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adiep

Member Since: 18 Nov 2012
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 204

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Alpine White

floor paint

hi guys, my 2008 110 has no carpet, so only the front has the rubber matting. I am buying mats for the rest of the car, but the floor is white and grotty, it's scratched, dirty and yellowed. I think white is a bad colour for a floor period and thinking of sanding off the worse of the scratches and hand painting or rollering on some of the metallic finish hamerite, as i think it might be quite strong and lasting.

Does anyone have an better ideas? its a 2008 and in relatively good nick, so i dont want to really bodge it... but white is horrible and i dont want carpets, as down here sand gets everywhere...

21st Feb 2013 12:23pm

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

Take the floor plates out and paint them so as not to get the paint over anything else.

If at some point you want to sell the vehicle you could always repaint or buy a set off Ebay to replace

21st Feb 2013 12:36pm

adiep

Member Since: 18 Nov 2012
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 204

Go Beyond wrote:
Take the floor plates out and paint them so as not to get the paint over anything else.

If at some point you want to sell the vehicle you could always repaint or buy a set off Ebay to replace

I was going to just use a load of masking tape, but ive never done this before, so dont really know what im doing

21st Feb 2013 12:43pm

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

adiep wrote:
Go Beyond wrote:
Take the floor plates out and paint them so as not to get the paint over anything else.

If at some point you want to sell the vehicle you could always repaint or buy a set off Ebay to replace

I was going to just use a load of masking tape, but ive never done this before, so dont really know what im doing

Hence taking them out .....

21st Feb 2013 12:49pm

Clemmo

Member Since: 03 Aug 2012
Location: Mile Oak
Posts: 1218

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey

I agree with above...
so much easier to remove floor plates.
You will get a much better job....I would spray paint too..modern Acrylic paint is very hard wearing.
I would also buy stainless bolts to re-secure..finishes the job lovely

Clemmo Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow....
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21st Feb 2013 12:52pm

adiep

Member Since: 18 Nov 2012
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 204

Go Beyond wrote:
adiep wrote:
Go Beyond wrote:
Take the floor plates out and paint them so as not to get the paint over anything else.

If at some point you want to sell the vehicle you could always repaint or buy a set off Ebay to replace

I was going to just use a load of masking tape, but ive never done this before, so dont really know what im doing

Hence taking them out .....

but what do you think to using hammerite? this kind of finish

https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/i.hubnu...132eef.jpg

is it hard enough and will it look ok? i will have mats on top but it will show at edges i guess.

is it a bit naff or OK?

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21st Feb 2013 12:53pm

willy eckerslike

Member Since: 15 Jun 2009
Location: North yorks
Posts: 1789

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HCPU Keswick Green

http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-paint/po...aints.html Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
110 HCPU Tipper

21st Feb 2013 12:53pm

Mackers-a

Member Since: 16 Dec 2012
Location: Torquay
Posts: 24

What about getting it covered in a spray on truck bed liner? Can't give you any names I'm afraid, though I'm sure one of the magazines had a feature/advertisement sometime in the last year. Perhaps someone else can remember.

Alternatively make a teak liner

. Whilst I know they are not to everyone's taste, there is a reason they were used on boats for centuries.

21st Feb 2013 2:47pm

DarrenJ

Member Since: 07 May 2012
Location: North Beds
Posts: 312

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Try POR15, it's infinitely better than Hammerite. Darren

21st Feb 2013 4:16pm

Dieselhead

Member Since: 21 Oct 2012
Location: Pulborough. West Sussex
Posts: 552

Shot blast & get them powder coated

Chris

2008 XS 110 2.4 Utility. Tonga Green
1953 Series 1 for restoration
1983 Mini Mayfair
2004 VW T5 Camper
2008 Diahatsu Sirion. Thats hers
Classic Bolens Garden Tractors

21st Feb 2013 7:08pm

adiep

Member Since: 18 Nov 2012
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 204

Dieselhead wrote:
Shot blast & get them powder coated

guys, im in Gibrlatar, its a little bit like a rock at the bottom of europe that has apes jumping around on it, actually, not a little like that, its a LOT like that.

The POR15 looks interesting, good for the chasis i would have thought, no?

21st Feb 2013 7:48pm

adiep

Member Since: 18 Nov 2012
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 204

Mackers-a wrote:

Alternatively make a teak liner . Whilst I know they are not to everyone's taste, there is a reason they were used on boats for centuries.

hehe, made me giggle, thanks

21st Feb 2013 7:49pm

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