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| iankarr |
 Jan 17 2016, 05:31 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K  Group: Members Posts: 2,473 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region 
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Hi Guys,
My (factory) floor pans are a dull gray in color. Where I've wire wheeled to remove the seam sealer, they're bright and shiny (of course). The gray doesn't look like primer. More like a factory coating of some kind. Maybe part of the galvanizing process? Just wondering what gives the pans their gray color...and whether I should leave it intact or wire wheel everything down to shiny before applying my epoxy primer. Thanks! |
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| iankarr |
Jan 18 2016, 11:27 AM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,473 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region
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Here's a pic
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| Andyrew |
Jan 18 2016, 11:56 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Floors are not galvanized, your looking at raw steel!
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| scotty b |
Jan 18 2016, 12:04 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Andyrew @ Jan 18 2016, 09:56 AM)  Floors are not galvanized, your looking at raw steel! I believe he's referring to the paint on top of the bare steel, prior to the floor tar. Yes, it is factory. I have always assumed it was either a grey electrostatic, (similar process to powder coating ) or an epoxy type paint. It seems to be thicker and more durable than typical exterior paint. |
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| iankarr |
Jan 18 2016, 02:46 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,473 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region
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Exactly. At first I thought the dull gray was the patina of 43 year old steel, but after wire wheeling it seems that it's a layer of some kind. My main question is whether or not I need to remove that dull gray layer before primer. Thanks!
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| scotty b |
Jan 18 2016, 03:24 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(cuddyk @ Jan 18 2016, 12:46 PM) Exactly. At first I thought the dull gray was the patina of 43 year old steel, but after wire wheeling it seems that it's a layer of some kind. My main question is whether or not I need to remove that dull gray layer before primer. Thanks! No. Get the floor tar off. Clean up the residue with some mineral spirits or lacquer thinner, take care of any surface rust spots, then just scuff the grey with 240 - 320 grit sand paper |
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| rick 918-S |
Jan 18 2016, 03:32 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,460 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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QUOTE(scotty b @ Jan 18 2016, 03:24 PM) QUOTE(cuddyk @ Jan 18 2016, 12:46 PM) Exactly. At first I thought the dull gray was the patina of 43 year old steel, but after wire wheeling it seems that it's a layer of some kind. My main question is whether or not I need to remove that dull gray layer before primer. Thanks! No. Get the floor tar off. Clean up the residue with some mineral spirits or lacquer thinner, take care of any surface rust spots, then just scuff the grey with 240 - 320 grit sand paper (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| iankarr |
Jan 18 2016, 05:48 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,473 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region
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Will do. Thanks so much!
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