Hammerite on radiator cowling, yes or no ?

Another silly question by myself.

I was going to buy a refurbed gti radiator cowling from crazy quiffs but they have none in stock, so has anyone refurbed their own cowlings.

If you have what is the best way to do it ?

I was going to wire brush it and hammerite it but don't know how rough the finish will look ?

Ta for any help

Chris

i'd try using a heat paint in spray form, screwfix do a no nonsense spray can for about £6. That's one of the next little jobs for me to do

I have used it on engine tinware on an aircooled motor and had some great results

oh, they do a heat resistant primer too, i'm going to get the wire wheel on mine to clean it up first

Cheers M

I will look into it thanks and will try the spray first if CQ dont get a powder coated one in soon

C

Yes hammerite is absolutely fine to use!

It will give you a good finish too, I have personally used hammerite on radiator cowls.  I mean, you can use it on an engine blocks and it's fine with the heat! I painted my old lump with hammerite black, 12 months later when I sold it it was still spot on!

Cheers Lee

I will decide what to do soon but after taking the car out for a spin today, there is something wrong with the engine, stuttering, no acceleration and smells of petrol with no leaks, so better get it looked at before doing the cooling system change  :cry:

This is when I wish I was mechanically minded

Think I will change my new ht leads back to the old ones first as it ran better before I changed them  :dontknow:

Then off to local garage next Thursday  

Chris

do you have the ht leads on the right way round?

Even though I took 1 lead off at a time and put the new one on, you have still put that doubt in my mind, but I can't have, def done 1 after another.

Cheers Chris

I cleaned my far cowling using a flap wheel and wire wheel. I painted it using hamerite smooth. Note the smooth. In a spray can. It looks perfect. Is recommend 100%.

Cheers Denis

denisotto said

I cleaned my far cowling using a flap wheel and wire wheel. I painted it using hamerite smooth. Note the smooth. In a spray can. It looks perfect. Is recommend 100%.

Cheers Denis

Thanks D

I have also found a local powdercoaters, so when I take the cowling of next weekend I will give the hammerite a go first and if the result is not good enough ( my skill ) I might try them

Cheers chris