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[Ruts]

G'day all,
I've been scratching my head for a while and reading some of the previous questions that some of you fellow brothers and sisters have been asking about bare metal protection for your pride and joys. I am in the process of building 4 torana's at once (2 x original SLR5000's, 2 x A9X replicas). I am about to get the 4 bodies sandblasted and like others was looking for a coating to stop the bare metal from rusting.
I am like a lot of you guys out there that did their apprenticeship at tech and used a water type susbstance that was brushed on then wiped off the the next week with thinners so that you could continue making that door skin that the tech teachers then bent in half and then told you to repair it.
As I was thinking of the product I saw the latest issue of Street Machine and saw Adam LaBrese's coupe on the cover in bare metal. I rang the shop in Queensland where Adam works and the guy I spoke too said that he did not know the name of the product but told me that Adam and the car would be in Sydney at Motorex and that if I saw Adam there he would tell what it was they used on the body.
Well after paying my $18 to get in I went searching for the coupe and Adam. What a genuine guy he is. I asked him what he put on the car and he told me it was called "Henkel". He said that he did not know the name of the place that sold it but it was just around the corner from his workshop in Currumbin QLD. He said if I gave him a week he would have more of the stuff and then he was going to bulk buy it and then offer it for sale to whoever wants some.
When I got home I jumped on the net and entered "Henkel" into the search engine to find out that Henkel is the name of the company in USA that sells the clear product that you put on the bare metal. If you go to the site you will find it under industrial coatings. I will ring Adam next week and speak with him about getting some of the product off him as it may be cheaper to get from him rather than the states. If anyone wants to call Adam give him a call at Kustom City on (07)55342077 in about a week and he might have some of the product for sale.

If you can't wait that long while at the show I went to the PPC coatings stand and spoke to the rep to see if they had a similar product. PPC do the POR15 rust coatings. They have a product called SW2 protective oil. The rep said they use it where you cannot get paint into like inside doors and some parts of body shells. He said that it can be put onto bare metal and it will not rust and can be removed with their POR15 solvent. The good thing is that if you don't get it all off before painting you can paint over it. It can be put on with a brush, spray gun or pump sprayer. I don't know if anything I typed here may help anyone, I hope it does.

Ruts.

[Loui]

Excellent information

You certainly are a man of action

Cheers

Loui

[Ruts]

Well it's been a while but I have an update on a product which I have been chasing up and have finally found where to buy and how good it really is. It is a clear liquid which has a few names which is made by Henkel. This was a product that Adam LaBrese put me onto to cover bare metal for extended periods. The good thing about it is that it can put on with a spray bottle or pump bottle and you can bog and paint straight over it. I have heard and spoken too a guy who uses it and has left panels sit for years. Here are a few links that I have chased up so have a read. On the Alfa site scroll down to BLUE FLAME and see what Tim thinks about this product. I have just ordered 2 x 20 litre drums from Sydney Autolac. I'll let you know how much when I get the bill. Other names for this product are 'Paint Grip 253' and 'Kephos 253'. I have not used it myself but I have seen it in a panel shop over the last few days and have watched repairs being carried out over it.

http://www.telfordin...p?ProductID=416

http://www.alfabb.co...estoration.html

[Ruts]

Yeah I heard about Gibbs, Troy Trepanier in the USA uses it. I sent them an email some time ago and they told me they use it.

[TerrA LX]

Where are you getting Gibbs from?