I did a bit more Friday morning but it was pretty windy so scuppered my plans to do any painting really, it was too windy for that. I bare metalled a couple more bits i needed to, including the passenger side rear arch. This was the first thing i ever did on the car, i bare metalled it, used some rust prevention stuff (not hydrate 80) and then overpainted it.
Ive not been properly happy with the finish and i could see some rust bubbles forming under the paint again so i stripped it all back. Sure enough, there was some surafce rust bubbling away. Cleaned it up as much as i could and then gave it a good going over with the Hydrate 80. I didnt get any pics at this stage. Today, with the weather being warmish and nowhere near as windy, i used the spray Electrox and primed it.
Happier with that. Whilst it was on its sides, i pretty much finished off the engine bay and got as decent a layer of the Electrox into the bumpstop boxes as i could. Not perfect, but better.
Just a little bit more to do on the front end now but need to pick up some masking tape to mask a few bits off before hand. Tomorrow, i may well start on the application of the epoxy mastic, depending on the weather.
Ive not been properly happy with the finish and i could see some rust bubbles forming under the paint again so i stripped it all back. Sure enough, there was some surafce rust bubbling away. Cleaned it up as much as i could and then gave it a good going over with the Hydrate 80. I didnt get any pics at this stage. Today, with the weather being warmish and nowhere near as windy, i used the spray Electrox and primed it.
Happier with that. Whilst it was on its sides, i pretty much finished off the engine bay and got as decent a layer of the Electrox into the bumpstop boxes as i could. Not perfect, but better.
Just a little bit more to do on the front end now but need to pick up some masking tape to mask a few bits off before hand. Tomorrow, i may well start on the application of the epoxy mastic, depending on the weather.
Cherry Red Rallye - Full on OEM resto.....