Retroreject
New Member
Having got my own car back on the road what with an engine transplant and all last month im now full
steam ahead with the bodywork.
BBP lacks paint and metal in the usual areas. Paint has fell off the boot. All doors, especially the rears are
crusty and each panel has some small annoying scabs and dents. To sum up..it needed doing.
I've saved all the panels from my scrapper so that i can simply prep and paint those, then have a swapping
over session, rather than have my car off the road for a length of time.
Today was stage one. Begin rubbing down every panel. Met by my first challenge..whoever painted the
car before must have done it in the rain, as sadly, every single panel has minute bubbles which have needed
flattening back to remove any moisture. Its almost as if they've been sat in primer, allowed to get damp then
painted over. Either way..it's been a challenge.
Also, one of the wings had rusted out from the inside due to a poor repair panels some eons ago..and the bottom
of the rear passenger door had crumbled to dust. So some fabrication of sorts was needed....
You too can be a smurf!
Back to the workshop tomorrow for more sanding. . .
steam ahead with the bodywork.
BBP lacks paint and metal in the usual areas. Paint has fell off the boot. All doors, especially the rears are
crusty and each panel has some small annoying scabs and dents. To sum up..it needed doing.
I've saved all the panels from my scrapper so that i can simply prep and paint those, then have a swapping
over session, rather than have my car off the road for a length of time.
Today was stage one. Begin rubbing down every panel. Met by my first challenge..whoever painted the
car before must have done it in the rain, as sadly, every single panel has minute bubbles which have needed
flattening back to remove any moisture. Its almost as if they've been sat in primer, allowed to get damp then
painted over. Either way..it's been a challenge.
Also, one of the wings had rusted out from the inside due to a poor repair panels some eons ago..and the bottom
of the rear passenger door had crumbled to dust. So some fabrication of sorts was needed....
You too can be a smurf!
Back to the workshop tomorrow for more sanding. . .