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Originally Posted by macafee2
A member had their sub frame shot blasted, primed and painted. I don't think manually rubbing down will do a good job unless you have load and loads of patience.
I would go the shot blast and spray paint method.
macafee2
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Yes, I recall Marinabrian fixed up his father's car, spending many man-hours doing an absolutely terrific job on the sub-frame. But even he said he wouldn't want to do it again!
Therein lies the dilemma. The labour to remove the rear sub-frame, the cost of sandblasting and then painting several coats, then re-assembly, including new bushes as a minimum, is going to be not far shy of what, £500 from a garage? Increase that for the front sub-frame, and you're spending as much as the car is worth in the market...then underseal whilst you're at it!
Still, if it adds several years onto the life of the car, averaging out the cost over those extra years might justify the spend - at least in your head!
I've spent hours combing the used car markets looking for a replacement car I could live with, if I had to replace my Tourer. Nothing really compares in terms of value for money...nothing!