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Eugene, OR, USA
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No commitments today so other than a good walk in the hills first thing this morning so plenty of time to get some stuff done.
First up was removing the bonnet and I got my better half to help me with that. It was looking pretty funky with faded paint, missing liners and just needed a good cleaning to prep it for paint. Cooler weather today and a nice little breeze under the carport. Set up some fence boards on top of the utility trailer and laid down some spare carpet padding that was rolled up in the garage attic.
I bounced back and forth between working on it and prepping and painting the gutters/channels on the wings and in front of the scuttle. Brushed on some of the Zero Rust primer that I’ve been using in the engine bay and while that was drying, I went at the bonnet. Wire brushing, sanding away the majority of the old adhesive until it was smooth enough for the Rustoleum etch primer. The rest of the underside got more attention since it is going to show so a good wipe down with acetone got rid of all the grime and actually lifted the color quite a bit. 400 grit over the whole underside to smooth it all out and then blew it down and wiped it off. I masked off around the perimeter where I wanted to blend in the new paint with the existing paint that wraps around from the topside. Got a good coat of the primer on and it should be ready for some color tomorrow. Weather is supposed to be nice and moderate and no commitments so all looks good.
Pulled all of the masking tape and paper off the front of the car this evening and all of the shrink wrap from the loom to see how it all looks. Felt like Christmas morning. I’ve got a small section under the brake line distribution block that I wasn’t happy with so I need to touch it up. I must not have cleaned well enough and the paint was wrinkled so I scraped that away this morning and brushed on some of the Zero Rust. I’ve got some of the single stage left in the can from the first batch that I had mixed and put into aerosol cans so I’m going to brush that on tomorrow. It’s too tricky to spray under all of the brake lines so I think I can get it with the brush.
All in all, a good day and closer to putting things back on.
First up was removing the bonnet and I got my better half to help me with that. It was looking pretty funky with faded paint, missing liners and just needed a good cleaning to prep it for paint. Cooler weather today and a nice little breeze under the carport. Set up some fence boards on top of the utility trailer and laid down some spare carpet padding that was rolled up in the garage attic.
I bounced back and forth between working on it and prepping and painting the gutters/channels on the wings and in front of the scuttle. Brushed on some of the Zero Rust primer that I’ve been using in the engine bay and while that was drying, I went at the bonnet. Wire brushing, sanding away the majority of the old adhesive until it was smooth enough for the Rustoleum etch primer. The rest of the underside got more attention since it is going to show so a good wipe down with acetone got rid of all the grime and actually lifted the color quite a bit. 400 grit over the whole underside to smooth it all out and then blew it down and wiped it off. I masked off around the perimeter where I wanted to blend in the new paint with the existing paint that wraps around from the topside. Got a good coat of the primer on and it should be ready for some color tomorrow. Weather is supposed to be nice and moderate and no commitments so all looks good.
Pulled all of the masking tape and paper off the front of the car this evening and all of the shrink wrap from the loom to see how it all looks. Felt like Christmas morning. I’ve got a small section under the brake line distribution block that I wasn’t happy with so I need to touch it up. I must not have cleaned well enough and the paint was wrinkled so I scraped that away this morning and brushed on some of the Zero Rust. I’ve got some of the single stage left in the can from the first batch that I had mixed and put into aerosol cans so I’m going to brush that on tomorrow. It’s too tricky to spray under all of the brake lines so I think I can get it with the brush.
All in all, a good day and closer to putting things back on.
Before
After a wipe down with some acetone
Unwrapped and about 99% done with the painting in the engine bay
Etch primed and ready for some color
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