sanding back bonnet

1. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #1 28th February 2011, 10:53

   thanks to a hashed job by me of spraying the bonnet again, the rust has started to seep through the paint (thanks to the salty roads of winter!) and needs sanding back. an hour of sanding with 1200 wet and dry did naff all, and we have a belt sander but i have no idea how to use it.
   
   so, do i just get some coarser paper and a chair and music to keep me occupied, or attempt to sand it with the belt sander?
2. Scorgie01 Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 Arbroath Posts: 507 ax, forte, Furio

   #2 28th February 2011, 11:04

   I would suggest getting a new bonnet to be honest. However i know not every one is in a position to do so try coarser paper as i think a belt sander will scratch it bonnet to hell.
3. wassy78 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2829 saxo vts . honda hrv modified to the max

   #3 28th February 2011, 11:09

   as above DONT USE IT and if rust is coming second hand bonnets are cheap
4. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #4 28th February 2011, 11:43

   Or once you`e sanded the bonnet with courser paper and got all the rust off,spray it with acid etch primer,then top coat finishing of with lacquer.
   
   Steve.
5. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #5 28th February 2011, 13:02

   new bonnet is out of the question. rust is only surface rust, nothing major (had been sprayed over awfully, then i touched it up but the paint only lasted so long) and i don't want to respray it for it to just rust again!
6. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #6 28th February 2011, 13:10

   use 400 wet and dry. why the hell were you using 1200 paper? 1200 is normally used as a first cut paper for polishing.

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7. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #7 28th February 2011, 15:18

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by bedford126 use 400 wet and dry. why the hell were you using 1200 paper? 1200 is normally used as a first cut paper for polishing.

   only thing i had lying around
   
   got most of it off with some 800 alum. sandpaper and the belt sander, but feel like i've been using a jackhammer all day, hands ache!