The sunroof on my SD1 is fairly rotten. It's a single skin of steel on a pressed steel frame, and it has rusted from the inside out, apparently from where the frame traps water. They're not available new, but I've found a good secondhand one. In the wrong colour, of course. What would be the definitive way to treat it against future rust before passing it on to the bodyshop for spraying in the correct colour?
Get it galvanised.
Risk of distortion on such a rare item?
How about this outfit?
Well you'd want somewhere that had a clue or the surface finish would be dreadfull
There's a company used by the classic fraternity which applies modern anti-corrosion techniques to bodyshells. Now its aimed at complete shells but they should be able to do individual bits. Not cheap but then again, neither is replacing a sunroof every few years. They do a zinc phosphate with an electrophoretic immerisoin coating and that'll not rot for many a year to come.
SPL - 01384 242010
Ah, just posted the same.
Thanks, Conor, I'll get in touch with them.
Ballpark figure - 150 quid. Perhaps they don't know there's a recession.
How much would it cost to keep repairing, repaint and replacing one?
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If you could get a new one, how much would it be?
Did you get any idea of the price for a complete shell, out of interest?
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Since you're prepared to try Mail Order try this place, although I'm not sure that they do Mail Order. Worth a quick call:
BEAD blasting would appear to be the best treatment for your pressed steel component as it's very gentle.
Cic.
Dunno. They talk about doing a whole bodyshell for 1500. That sounds resonable. 150 for a thing about 4 x 1 ft not.
Have the bodyshop blather the inside of the frame and underside of the panel with dinitrol once it's painted.
Are you sure there isn't a local metal treatment company? My brother's place does the initial treatment (not painting) for JCB and he can do odd jobs very easily.
I can ask him if you like - but he's not local to you I think:
Rob
You'd think there would be this sort of thing in London - after all it's got thousands of small industrial estates. I just assume they don't want small work so don't advertise.
Plenty of electroplaters around - but this is a different sort of thing.
Yep, brother doesn't exactly go out looking for small jobs, but he has offered to do bits and pieces for me in the past - bike bits, speaker stands, that sort of thing.
I would imagine, knowing him, it'd be a £50 cash deal.
Most of the industrial ones can do it though.
Right - perhaps I'll try some local ones. But I've tended to think of electroplating as a skilled and expensive process.
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