Hi Mike, when you get the subframes out, use a wire brush on an electric drill to remove rust, then treat with POR15 which you can mail order from Frosts, it is a two pack epoxy system and is better than Hammerite, must treat the bare metal first with their rust killer. yes use waxoil on the INSIDE of the subframes because they tend to rust from the inside out, clean up the lower front wishbones in the same way and fill the inside with waxoil
never herd of POR15 is it a paint? and do you then cover it in waxoyl?
have plenty of wire brushes on standby
bare metal with rust killer? so will just removing the rust not be enough?
POR15 is a solvent based Epoxy paint system that is designed to "Stop Rust Permanently" which you can get from Frost Auto Restoration Techniques Ltd www.frost.co.uk ~ have a look at their website cos they do loads of special treatments for metals and car restoration. you dont need to put waxoil over the paint finish, but it would be a good idea to spray the insides of the subframes with waxoil as they tend to rust from the inside out. please bear in mind that they were dipped into a chassis paint when they were originally made, which did not provide a good long lasting protection and is the reason they do rust through. their predecessors on the Mini, the 1100 and the Metro all had the same rusting through problems. It is really "belt &braces" to apply a rust neturaliser to the bare metal before painting, although POR15 claims it encapsulates it is reccomended before painting over with POR15 ~ full details are on the frost website. hope this helps
had a good look at the POR15 stuff and it seems too good to be true..... so im wary lol
have you used it before mate? and do you use all three products?
the "metal treatment" http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8229&frostProductName=Metal%20Ready%20(946ml,%20US%20Quart)&catID=28&frostCat=Rust&frostSubCat=POR-15&subCatID=37
the "paint" http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=9609&frostProductName=Gray%20POR%2015%20Rust%20Prevention%20Paint%20(473ml)&catID=28&frostCat=Rust&frostSubCat=POR-15&subCatID=37
and the "coating" http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8202&frostProductName=POR15%20Chassis%20Coat%20Black%20(473ml)&catID=28&frostCat=Rust&frostSubCat=POR-15&subCatID=37
or do u just use 1 or the other? im assuming the first is a treatment, the second is just "special" paint and the last coating is like waxoyl???
just got a load of POR-15 for my Lotus Excel as i am nuts-and-bolts rebuilding that... great products and the do what they say on the tin..
Frosts can supply POR15 paint in kits of small tins, it is not that difficult to use as after all it is only a paint. it is reccomended that you dont bother to clean the brushes after use, they take so much solvent to clean and unless you remove all traces of paint they will still go hard. and as OZZY has said it is "magic stuff" ~ try buying a small starter tin and paint some small items like suspension arms or the anti roll bar to see how you get on. you will be ok, if you can weild the angle grinder like you do with aplomb, i am sure you can paint, remember if the first coat is rubbish put onother one on!!
angle grinders and hammers im good with "delicate stuff" like paint and electrics i tend to struggle and end up uttering a string of four letter words and throwing things lol
shall get myself a starter pack and have a go!