POR15 and Sikaflex time!
In order to get the bottom of the bus bulletproof I decided to use POR15 chassis paint. This special enamel is based on a formular with cyanacrylat and happens to react with air humidity.
It dries to an incredible rock-hard, non-porous finish that won't chip, crack, or peel, and it prevents rust from recurring by protecting metal from further exposure to moisture.
I found this to be pretty cool and the result feels ok.
I applied the first layer directly on the aseptic and dustfree sheetmetal. Next step was to load my gun applying a total of 12 cartridges of sikaflex bodysealer throughout specific areas of the chassis. Every water- or mudtrap was spotted and closed forever. Finally the whole chassis received a finishing coat of POR15.
right-rear wheelarch:
right-rear torsiontube/outriggers:
frontaxle area:
rear-left wheelarch:
rear-left wheelarch/dampermount:
left-middle floorsection:
middle floorsection/shiftrodtube, showing
sikaflex treatment:
rightside framerail floorsection:
right-front jackpoint, remember the "before"-shot?:
right-front jackpoint/outrigger area:
left-front wheelarch/jackpoint area:
rightside floorsection towards front:
again left-front wheelarch:
rightside view of main framerail and floorsection:
another angle of the same:
In order to get the bottom of the bus bulletproof I decided to use POR15 chassis paint. This special enamel is based on a formular with cyanacrylat and happens to react with air humidity.
It dries to an incredible rock-hard, non-porous finish that won't chip, crack, or peel, and it prevents rust from recurring by protecting metal from further exposure to moisture.
I found this to be pretty cool and the result feels ok.
I applied the first layer directly on the aseptic and dustfree sheetmetal. Next step was to load my gun applying a total of 12 cartridges of sikaflex bodysealer throughout specific areas of the chassis. Every water- or mudtrap was spotted and closed forever. Finally the whole chassis received a finishing coat of POR15.
right-rear wheelarch:
right-rear torsiontube/outriggers:
frontaxle area:
rear-left wheelarch:
rear-left wheelarch/dampermount:
left-middle floorsection:
middle floorsection/shiftrodtube, showing
sikaflex treatment:
rightside framerail floorsection:
right-front jackpoint, remember the "before"-shot?:
right-front jackpoint/outrigger area:
left-front wheelarch/jackpoint area:
rightside floorsection towards front:
again left-front wheelarch:
rightside view of main framerail and floorsection:
another angle of the same:
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