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[natboy]

Hi Folks,
I want to paint the floor pans and tunnel on the inside of my mk 2 cortina i was wordering should i strip it back to bare metal and one coat of epoxy primer followed by 3 coats of celly primer and then a top coat. What do you think? any ideas? thanks.

[Phil - Nottingham]

Never tried epoxy yet (too expensive) but most comes unstuck in regular use after 2 years but anything is better than nothing and cheap stuff is easy to renew
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[ka]

Depends on the finish required. If you are after concours, then your suggestion reads well, but if you intend to replace the carpets, seems a lot of trouble. If you have access to an air gun (or if not available in aerosol form), you can buy a ruberised covering, that will give far greater abrasion resistance against the carpet, then paint.
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KA

Better three than four.

[natboy]

Thanks for the advise folks

[stevel98]

I just use Hammerite.. Easy to touch up and no hassle should I need a bit of welding done later.. Leave the sound insulation to the proper stuff.

Cheers,