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Jeez am I sooooo over the moon that the last bit of sh1te work is over with and the reassembly can start in little stages.
I was a bit disappointed that the underside didn't turn out shinier but gloss paint over underseal just isn't going to be high gloss unless a really thick coat goes on. Then you get problems with the paint chipping off, of course, as it's no longer flexible. I guess life is a compromise!
I cheated a bit on the longitudinal members as some previous owner with an IQ = shoe size had jacked up the car on just about every part of the frame thus denting the members to hell. Condition was however great, so I confess to doing a bit of polyester filling. Took loads of detail photos of the good metal in case the MOT man starts prodding with a screwdriver and finds plastic-padding!
All gunge off:
Etch primer:
Two-pack primer filler:
Teroson Underseal (masked off bits where I didn't want underseal):
2-pack Signal Orange '77:
Now I need some spring bushes - any ideas? I'm not really into purple silicone etc. - just good old HD black rubber would do. Can I get the lower shock bushes anywhere?
I was a bit disappointed that the underside didn't turn out shinier but gloss paint over underseal just isn't going to be high gloss unless a really thick coat goes on. Then you get problems with the paint chipping off, of course, as it's no longer flexible. I guess life is a compromise!
I cheated a bit on the longitudinal members as some previous owner with an IQ = shoe size had jacked up the car on just about every part of the frame thus denting the members to hell. Condition was however great, so I confess to doing a bit of polyester filling. Took loads of detail photos of the good metal in case the MOT man starts prodding with a screwdriver and finds plastic-padding!
All gunge off:
Etch primer:
Two-pack primer filler:
Teroson Underseal (masked off bits where I didn't want underseal):
2-pack Signal Orange '77:
Now I need some spring bushes - any ideas? I'm not really into purple silicone etc. - just good old HD black rubber would do. Can I get the lower shock bushes anywhere?
paul
That looks fantastic mate
to be F**ked by kittens
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