-
Welcome to the Land Rover UK Forums
You are currently viewing the site as a guest and some content may not be available to you.
Registration is quick and easy and will give you full access to the site and allow you to ask questions or make comments and join in on the conversation. If you would like to register then please Register Now
Have i done the right thing?
- Thread starter DH1
- Start date
That looks good enough for me; have the roof to do this summer.
Khriss
Accelerating Away
That pic was after ten years
experiment with fluffy or sponge roller and slow thinners, finish weren't bad . Better than my mates who used two pack with not enough hardener in it....think it's sort of dry now 
DH1
Shifting Up
Results are in! 86% to 14%
" the Nos have it"
Overwhelming vote for me doing the wrong thing !
I thought it'd go this way it was a really tough decision for me, I guess its also why I thought I'd go for powder coating and not a standard paint job
Thanks for the votes and comments, I'll update when I put it back together with pics , I'm away from home until end of March, personally can't wait to see how it's gone, even if it was the wrong thing to do
" the Nos have it"
Overwhelming vote for me doing the wrong thing !
I thought it'd go this way it was a really tough decision for me, I guess its also why I thought I'd go for powder coating and not a standard paint job
Thanks for the votes and comments, I'll update when I put it back together with pics , I'm away from home until end of March, personally can't wait to see how it's gone, even if it was the wrong thing to do
Its your vehicle so no-one can tell you that you did the wrong thing.
The only thing that people can say is that they wouldnt have done it that way.
The only thing that people can say is that they wouldnt have done it that way.
So very true.
Whenever it comes down to classic aesthetics I get a little conflicted. On one hand, it's your car and you should enjoy looking at it. On the other hand, you can't replace patina. If the paint is consistent and sound, which gives vehicles an honest but stately look to my mind, i would keep it. I have painted my landy a few times though. The squaddie cake was half inch thick and flaking off all over. To some that would qualify as patina, to me it looked terrible. I think I ultimately come down on the "It's your car" category.
DH1
Shifting Up
So after some delays, took it to powder coaters stripped it bare in their workshop tub, wings, bulkhead, etc, they lightly blasted everything, then PC'd it, built it back up and I'm pretty happy with the result, it's seems really tough and flexible, did first run out yesterday all good
Thought I'd update in case anyone else wanted to go this way, pics attached , it still has all the dents a marks, it just smoothed them out a bit
Thought I'd update in case anyone else wanted to go this way, pics attached , it still has all the dents a marks, it just smoothed them out a bit
Attachments
Iām there with that looks a good job 
I voted no, but I stand corrected. That's a great looking result.
SeriesG
Offroader
As to the longevity of the finish I too will be interested to hear how it holds up. I would think that PC would likely have similar adhesion issues to paint when it comes to aluminum. That being said I've seen regular paint jobs flaking off after a year too so what the heck, might as well try something new!
It looks well. Looking forward to seeing how it stands up, you may have started a trend!