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[Fabergé Greggs]

What's the best way to paint a chrome luggage rack for a scooter? I'd like to paint over the chrome with black. 

 

Must I strip it or can I use plast-coat or whatnot?

[Pillock]

If you want to paint, you'll need to key the surface so scouring pads or similar, etching primer and top coat. Still, you're painting on top of chrome so if that starts to flake off your paint is coming with it.

 

Plasti-dip, as Shite Knight has found with his Fresian Sierra, only really sticks to itself - but on a luggage rack that's ideal. Give the whole thing one good coat and it doesn't matter if it sticks to the chrome or not, it'll form a luggage-rack shaped outer shell.

 

You can also look at "bed liner" or whatever which is a hardcore version of plasti-dip intended for pickup beds.

[dozeydustman]

What's the best way to paint a chrome luggage rack for a scooter? I'd like to paint over the chrome with black. 

 

Must I strip it or can I use plast-coat or whatnot?

 

Key the surface then apply etch primer before finish coat.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Watching Johnny English 3......Aston Martin Vantage stars and has a fantastic sounding horn. Where can I get one??

 

Sent from my TA-1012 using Tapatalk

[FakeConcern]

I can't see the what is this car thread, so what's this car?

 

Ginetta G26 maybe?

 

I mean the red/orange one

[blakey79]

TVR Tasmin...possibly.

[FakeConcern]

TVR Tasmin...possibly.

I think you may have it!

[Tamworthbay]

Yup it’s A Tasmin, nice cars and not common when new and can’t remember last time I saw one.

[Springer]

Ah - the Tasmin!  Biggest regret of my life not buying my friends father's B plate one around 12 years ago, for £1500.  I didn't have a garage and said no.

 

Bugger, bugger, bugger!

[FakeConcern]

Ah - the Tasmin!  Biggest regret of my life not buying my friends father's B plate one around 12 years ago, for £1500.  I didn't have a garage and said no.

 

Bugger, bugger, bugger!

Never mind, if that's your biggest regret haha! They do look good though (if you like cheese).

[Uncle Jimmy]

What's the best way to paint a chrome luggage rack for a scooter? I'd like to paint over the chrome with black. 

 

Must I strip it or can I use plast-coat or whatnot?

I wouldn't touch the chrome with any abrasives, you'll cut through it and it may well peel, if it hasn't already in some places. You need a multi surface primer of the sort used prior to painting on tiles but before that you need to thoroughly degrease the fuck out of the rack, a bloody good polish with autosol followed by a good clean down with cellulose thinners.

[sierraman]

Astra H 1.7 diesel accelerator pedal. Does one need coding to the car or will a used one from the breakers plug and play?

[Shoysty]

should be plug and play just try to match the numbers on the pedals

[captain_cal]

How does one change their rank on here? I see a lot of you with custom messages and have scoured the user control panel but can't see an option to change it.

[Guest Hooli]

how does one change their rank on here? i see a lot of you with custom messages and have scoured the user control panel but cant see an option to change it.

 

Go into your profile, click 'edit my profile' and scroll down.

 

[captain_cal]

Am I on some sort of blacklist??? Mods, hast thou forsaken me?

[Tamworthbay]

Maybe you need to edit your about me page?

[Guest Hooli]

Am I on some sort of blacklist??? Mods, hast thou forsaken me?

 

How odd, maybe it needs a minimum number of posts?

[skattrd]

How odd, maybe it needs a minimum number of posts?

 

I think it needs a minimum number of posts before you can edit the rank, I've no idea how many.

[MorrisItalSLX]

I think it needs a minimum number of posts before you can edit the rank, I've no idea how many.

 

I believe it is 1,000

[Guest Hooli]

I believe it is 1,000

 

it must take ages to get that sort of post count.

[Jim Bell]

Morning all. Daft question regarding privet registrations.

 

Once you've changed the plate with DVLA and informed your insurance provider, does the outstanding tax automagically "transfer" to the new reg for anpr purposes?

[anonymous user]

Yes, I think. Or rather I had never thought about it and seem to have got away with it.

[Jim Bell]

Yes, I think. Or rather I had never thought about it and seem to have got away with it.

Cheers cheif.

[dozeydustman]

Morning all. Daft question regarding privet registrations.

 

Once you've changed the plate with DVLA and informed your insurance provider, does the outstanding tax automagically "transfer" to the new reg for anpr purposes?

 

Yes, though it doesn't always auto renew correctly when the year's tax is up, so the computer tries to tax a registration that is currently off the system.

[omegod]

I've replaced the full rear axle on my focus with a known good straight one, some skillful jacking got the bastard on, all lined up but can i get the trailing arms to bolt to their capltive nuts, about 2 inches away currently

 

Bear in mind it's pitch black and freezing and I've had a twat of a day in work- I'll ask a silly question, does it need to be on the ground to compress the suspension so it will line up properly

 

Of course it fucking does doesn't it, brain is fucked   

[tommytwo]

I would appreciate some help here if you can. I am registered on the rover800info.co.uk site and my account has become disabled. Messages to the admin are ignored and I cant re register under a new name. So I am stuck.

 

If you are a member on rover800info.co.uk can you please send a Private Message  to scoobyh123 (Dave Houston), to let him know that Nick (zcar12) is not able to contact him, due to his account on rover800info (zcar12) being disabled. Thank you kindly.

[castros_bro]

Anyone got links to video of the the ongoing Dakar?

[Guest Hooli]

Anyone got links to video of the the ongoing Dakar?

 

I didn't even know it was on, where are they holding it these days?

[castros_bro]

I didn't even know it was on, where are they holding it these days?

 

• Stage 1
  Lima > Pisco
• Stage 2
  Pisco > San Juan de Marcona
• Stage 3
  San Juan de Marcona > Arequipa
• Stage 4
  Arequipa > Moquegua (Bike / Quad) Arequipa > Tacna (Truck / SxS / Car)
• Stage 5
  Moquegua > Arequipa (Bike / Quad) Tacna > Arequipa (Truck / SxS / Car)
• Rest
  Arequipa
• Stage 6
  Arequipa > San Juan de Marcona
• Stage 7
  San Juan de Marcona > San Juan de Marcona

• Stage 8
  San Juan de Marcona > Pisco
• Stage 9
  Pisco > Pisco
• Stage 10
  Pisco > Lima

 

https://www.dakar.com/en