Posted August 14, 200420 yr Right... today i decided to paint me drums again, as i didnt do a good job first time and the paint was flaking off a bit. so i picked up some red oxide primer and some black hammerite from work this morning and started on me drums at 1 this afternoon. got the drums shiney, after chipping away at the rust, primered them both, then painted. i left em for a good hour to dry and harden before i drove anywhere. i decided to pop out and get this months performance ford from town and i thought the paint woulda been dry enough.....wrong was wet enough to spray off and into the wheel and further more, after hearing a gentle rumble, when i got home i jacked me rear wheel up and found out my hub/bearing is loose on the n/s/r. more bloody expense rant over
August 14, 200420 yr Author Unlucky mate, u gonna b able to get the paint off ur wheel? got 99% of it off with some thinners, just a few dots i'm gonna scrath off with me nail once they've dried properly
August 14, 200420 yr One of these things you wish you had never thought of doing it in first place! Nightmare!!!
August 16, 200420 yr Author bttt the saga continues... i decided today that after fecking up my drums on saturday, i'd strip the paint off em and start again. this i've done, and both drums now look spanking, and most of DRY!!! but......and its a big but..... i've found out both my shockers have decided to blow the seals...so theres oils dripping out both of em so i quickly got onto Demon tweeks and was ready to shout the odds at em, thinking they'd disregard the 3yr warrenty on em and not send me any new ones, wen after about 10 mins, they had organised for my old shocks to be picked up 2morro and sent back to them, and then for them to send me some new ones out asap. so Demon Tweeks' prices might not be the best, but they're customer service is faultless!!
August 16, 200420 yr Author Rob, how come you bought fluid aftermarket shocks mate they're gmax ones...yeah i know they are supposed to be gas ones, but theres definatly oil dripping out of both of em
August 16, 200420 yr Author oh, and the loose bearing/hub that was causing me grief on sunday has also gotten worse, but thats planned to get fixed on wednesday
August 16, 200420 yr Author unlucky mate, not cruising tonight then? nope, the wheel has about an inch of "wobble" in any direction...getting fixed on weds though
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