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[ukdave2002]

The Morris 8 Chassis is away being blast cleaned at the moment at a place that only about a mile from my house, they are going to do it on a dry day (so may get it back this year given our current weather ) I'll etch prime it and then put a black top coat on.

Question
Want it to look "original" so pretty sure the black would not be high gloss? but also not a matt finish. Can I get paint made up in a semi gloss ? if so is there a correct term for the shade?

Cheers Dave

[Rick]

AFAIK you can have a matting agent added to paints you are having mixed, so that you avoid the sticky-sticky new look. I can give you the contact details for the guys supplying the Dodge paint if you like, they'd be able to sort you out with the right stuff.

I dropped the Dodge screenframe off yesterday at the local s/blasters, probably the same place

R
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[Phil - Nottingham]

The correct finish applied direct over bare metal (although phosphated would be even better) is Clorinated chassis black.

Frosts sell it
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[wrinx]

Would this be any good? Noticed my old beasty needs a fresh coat of something... Frost Chassis Black

Or,this Trade stuff

wrinx
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[Phil - Nottingham]

Both those above are the same stuff and far superior to Hammerite as well as cheaper
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Rover P2
Rover P4
Rover P5 & P5B
Land Rover S2 & S3
Morris Mini Traveller Mk2

[imfinlay]

I wouldn't use gloss. I've ordered some of the Frost one, I'll post how it goes. I don't mind the satin smoothrite, but I hear it goes brittle. I've not found that myself yet though.

[Phil - Nottingham]

Satin Smoothrite does harden and chip/flake off after 6-12 months. Proper Chassis Black is semi-gloss when fresh but dulls after a few months but not to a full satin finish.

The Frosts is nearest modern equivalent I think but the other one is likely to weather to same state if its the proper stuff
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Rover P2
Rover P4
Rover P5 & P5B
Land Rover S2 & S3
Morris Mini Traveller Mk2

[Uncle Joe]

Theres also the Bill Hirsch chassis paint as well. Personally I could think of either using powder coating, which is rather exact in terms of sheen, or over a media blasted chassis a Zinc base, with epoxy Mastic over that, and then something like black Dinitrol. Do it that way and it will never need doing again...

[wrinx]

[PAUL BEAUMONT]

Wickes sell a mattish black paint that they call Wrought Iron paint. It makes similar claims as does Hammerite, but is a lot cheaper, easier to clean from brushes and seems to stand up to weather fairly well. Anyone else tried using it (other than on their fence)??
PAUL