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Hi

any one tell me the best way to apply stencils to my jeep?

Ive tried with card ones & sticky ones - aerosol paint & brushed on paint & always they seems to blur.

The paint seems to seep around the stencil

is there a knack to it?

I understand that Military mayhem in august has been cancelled

is that right?

any one know if theres another show in that neck of the woods (kent /south east england) on the same weekend 19th 20th 21st August? (ive already booked the time off work)

It is Syntolack Matt finish from Paint Shop Supplies in Nottingham. They matched it to some NOS parts I had which I think are Forest Green.

 

Chris

Cheers many thanks

Have to agree looks superb

can i ask what paint you used for the body? shade & finish?

many thanks

Any one know if the paint codes they use eg 23070 equate to a UK code to get same colour made up here in the uk?

Many thanks for the replies

its a show vehicle & i dry store it over the winter so once the rust is sorted it shiould stay that way for a while

looks like i got some work to do but will be worth it

i'm going to strip off the underseal, sort the rust, prime & paint

In the process of trying to repaint my jeep and sort any rust, I have noticed the entire underneath - body & chassis has been undersealed some time ago.

This has split/cracked in places creating a water trap and causing rust with the underseal just flaking off.

At the moment the underseal seems to be doing more harm than good.

Should the under body even be undersealed?

Am I best removing the underseal, sorting any rust, prime , paint and then treat with waxoyl or

Is it best to remove the old then re underseal ?

Any advice greatly appreciated

Thanks for all the replies - looks to be the way forward for me!

many thanks

semi satin?

didnt know there was such a thing but sounds good

which company did you get yours from?

Lots of answers (more than i thought id get) :-D

many thanks to all

I think ill probably go with a satin finish as i try to use it alot on the summer months & i just dont think the matt is going to stand up to it

as the forum suggests i know this sounds stupid but

Am looking at re spraying my jeep (m38a1) & have got a tin of matt paint from a reputable supplier.

I've test sprayed it (2 coats) & although the colour is good, once dry the paint seems to mark very easily when lightly scratched & i this will be no good for the jeep

am i doing something wrong? or is this just how it is?

would this be avoided if applied with roller?

would this be avoided if i used a satin finish ?

any tips greatly appreciated

Couple of pics from Beltring 09 & Headcorn airfield

Have to say it was the same for me but the mutt i found needed a full restore & i just dont have the time

will hopefully get pics with the pintle mount on soon then its just left to fit the '60 for the shows!!!:-D

Would help if i actually attatched them !:rofl:

Hi

yep its originally a dutch built one (dont think theres many us ones over here)

currently in US markings

Have tried to add a couple of pics from beltring 2008 - hopefully they will work!

Just installed the pedestal M/G mount :-D:-D - pic awaits

Thanks for the all the posts

it looks like the bolts are infact M8 however they must have been bad replacements as have been forced into the holes & ruined the threads hence why they were so hard to remove - grrrr!

plan is to get some imperial ones & if they prove that the thread in the gole is damaged too then will have to re tap them.

again thanks for all the replies & suppliers details

Fantastic responses :-D

have now got several sources for the bolts but need to know thread type

im looking for a couple of bolts for the bottom of the windscreen that bolt on the rubber spacers

one is a cross head

the other a hex marked "verbut 8:8"

any one know if they would be UNF or UNC for 1955 M38a1 (nekaf)

Hi

Im Andy,

currently own an M38a1 (nekaf) jeep, which is road registered & MOT'd

needs some tidying & hopefully will be show ready in next few weeks.

Currently in US markings of 196th Light infantry Brigade.

Im in surrey & member of MVT & IMPS

This is my 4th military vehicle, previously owned s3 LWB & lightweight Landrovers

Found the HMVF purely by chance & am pleased that a site like this has been created.

Here to learn & also share (the limited) knowledge that i have. :-\

Does any one know a good source for imperial bolts ?

i need to replace some on my vehicle of different lenghts & am looking for an assortment of bolts but cant find any places that carry them

many thanks

Hi

can any one help me with the correct placement for aerial mount on M38a1 jeep ?

either info or any pics

every pic i find seems to have it mounted in a different place

just trying to work out where it should go or whether theres no set place

many thanks