Galvanising Hard top

alvis · Post by **alvis** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:27 pm

Hi guys, has anyone galvanized any of their panels before? I am going to fit my new tigertop to my Fj in the summer months to allow me to restore my hard top and doors etc. I thought if i got the lot acid dipped and galvanized it would be a pretty good insurance policy, especially to treat the steel that i could not get to with paint. I have heard that you can just prime and paint over the galv, is this true?

Cheers - Alister

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:39 pm

Ive heard that galvinsing can warp the thinner steel. Yes, galv can be primed and painted. Id think a descent paint would be fine for the outside, and some fish oil for the inside?

coxsy · Post by **coxsy** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:44 pm

to galv steel it has to be put in to a bath of liquid metal sheet steel will not like it at all

alvis · Post by **alvis** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:46 pm

so i would end up with a molten pile :oops:

Thanks guys

coxsy · Post by **coxsy** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:52 pm

well not molten but must prob unuseable

coxsy · Post by **coxsy** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:55 pm

just did a check throught my work pics but no examples to show you

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:05 pm

if you get it acid dipped they usually put a rust preventive
coating on the panel as well (dipped aswell so it gets to internals)
then do your repairs etc and paint then buy a cavity wax from repco or supercheap and spray all the insides for extra protection....
hope this helps....

alvis · Post by **alvis** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:16 pm

Thanks for the replies guys, i definately want to kill and prevent any rust that i cannot see. I only want to do this job once.

Cheers

coxsy · Post by **coxsy** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:37 pm

will you come and do my safari too

alvis · Post by **alvis** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:42 pm

Sorry mate, moving to live in the naki on wed so prob not :twisted:

Thank god to get out of this frickin Auckland concrete jungle, might find something to 4wd on other than tarseal roads :lol:

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Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:44 pm

alvis wrote:Sorry mate, moving to live in the naki on wed so prob not

Thank god to get out of this frickin Auckland concrete jungle, might find something to 4wd on other than tarseal roads .

haha good call alvis...too windy up there aswell!!

coxsy · Post by **coxsy** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:46 pm

good luck down there, have a mother inlaw in waitra

alvis · Post by **alvis** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:51 pm

Got my gf's dairy farm to play on down there too :twisted:

. South island is still the best though just too bloddy cold.

alvis · Post by **alvis** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:56 pm

coxsy wrote:good luck down there, have a mother inlaw in waitra

Cheers