Thread: Painting aluminium

Originally Posted by Quiggers

I rubbed the bonnet back to the bare alloy, thinking I might paint it.

It's still bare

Looks good (well, I think so...)

GQ

I've thought of that - but then I think of driving into a low sun, and think better!

John

Remembering about alloy painting, John, I didn't rub off the old primer on the flat section of the Disco bonnet;
I masked it and resprayed that piece flat black, but the rest is shiny alloy... I like it but no-one else in this family does...

Curiously, after 14 years, only the bonnet and roof are crook, the sides are still quite good....

I noticed on Top Gear recently that the new Rolls Royce 2 door has a polished alloy bonnet, crikey!

Said to my mob, Roller pinched that idea from me!
(I'm not sure the bought that one)

So if its good enough for Rolls Royce, it's good enough for me!

I polish my bonnet with 1200 wet and dry!

GQ

Originally Posted by Quiggers

Remembering about alloy painting, John, I didn't rub off the old primer on the flat section of the Disco bonnet;
I masked it and resprayed that piece flat black, but the rest is shiny alloy... I like it but no-one else in this family does...

Curiously, after 14 years, only the bonnet and roof are crook, the sides are still quite good....

I noticed on Top Gear recently that the new Rolls Royce 2 door has a polished alloy bonnet, crikey!

Said to my mob, Roller pinched that idea from me!
(I'm not sure the bought that one)

So if its good enough for Rolls Royce, it's good enough for me!

I polish my bonnet with 1200 wet and dry!

GQ

History goes round in circles. The original Rolls Royce 40/50, AX201, "Silver Ghost", has always had, and still has, all aluminium all polished bodywork. But the bonnet on it is a lot further below the driver's eyes than on a Landrover, and isn't flat either.

John