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walfy



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UPOL Raptor
Looking at using raptor to paint a rollcage. I see you can spray it on or roller it, but can you paint it on with a brush or is it to thick??
What prep to bare steel; is best? Scuff up with emery cloth, currently it's quite smooth as I've removed the existing powdercoat off with a wire cup brush. 110 D250 SE HT
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Avelingporter



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I brush painted the back bed of by HT with raptor. Just mix smaller quantities as it does go off. I painted my sankey bed as well, brush painted into the corners and then roller the large flat bits. easy job.
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SteveG



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Best prep is to scotchbrite, clean, etch prime then 2 coats of raptor at least 1 hour apart. If you’re painting at this time of year with no heat source, I’d leave about 90 minutes between each coat.

If you can spray, then a 2.0 primer spray is a good finish for cages, snorkels bumpers etc.
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walfy



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Thanks for the advice. Just need to find the best supplier now and ordr with the tint I want. I'm assuming it comes in all RAL codes? 110 D250 SE HT
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Post #931280 26th Nov 2021 5:29pm
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SteveG



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They normally supply the tint in a separate tin and you mix when required. So you can have any colour you want on top of RAL colours obviously. I ordered from buzzweld as they could also supply LR colours for tint.

You can also order pre mixed a number of upol colours, but the range is quite limited.
Post #931282 26th Nov 2021 5:50pm
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walfy



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Cheers Steve. Will go peruse the buzzweld site now. 110 D250 SE HT
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Post #931283 26th Nov 2021 5:54pm
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landy andy



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Company called speedcoat do a product called speed liner that I thought was very good.

https://speedcoateuro.com/our-products/

Was very very happy with the coating they sorted me.
Post #931321 26th Nov 2021 9:09pm
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MichaelE



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I saw this stuff at Peterborough last September

https://www.speedtexeuro.com

Similar in looks to Raptor but a different substance. It did look good and resilient. Having already tried Raptor I'm thinking I'll give this a go next time.
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landy andy



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That’s the same as the company that I mentioned. Great chaps. Father and son business and they are real car enthusiasts
Post #931392 27th Nov 2021 11:23am
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walfy



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Well onto a new supplier. Buzzweld is fairly close to me so thought they would be ideal to deal with. Apparently not.
Due to reasons I need to read information and process it slowly. I can have a phonecall with a lot of tech detail and it'll be forgotten within the hour.
So used the Buzzweld contact me feature on their website. Explained exactly what I wanted to do and asked what prep, materials I'd need.
Herad nothing
Waited a few more days and resent my enquiry. And still nothing. It asked for a number that they could call me on but no call either.
Can't believe that a company with the reputation of them don't return emails via a link from their own website. 110 D250 SE HT
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RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it
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Post #933005 9th Dec 2021 8:57pm
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MichaelE



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I've had exactly the same experience with them myself earlier this year. Absolutely no replies via their web site nor direct email trying to sort out a problem. And not just 3 or 4 emails but many more. I eventually started asking why were they ignoring me. To this day I have heard nothing from them. Covid was not a reason as by this time we were well in to the summer. I refuse to make phone calls as there is no record of the communication. I'd rather eat Jimmy Saville's fossilised sh*t than buy anything off them now.
Post #933074 10th Dec 2021 2:37pm
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kenzle8a



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Same exp for me with Buzzweld, you have to phone them sadly. We had to check the PPE requirement for some of the stuff as my chum was doing it in his unit, no emails answered and they did send a FB message back but a week later. I found out faster by emailing U-Pol.
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walfy



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Seems like a reoccuring theme now.
I emailed the company in the link someone provided and waiting for a response from them. Lets hope they come up with answers to my questions.
I have a cage that needs painting and money burning a hole in my pocket. 110 D250 SE HT
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SteveG



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That’s no good, I personally had no problems when I ordered, as paint arrived promptly, but that was about 15 months ago for my last order. Looks like I’ll need to find another source if I want the tint version again.

You can get upol raptor lots of places online, and most paint places will supply a tint with an LR colour code or RAL etc.

I hope this helps
Post #933340 13th Dec 2021 7:11am
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