to sure how to proceed.
I know powdercoating is an option, not cheap and hard to touch up. So would I get away with just giving it a good clean and going over it with some cans of kill rust? Would it be worth sandblasting it?
Cheers
Paul
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roof rack preperation
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Re: roof rack preperation
I would hit it with some red oxide primer or similar, its very tough and sticks like the proverbial poo. The your choice of topcoatbarbz wrote:Hi all,
picked up a roof rack on the weekend and wanted to give it a once over.
I think its a home made jobbie - but very strong.
The frame is steel, whereas the floor mesh and mounting brackets are alloy.
I can just give the alloy a once over with wet and dry to bring it up as new, but for the steel frame im not to sure how to proceed.
I know powdercoating is an option, not cheap and hard to touch up. So would I get away with just giving it a good clean and going over it with some cans of kill rust? Would it be worth sandblasting it?
Cheers
Paul
" If governments are involved in the covering up the knowledge of aliens, Then they are doing a much better job of it than they do of everything else "
If its really rusty sanblasting or even just a wire brush on an angle grinder to clean the metal up then prime and paint. Last time i had a full length rack blasted and powder coated it was $140 for both and the rack cost me $100 not bad for a $600 + rack new.
Saddle up tonto, its the not so loanrangie! . 98 TDI DISCO lightly modded with more to come.
When ever i respray stuff I tend to go for the grinder with a heavy wire brush on it. takes off rust and flaky paint quickly. then hit it with kill rust or similar.
Seems to last quite well. $14 for the grinder bit (bunnings) plus $20 in paint should do it.
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Seems to last quite well. $14 for the grinder bit (bunnings) plus $20 in paint should do it.
(edited: Kingy
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