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spgmcb
Joined: 05 Feb 2014 Posts: 37 Location: Kent
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Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 6:03 pm Post subject: Roll Cage and Rear Step refurb. |
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Just removed the outside roll cage and rear step to have them sand blasted and repainted, I recall something about the roll cage being painted with a plastic coating. Advice so far is satin black powder coating, any advice from other on here who have gone down this road and what's best for the step?
I had originally planned to replace the outer roll cage with a very good condition black edition roll cage that I have but I noticed that the four spotlight mounts on the black edition appeared to be a different size. I have four old cibie lights fitted to the original roll cage but when I tried to fit them to the black edition, the spotlight bolts were too big to fit onto the later black edition roll cage which is listed as the same JLR part number as the 50th cage. Any ideas on here,
thanks. _________________ Steve
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defender50th Site Admin
Joined: 14 Nov 2004 Posts: 1520 Location: Hampshire
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Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Steve,
I’m sure Greg said the 50th roll cage has a unique profile, can’t remember why so probably best to keep the original. _________________ James
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gilmore
Joined: 01 Feb 2012 Posts: 143
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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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I had my NAS step refurbished. The plastic coating needs burning off first. On instructions from the power-coating shop, I built a big bonfire in the garden, waited for it to get going and chucked the NAS step on. It burned all the coating off, leaving it ready for power-coating at a local guy who powder coats car wheels and various other items.
It came out perfect.
cheers
rob _________________ Defender 50th Anniversary Edition GB236
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romanrob
Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 258 Location: SW London
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:30 am Post subject: |
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I had my rear step done. I definitely didn't light any bonfires first. Satin black should do it - I didn't have to choose the finish, the guy figured it out for himself, but it's neither gloss nor a full matt. Dorset, if you want a recommendation, although after 10 years the OCD in me will probably send it in again. Roll cage is fine from new tbh _________________ Rob
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spgmcb
Joined: 05 Feb 2014 Posts: 37 Location: Kent
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply guys, I think I'll get the originals powder coated and put back on, thanks again for the advice. All the best _________________ Steve
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