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As a winter project I want to fit brake reaction bars. That means drilling the galvanised chassis.
Any advice on how to treat the holes to prevent corrosion?
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Screwfix do a galvanising spray paint at £4.49 a can (but you need to be over 18 to purchase it!!). Galvanising spray paint
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Galvafroid is what our Masts and Towers guys used if they had to drill after dipping. It's a cold galvanising grey paint, it lasted well in exposed saline atmospheres. http://www.fosroc.com/product/show/galvafroid
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John V6, Please let me know how you get on with this job. I was considering having a go myself but I am very adverse to drilling holes in the car especially as I'm not totally convinced that I will gain any real benefit.
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I've just ordered a set (together with a panhard rod kit) so I'd be interested in views.
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It's a funny thing this aversion to drilling holes in the car - we presumably don't balk at the walls or floors of our homes?
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It's a funny thing this aversion to drilling holes in the car - we presumably don't balk at the walls or floors of our homes? I haven't been around a corner at 70mph in my bathroom. 
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It's a funny thing this aversion to drilling holes in the car - we presumably don't balk at the walls or floors of our homes? I haven't been around a corner at 70mph in my bathroom. Never slipped on the soap in the shower or eaten dodgy curry then?
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As a winter project I want to fit brake reaction bars. That means drilling the galvanised chassis.
Any advice on how to treat the holes to prevent corrosion? I have spent the last few weeks drilling holes in my new galvanised chassis, there are plenty to drill when fitting up a new body, bulkhead and inner wings. Cold galvanising paint is fine but I will be using Rocol anti scuffing paste to assemble the various nuts and bolts to prevent corrosion, it will also protect the bare steel where the holes are drilled.
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