paul connor Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Ok what would be the correct way to paint my pig? I am due to strip the Metal back to bare, i have sourced some good cheap paint stripper, 10 litres... and will bare metal and rub down... What would the correct method be? Do i Red oxide, and then go for the main colour? Or is it a base coat, red oxide, another coat then finish? Also, if indeed my Humber Pig was to be period? do i Spray or Brush? I sense many nights soon with a mask and a scrapper! ahoy! :mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Paul, I wouldn't waste my time with paint stripper if I were you. When I did a bare metal respray on my Ferret I used a Needle Scaler and an angle grinder with a wire cup brush to finish off. The wings and bins etc were sandblasted and then powder coated. I put a coat of red oxide on first, then went over it with Nato green. I have since been told that a coat of gloss green over the red oxide would have been better to keep the corrosion at bay, but mine hasn't a speck of rust and I did it 5 years ago. The whole job only took a couple of days. http://www.sirhc.co.uk/gallery/album/Ferret/Ferret%20Restoration%20(125).JPG[/img] http://www.sirhc.co.uk/gallery/album/Ferret/Ferret%20Restoration%20(132).JPG[/img] http://www.sirhc.co.uk/gallery/album/Ferret/Ferret%20Restoration%20(134).JPG[/img] Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Paul The FVDD requirement from 1948 for AFVs was red oxide primer, http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Pigred01-1.jpg[/img] Dark Admiralty Grey undercoat, then 2 coats of High Gloss Deep Bronze Green. Given the theatre/era of your vehicle it would then have ben painted NATO green all over. I am trying to save you money/time here. But when you see a pig that has not been restored, its paintwork is appalling & looks as if it has a sort of NATO green dematitis. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/pigside-1.jpg[/img] Given that the vehicles were regularly pelted with coloured paint from the crowds, there was a constant overpainting with NATO green sometimes in a hurried manner by hand. So don't make it look to pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Sir Paul. Don't go down the paint stripper route, it is a real nightmare and it will take twice as long as any other method and it soon becomes a filthy mess. Chris has got it right! Cheers. Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john fox Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I also agree with Chris and particulalry re putting bronze green over the red oxide before a Nato Green coat. The use of a gloss/semi gloss coat under a matt coat will give better long term protection than simply matt paint alone. Depending on your source of matt paint it can be porous and rust out even if there is no visible damage to the paint surface. Re paint stripper - see how many coats are on your particular vehicle - most ex MOD stuff has so many coats I doubt you will get to bare metal without a lot of reapplications of stripper - much easier to use a needle gun and do it first time, one time. If you don't have the equipment to do it (compressor etc) then I would recommend getting one as a worthwhile investment for other jobs in the future - even if you only end up inflating tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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