Yes on the rears I had to cut off the bolts. Tried Plusgas on them but they wouldn't budge.The arb bushes are pretty simple, the drop links frustrating.
Sounds about right. So often the simple jobs end up taking ages because everything has rusted together.It took me two days to change all four drop links , rear ARB and front brake calipers. I had two bolts shear off so had to tap and die new holes, real nightmare but that’s part and parcel of doing diy on an ep3
Don't let that put you off. Most cars will have various levels of rusted bolts etc underneath the car. Makes it more satisfying once you finally get the job done.Last 4 posts aren't really helping my desire for buying another ep3 :smt043
I get shouty when I have to deal with drop links, rust, narrow-access, lack of decent grip points on the link itself vs. the nut holding it in place, rage inducing.
So I have my 2nd hand rocker cover to refurbish. Will be doing it OEM red wrinkle effect.
Obviously I need to strip the paint off first.
I purchased some Nitromors as years ago I thought this was strong stuff. I'm sure they must have changed the ingredients though as this stuff is utter cr*p. I could get the paint off quicker using my finger nail!
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might be the best/strongest paint stripper I can get? Thanks.
Might try re applying it how you suggested and maybe get some from wilkos as it's cheaper.Nitromors certainly isn't what it used to be. The trick is to lather it on as thick as possible without it running. So maybe 2mm thick, 3 or 4mm on flat and level surfaces. Leave it a good hour.
I also found that wilko's own brand paint stripper, whilst slightly worse that nitromors, at around 1/4 of the price it was the better option for me.
Trouble is I'm not sure how strong the stuff is that's available to the general public. If the stuff you use melts gloves that's OK. It's when it melts your hand you need to worry.We buy a generic trade version of nitromors at work, its so much better than nitromors.
Eats through the gloves too quickly, probably using the wrong gloves though icardfp:
Trouble is I'm not sure how strong the stuff is that's available to the general public. If the stuff you use melts gloves that's OK. It's when it melts your hand you need to worry.
Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk
Sounds like just what I need.Yeah it fvcks your hands up nicely