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They say any good paint job is all about the preparation!
I spent $800 on sand blasting but it was money well spent.
Paint stripper works well but it is really time consuming and very messy.
The wings, inner wings, wheel carrier, doors, air cleaner...all came back naked and perfect.
Overall the job is going well but the devil is in the detail.
For example the front wings are amazingly rust free but there are two areas of concern.
One is easy to fix, that's the doubled up reinforcing plates that live under the wing mirror attachment points.
There is some rust bubbling up there, the correct fix would be to cut out that zone and weld in fresh material.
Back in the UK with my industrial mig welder this would have been a doddle.
Here in the BVI it's not so easy. The rust was really minor so that will wait for another day.
Just ospho and sealant to stop it in its tracks for now.
The other 'problem' are the seams between the panels that make up the front wings.
The 43 year old caulking is done, it shrinks, water gets in there and you have a rust sandwich!
Again, it's really minor rust that I'm looking at.
I have raked out the old caulking and have ospho'ed the seams.
Question is what product is best to use to replace the original caulking?
OK, here's an odd one.
Why on earth is there a castellated pinned nut and bolt both sides on the inner wings that attaches to the frame with a small bracket?
Seems strange to go to those lengths for a bit of bodywork that is well attached anyhow!?
Last coats of primer on tomorrow and then it's a day of sanding.
Then a day of painting.
No nasty surprises yet, I continue to be amazed how well preserved 'old blue' is.
Nothing sheared during the disassembly, nothing.
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