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    timdiscus Guest

    painting buddy botles

    Can it be done and if so what paint woul you use

    thanks

    tim

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    Sniper 296 Guest
    I was going to try green and brown hammerite on mine

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    timdiscus Guest
    i know you get slight expansion and contraction so i was thinking more along the lines of model paint thinking this may give a bit and not crack

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    I tend to rub down to the base metal,spray with etching paint,then spray with plasticote (sp)satin finish.

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    timdiscus Guest
    where can you get that

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    Halfords!.

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    timdiscus Guest
    well thats my saturday done then thanks tim

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    Hello Chaps,

    Don't want to spread alarm, but I've been wondering whether rubbing down these bottles with abrasive is such a good idea??

    They are made of alloy, and are extremely thin and lightweight given the pressure they are designed to contain, ie up to 3000lbs PSI.

    I can't be sure of the thickness of the metal used, but I'm pretty sure that any abrasive used may cut into quite a large percentage of that depth, and it is a possibility that the integrity of the bottle may be damaged.

    Now this may be a load of cr*p, but is it worth thinking about??... does anybody know if it will damage them??

    Doug
    Regards,

    Doug

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    When I said rub down to the metal,I really meant "to" not into the metal.The bottles not harmed atall.

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    timdiscus Guest
    ihave taken it down so its smooth you can see the metal in places but its not into the metal picked up some filler primer i will let you know how it goes

    tim

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    loiner1965 Guest
    take it from me lads,,,,strip with paint stripper then etch and use 2 pack paint,,,,,then again i do it for a living

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    bjr Guest
    thought 2 pack was highly toxic and not be used by amatuers
    I done a steel super10 one with plasicote

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    loiner1965 Guest
    not an amateur but a professionel vehicle refinisher...
    2 pk paint is long lasting and durable,,,,better than paint from a tin,,,,,

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    loiner1965 Guest
    might spray these bottles if interest is good,,,,,and cost of paint

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    bjr Guest
    what about hard anodizing? very hard wearing

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