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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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Clean up the rough area where the drill comes through with a countersink, then spray the bare metal with galvanising spray.

I used

http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-zinc-galvanising-spray-paint-silver-400ml/40801

It appears to work well and does not take long to dry.


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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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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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Originally Posted By meabh
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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Originally Posted By meabh
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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Originally Posted By John V6
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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