Thread: Plugger and The Camel

Hi Guys,

Following on from the chassis repairs before Xmas, Plugger and I had time post Xmas to get the chassis painted. To this end prior to everyone closing for the silly season I ordered the chassis paint. I decided to use the KBS product which is an Australian product and equivalent to POR 15 et al! It is supposed to be very abrasive and impact resistant - as long as the application procedure is adhered to religiously!


Everything you need to get the job done was included in the kit - $108 plus freight direct from KBS!!


We dragged the rotisserie with chassis attached up the hill and parked it behind the house. A good place to paint was on the grass as application was to be done by small foam roller and brush - this stuff was expensive so I was not going to waste half of it by spraying (and this stuff adheres like kaka to a blanket so I didn't want any overspray on my Dodge Pickup or the house and shed)!


Step one was to thoroughly wash/scrub the chassis with the supplied cleaner. It was to be diluted with water in varying ratios dependent on how much grease n grime was covering the chassis. I mixed it about 4:1 in a bucket and got Plugger to work with a scrubbing brush. The degreaser/cleaner seemed to work just fine. We rinsed as we went as the instructions say not to let it dry on the chassis.Here is Plugger going hard at it with the scrubbing brush:


Then once we had cleaned it once we did it a 2nd time just to be sure:


Step 2 was to neutralise the rust. This was basically just tannic acid to make the rusted areas inert. It came with a handy trigger spray attachment that wasn't handy at all - it didn't work very well and just leaked everywhere. Once the acid had been applied this was also rinsed off and left to dry. Areas that had turned a milky-white was indicative of the acid doing its job. Rinse off and leave to dry for an hour. It was lunchtime so we had a bite to eat while it was drying...

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Once the neutralisation process was complete and the chassis was completely dry, it was time to paint. This stuff being an enamel gives off no VOC's so respirators are not needed but long sleeve shirts and gloves are mandatory. Plugger ended up getting some on his forearm which will take some time to come off - the paint adheres that well.

After about two hours and two coats here is the finished product. I must say that the paint flows on really well and is self-leveling. It retains a high gloss even when dry (you can get semi-gloss as well but we chose gloss. It also comes in 2-3 other colours!!). The instruction on the supplied sheet says that the supplied 500ml is enough to do one chassis and I was really skeptical about this. However once we had the two coats done there was even a bit left over in the can for touch-ups later on!!

I cannot vouch for the durability of the product just yet but feedback on the interweb seems to be mostly positive. Time will tell I guess! Anyway, here is a couple of shots of the finished product - not perfect by any means but done!! Leave it to dry overnight then roll it back down to the lower shed to start the rebuilding phase!




If anyone is interested here is the website for KBS Coatings. Just click on the link that takes you to the chassis kit page:
Welcome to KBS Coatings | KBS Coatings Australia

Cheers and thanks,
Tricky and Plugger

Just out of curiosity--
what other colours were available?

and who chose black

Nice work on the chassis! I like the rotisserie too! Did you knock it up yourself or is it a commercially made one? Cheers, Mick.

Hi Pedro,

If you go to their website and go to the chassis kit page, there is a drop-down menu. Colours available are gloss black, satin black, silver and grey! Here is the link to that page:
Chassis Coater Kit - Rust Removal Paint

The black is part of the overall colour scheme we decided on in early '16 - BMW Dakar Yellow (paint code 206) and Gloss Black. It is explained early on in this thread...


Thanks for the kind words Mick. Commercially available one this one as I could not buy the raw materials and build it for what I paid for it!! It gets used often so it has paid for itself by now!

Cheers and Thanks,
Tricky and Plugger

Quick question re the KBS paint, did you brush it on or spray it? I had a pig of a time spraying it.

Cheers,

Tim

Originally Posted by TimNZ

Quick question re the KBS paint, did you brush it on or spray it? I had a pig of a time spraying it.

Small foam roller and brush, he mentioned Tim.

That's what I get for reading the pictures more closely than the words

Cheers,