After getting the last bit (POR-15) done, I took a break for a week or so to give myself a rest, and also to let the paint harden properly. But I soon got back to it, rubbing it all down – not the easiest job, that paint is tough stuff – and cleaning it all […]
Saturday morning was time to get painting – and the weather obliged with a half decent day to do it in! So after a quick check over the car and a rub down to get some metal ready residue off, we were ready to start. The car had picked up a bit of flash rust
Today was ‘Metal Ready’ day – this is the acid etch/zinc coating stuff. This pretty much had to be done today, as I need to be painting the car at the weekend. If I don’t get that done, it’ll be nearly a month before I get the chance again. So, on a day when I
I’ve now got the underside finished – the last bit of welding (seatbelt mount) was done the other day, and I just had to fill in a couple of spots where my welds were a bit messy. With all that done, I set about giving the garage a good tidy up: Two full bags of
The boot area is now pretty much finished. 🙂 I spent a couple of evenings over the last week prepping and painting the wheel well area, as per instructions. It came out pretty well: After cleaning and applying Metal Ready: (Greyish surface is from zinc treatment, part of the Metal Ready) And after painting: Ooh,
The rear wing is continuing, but it’s going to be slow work. I ground off the excess from Saturday’s work, tidied it up a bit and added in some more filler: That took me all of about 15 minutes. :-s So while I’m working on that and waiting for filler to dry, I’ve started prepping
So with the inner sill all fixed and shaped the previous day, the Sunday was all about fitting the panel. First test fit: And after welding in place: Note the neat, professional quality spot welds. 🙂 In spite of the mess, they’re strong as anything, that panel isn’t going anywhere. A bit of grinding and