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TIGER8855:
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--- Quote from: Andy_Bogard on April 28, 2014, 09:04:26 am ---Congratulations Vandale for your work!
Did you keep the OPC-20 Ogura Clutch?
Mine just broke so I am looking for another one...
I tried to send you Pms but it did not work :-(
Thank you for your answer!
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Hi, yes its in my pile of metal that goes to the scrap dealer, where are you located?
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He is located in Belgium! I have one also but it's being sold with the steering assembly as a complete unit. Bit heavy to ship to Belgium.
vandale:
I can sell it separately no probs, a lot cheaper to ship that way
TIGER8855:
--- Quote from: vandale on March 22, 2014, 03:30:35 am ---
Plastic welded and bogged the damage
Hi, yes melted and bogged, sanded, bog, sand, primer fill, sand, primer, sand, paint 3 coats.
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What brand/type primer did you use vandale?
I'm about to paint my side plastics and I have to use an aerosol can as I don't have a spray gun. I went to buy the primer and was surprised at what happened.
The first 2 stores I went to said that nothing would stick to the plastic? Another said they only knew one brand that works on plastic but it only had a few colors available. Then I said but can't I just get a plastic primer and then paint anything on top of that and the guy just repeated what he said about the one brand.
Another store had zinseer BIN which I've heard about and they guy said it "should work". The last store had a plastic primer but it was clear. My plastics are white and have severe yellowing where there was no sticker plus some bog work so I was hoping to use a white primer to cover that before the color coat.
So now I'm unsure what to do. I don't want to go and paint the whole side plastic only to find it didn't work right.
Howard_Casto:
[offtopic]*sigh* It would be nice to sleep....[/offtopic]
I would be interested in this as well, just for future reference.
Things I do know:
Krylon makes a line of spray cans called "plasticoat" they are specifically designed for use on plastic, fiberglass and other non-metallic surfaces. The stuff is a bit difficult to work with but it does work. I used a little of it back in the day when I thought I was a case-modder. ;) The body filler might react differently to it though.
To paint fiberglass and plastic in the automotive industry, they indeed do use a special primer. I believe bulldog makes it. The primer is more flexible so it prevents chipping and scratching. There is a special procedure for painting though. Generally you have to spray your paint over it while it's still tacky, but I'm not a body shop guy, so look it up.
vandale:
Hi guys. I used a spray can enamel called plastikote. Its a bog standard enamel spray can, same with the primer which was just named sand able primer by plastikote.
Howard, are your reffering to plastidip in a can, the spray on rubber stuff a lot of the car guys use to matt black there bonnets and wheels? If so then yes its a little difficult to work with but hard wearing and textured like the rubber coating on late model laptops etc. I chose not to use this as it takes a lot of cans to cover a small area with the 5 coats they recommend.
My advise is to use enamel in a can and ask for a spray nib that has a wide fan so you can get good coverage without line sin your paint. Allow it a week to dry in the sun or a warm room before handelling unless you want finger prints etc
Here is a link to the paint I used, not sure if you get it in the US. http://www.plasti-kote.co.uk/Product/pcode---4585/pccode---6751
Thanks
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