Removing Paint From A Dmr Sidekick

[tdubz]

hi

i have dug my old dmr sidekick out of the garage

i am going to respray it because mr rust has settled in on it

so the problem i have got is that it was the smoked chrome version

is there an easy way to get this off........... i have tried nitromorse so such luck

any help would be great

thanks

thomas

[hoots man]

i would say nitomorz but if that hasn't worked then you need some wire wool or even a metal type sand paper. maybe wire brush drill bit. by the way it takes ages so roll up your sleeves.

i used to have the side kick as well. heavy but kick ass. had the fork as well....so heavy.

have fun and post pics when complete.

[Muel]

Get it shotblasted.

[tdubz]

how much roughly does it cost to get it shot blasted?

[Dan_Trials]

It shouldn't be necessary to take the whole frame back to bare metal. Treat the corroded areas by removing as much rust as possible then applying some Kurust, the gel type would be best. Then feather edge the repairs by working your way up in sand paper grit and enlarging the area slightly each time. You want to create a smooth transition from the good surface, right across the reapair to the other side. Work your way up to 400 grit dry, then key the whole thing with 600 wet and finally 800 wet. Spay on some 'isolator' such as Barcoat to stop any reactions between the previous paint and the new stuff. Then some grey primer, starting with the repaired areas to build them up a bit, let it dry very well, wet sand 800 grit untill it's all smooth, check for imperfections then move onto the colour coat.

Hope that helps, any questions just ask

Edited September 29, 2009 by Dan_Trials

[hoots man]

It shouldn't be necessary to take the whole frame back to bare metal. Treat the corroded areas by removing as much rust as possible then applying some Kurust, the gel type would be best. Then feather edge the repairs by working your way up in sand paper grit and enlarging the area slightly each time. You want to create a smooth transition from the good surface, right across the reapair to the other side. Work your way up to 400 grit dry, then key the whole thing with 600 wet and finally 800 wet. Spay on some 'isolator' such as Barcoat to stop any reactions between the previous paint and the new stuff. Then some grey primer, starting with the repaired areas to build them up a bit, let it dry very well, wet sand 800 grit untill it's all smooth, check for imperfections then move onto the colour coat.

Hope that helps, any questions just ask

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unless you can afford sand blast this is the path although some drill fitting may help speed things up.