Some parts from the blasters came up nicely, some not so nicely. The items were sprayed with single pack etch primer (black), which is compatible with two pack etch over the top where necessary.
Window frames aren’t too pretty. Still talking to Al about either repair or replace.
The black areas have been blasted and etch primed, grey areas were stripped by me previously and just need a buzz back to expose bare metal again.
Some damage to be repaired on the popout hinge sections.
The cargo floor is nice and straight overall, but there is a number of rusty sections to repair.
Cab floor is really good, only a few minor holes to repair.
Had planned to replace only the outer left dogleg however the inner may need replacing as well (Al will investigate more soon)
Left side rear sill (outer and inner) will be replaced.
Right inner arch will also be re-repaired.
A decision was made to replace the entire lower windscreen section.
The outer section was therefore cut out to expose a relatively solid inner (just a few little sections for Al to fix).
The previous repair involved brazing the rusty metal to the hinge which all had to be cut and ground off.
Here the section is almost out and the next repair section marked out...only a little hole from the outside...
However when viewed from the inside you can see why a big section has to be repaired.
While body was at the blasters, Al started on the rear hatch - inside was good only one dent to fix.
Although no rust present, quite a few dents needed attention before filler went on. Will get etched and high build primed today most likely.
There are a heap more pics on here if anyone is keen
:http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album568?page=2
Jack
Keep up the posts mate!
