how long before painting?

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 13 May 2004, 3:28 pm

#173437

how long can you leave something in bare metal before you should paint it??? i have toyed with the sandblaster at work on some bits and realised after that i may have to protect them from the elements..... Do'h

see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro

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2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 13 May 2004, 4:09 pm

#173466

blutopless2 wrote:how long can you leave something in bare metal before you should paint it??? i have toyed with the sandblaster at work on some bits and realised after that i may have to protect them from the elements..... Do'h

really about 5 seconds If that... but as soon as you can is the best

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 14 May 2004, 11:24 am

#173799

thanks... thought that would be the case... now just gotta get the stuff painted.

see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro