project HOLDER AGAIN

[vhgmcbuddy]

Its coming together nicely now Nigel,i am pleased that you tried my steering wheel restoration method, I have been doing it that way for many years now so its well tried and tested.

[vhgmcbuddy]

well i managed to get the panals straitend out a bit over the last couple of weeks, and today sprayed some shiny stuff on

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[vhgmcbuddy]

Just found this thread, awesome Job Nigel , love the fabrication work

[vhgmcbuddy]

the downside to our hobby, i went to my workshop today and my paintwork looked spoton now as you know i want to use this tractor for working days when it is finished and want some thing easy to clean, so i spent all morning wet flating my nice shiney paintwork so i could give it a coat of 2k laquer, look what happend two weeks of work gone up the swanny.

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[vhgmcbuddy]

That is just heart beaking Nigel , I do know how you feel though as it has happened to me a couple of times . I dont know why the laquer reacts badly with the enamel .
hopefully someone will know the answer to this problem .
Maybe this is a thread that is worth doing at some point

[charlie]

I am guessing it is the old problem of a reaction between the two types of paint/lacquer.

[vhgmcbuddy]

it just seems that the 2k clear coat has eaten into the enamal i dont know why because ive done it many times before with out any problems

[vhgmcbuddy]

It’s the old synthetic vs cellulose based. I mainly get it when spraying primer over flatted paintwork. It’s bloody frustrating!!!

[vhgmcbuddy]

It’s the acids in primers, retain moisture and hates lacquer.. how long after you’d put the enamel on before the lacquer Nigel..?? I guess you’d know to leave it as long as you can.. but it’s just got to be 1000% dried & cured.. time more than heat is the safe route.. but time ain’t always there I know.. but it’s one hell of a fantastic job you are doing.. just hope you get it sorted before doing anything drastic ( like wot I used to do! )

Brilliant work so far!

Titch

[vhgmcbuddy]

its my own fault painted it one day dried it with heat, clearcoat next day, i should have known better, but you know how it is when your on the home run of a project you tend to do things that you would not normaly do and regret it later:S

[vhgmcbuddy]

well after alot of flatting i repainted the bits and started to fit them.

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[vhgmcbuddy]

TOP BANANA!!!!

[vhgmcbuddy]

Now that does look nice ,
I would love you to do one of my restorations Nigel
Great job

[vhgmcbuddy]

That is looking great mate, well done

[vhgmcbuddy]

Some nice work there mate, shame the paint pickled first time.. But these things happen some time.
I need to get over when I have a chance to check the Holder out..
Keep up the great work mate 🙂

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