New Shell Droped Off To Us

[Aaron P.]

get some more pics up...whats his spec on this?

[Darran]

mk2

Were just repairing/ painting it arron....i guess the thread will end when paintwork is finished

[oldtimer]

a busy week

had a busy week straightening up the mk2 ,
cant wait to see her in primer , i will put up more pics asap

[oldtimer]

busy week

more pics

[oldtimer]

busy week

more

[oldtimer]

busy week

last pic for at least a couple of days

[marky4]

coming on well done guys

[Nipper]

Will be another stunner from the likkle fella when done, Signal Orange I believe .
Lookin good chaps .

[Darran]

colour

signal amber

[Nipper]

signal amber

Close but no cigar . Realised when I submitted it but no edit option .

[oldtimer]

2 days on

we have been busy sorting out the inside , getting close to primer now

[oldtimer]

more pics of the inside

getting there

[rs2000_gb]

Had a good look at this Saturday and the boys have done a wonderful job of the prep work so far TOP NOTCH!

[FOSSIE]

last week we got this shell droped off at the workshop
its absolutely loverly , she has been acid dipped and e-coated up in dudley ,
the process is good as you can see in the pics ,

what a way to start a repaint eh

Can you tell us a bit more about the acid dipping process please? Who/where does it? What does it remove? i.e. rust, paint, sealer... Everything?

And that e-coating - is it etched to the metal well enough to leave on, or does it need to be rubbed off and etch primed?

I'd heard of problems with residual acid being left between seams etc and causing corrosion later on - can you shed any light on this?

Sorry for all the questions - it's just I'm very interested in this, might well have my next shell done....

Don't suppose it's worth asking what the typical cost is? (shell only, no panels)

Thanks very much
Tom

[Banishit]

E-coating is another name for electrocoating, electropainting, or electrophoretic lacquering. It is used to deposit a paint or lacquer coating as opposed to a metal such as is deposited by electroplating. In other words, it's more an application method for paint or lacquer than a coating per se.

Parts are dipped into a vat of the lacquer or paint and are electrified in order to promote a reaction at the surface which deposits the paint. It is used on very large parts, such as car bodies, to apply a primer coat that doesn't miss any spots, and it's used on smaller parts such as lamps and jewelry to deposit a durable lacquer

as in this company Tom

http://www.surfaceprocessing.co.uk/?gclid=CMy8o_3mj5ACFQ6VMAodyEqF5A

http://www.surfaceprocessing.co.uk/my-car.php

Budget for about £1500 to get it dipped and painted in primer