Zinc coated hubs or something?

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:31 am

Hi, I've got these custom hubs for the MGB but they're a little rusty, nothing a quick sandblast wouldn't sort out before new bearings & I refit them, problem is they'll only go rusty again, is there anything I can do to prevent this? Some kind of zinc coating etc or will that just come off? I'm obviously worried about the bearing surfaces being left as well.

If not no worries not the end of the world!

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 6:19 pm

Get them blasted and powder coated ?

obviously protect any surfaces that you dont want coated.

Zinc/galvanising is an option if you can find somewhere to do it

topcatcustom · Post by **topcatcustom** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 5:18 pm

Paint the exposed areas and lightly grease or spray something temporary on the bearing surfaces.

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 5:23 am

Powder coating should do it OK. Mask the areas that you don't want done and then a light grease coating to protect the exposed bits afterwards.

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:24 am

If I was to paint it myself what paint should I use?

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:04 am

chodjinn wrote:If I was to paint it myself what paint should I use?

A decent chassis black will last for ages. Use an acid etch primer first.

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:07 pm

DaveEFI wrote:
chodjinn wrote:If I was to paint it myself what paint should I use?
A decent chassis black will last for ages. Use an acid etch primer first.

Could you recommend a decent spray chassis black, or is it better to use something like brush-on; POR15 etc? Not had any experience with that as yet but I have a lot to do (entire front & rear ends)

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:24 pm

Think a chassis black is too thick by nature to be sprayed. You could dip smaller items, I suppose. It's a bit of a dichotomy - finding something that works well as opposed to looking perfect.

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:38 pm

ok brush on is fine I'm not fussy, recommendations?

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 4:26 pm

Ages since I bought any - it just came from my local car paint supplier.

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:50 am

No worries, I've just found an old thread from a while back where I've had almost exactly the same conversation ...... My memory sucks!

Thanks