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gstuart
 


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My D3 projects

Hi

Been looking at hycote paints to refurbish my scuttle panel

See there’s 3 x of them and wondering what u thought please , noticed 2nd link doesn’t need a primer

Also noticed some members have used hycote and wondering how long it’s lasting plse

Thks so much as always in advance


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/x6-HYCOTE-BUMPE...3166242261

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/X4-Satin-Black-...3324460707

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hycote-XUK230-B...SwHwhbSR2b
  

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aja4x4
 


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Buy a hot air gun it works great.

Heat any old faded black plastic panels up with a hot air gun ( electric blown air not a flame) and they will turn back to the original black.
I would practice first somewhere were it dosent show as if you go to mad you can melt the panel.
As you heat it up you can see it turn black just keep the air gun moving as this happens
  
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knwatkins
 


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I used Hycote products for the scuttle plus both front and rear wiper arms on the RRS. I used adhesion promoter and bumper black. This was after speaking with Hycote's technical team and getting their recommendation.

Check out my post below:

Revitalising the scuttle panel that has turned white

Hope that helps Thumbs Up
 Kev

MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey 
 
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gstuart
 


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aja4x4 wrote:
Buy a hot air gun it works great.

Heat any old faded black plastic panels up with a hot air gun ( electric blown air not a flame) and they will turn back to the original black.
I would practice first somewhere were it dosent show as if you go to mad you can melt the panel.
As you heat it up you can see it turn black just keep the air gun moving as this happens


Hi

Many thks , did try the hot air gun on my old freelander , for some reason didn’t last very long so thought I would do a more permanent revamp this time

Thks again
   
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gstuart
 


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knwatkins wrote:
I used Hycote products for the scuttle plus both front and rear wiper arms on the RRS. I used adhesion promoter and bumper black. This was after speaking with Hycote's technical team and getting their recommendation.

Check out my post below:

Revitalising the scuttle panel that has turned white

Hope that helps Thumbs Up


Hi

That’s great and many thks

So Just ordered the same paint, also got s different primer which I hope will be ok to us

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4x-Hycote-XUK23...3331680322

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3x-Hycote-XUK61...3331680065

Well after fighting with the wiper arms I finally got them off,

Now I won’t admit that after a while I realised the arms weren’t moving with the puller as the pushing part was too long therefore was acting line a clamp, put a small nut inside and wiper arms came off , so at least I can claim the idiot of the year award Whistle

Am wondering if I can use one the green scoring washing up pads to clean all the junk off the scuttle panel ready for primer

Already got some new wiper arms, old ones the springs don’t feel very strong at the moment

Also having the scuttle panel out I’m going to work out the route to install the heated windscreen washer jets loom retrofit that’s sitting in the shed

Thks so much once again for the link and heads up ref the hycote Thumbs Up













  

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Next job will be to find out why my spare wheel keeps going flat , it does look very pitted on the inside rim so don’t know if I’ll have to get another one or if I can carefully sand it down

Or if I have to send it away to be professionally dipped and powder coated


















   
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Windscreen heated washer jets loom


   
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Good to see you're taking it easy mate!

Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
  
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+1 Rolling with laughter

I was beginning to wonder how much crap you'd get up to if you weren't laid up with a bad back.
  
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knwatkins
 


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I didn't bother with a puller for the wiper arms. I just gave them a quick squirt of WD-40 then had a cuppa, came back and gave them a wiggle, a few knocks of the spindle with a hammer, then wiggle a bit more and off they came.

Concerning whether to scrape off the scuttle or not, I wouldn't. It's surprising how abrasive those pads are because they are embedded with steel fibres. I just gave them a good scrub with a scrubbing brush, warm water and some washing up liquid, then spray with adhesion promoter to stabilise the surface.

My recommendation is to only put on very light dust coats because it's like water and runs very easily. The paint is fine, you can spray it a little heavier.
 Kev

MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey 
 
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gstuart
 


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Sea Raider wrote:
Good to see you're taking it easy mate!

Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter


Rolling with laughter

Trouble is all I’ve managed to do so far it get the wiper arms off

Thinking of little jobs I can do sitting down, ie painting the scuttle panel, cleaning the wheel etc

It’s driving me insane and got to do something or I’ll go mad, will just see how hard it’s going to be to fit that heated jet loom

Bigger jobs I currently can’t manage I have a cunning plan Whistle
  

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gstuart
 


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Hardware17 wrote:
+1 Rolling with laughter

I was beginning to wonder how much crap you'd get up to if you weren't laid up with a bad back.


It would definitely consist of a huge amount of crap Whistle Rolling with laughter

Back is making me behave, just Whistle

Refuse to spend the entire summer not doing nothing
  

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gstuart
 


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knwatkins wrote:
I didn't bother with a puller for the wiper arms. I just gave them a quick squirt of WD-40 then had a cuppa, came back and gave them a wiggle, a few knocks of the spindle with a hammer, then wiggle a bit more and off they came.

Concerning whether to scrape off the scuttle or not, I wouldn't. It's surprising how abrasive those pads are because they are embedded with steel fibres. I just gave them a good scrub with a scrubbing brush, warm water and some washing up liquid, then spray with adhesion promoter to stabilise the surface.

My recommendation is to only put on very light dust coats because it's like water and runs very easily. The paint is fine, you can spray it a little heavier.


Hi

Unfortunately wasn’t that lucky, was a right sod getting the arms off

Thks and will do that with soapy water and brush

Paints should arrive by the end of the week, plus got some bungees etc so can hang the scuttle panel up to spray , plus with the warm weather shouldn’t take too long between coats

Thks again
   
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gstuart
 


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Hi

Ref the front wiper arm securing flanged nut

Daft question if i may , Do u think fitting a stainless steel A2 nut would be ok to use please , just thinking of electrolysis

Yeh i know , I’m getting sad in my old age Whistle

Many thks

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M8-FLANGED-SERR...45be4c1337

Plus don’t know what that single protective cap is for

LR012502







  

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I'm no expert on galvanic corrosion, but I'd do it Wink
 Kev

MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey 
 
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