SR is going on its own, parts will be sold later when the car has 100% gone. I have a waiting list already for some of the bits!
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SR is going on its own, parts will be sold later when the car has 100% gone. I have a waiting list already for some of the bits!
Right, finally got my finger out and have done some important work on the shell today.
Basically one of the main reasons(As well as a lot of work needing done in the house) I have not done a lot on it is due to the roof skin.
When I had the car dipped I had a number of problems with the cowboys called Surface Processing Ltd. They caused some damage as they did to items of Keiths but that got sorted.
The main issue I had was some surface corrosion on the inside of the roof skin. Unfortunately I did not notice it until after Ade painted the car so it could not go back to SPL.
I spoke to the muppet at SPL and he said it was a common thing as an air pocket forms in the roof and although they tilt the shell it does not remove it all! He said they now drill holes in the roof to eliminate which is what happened to Keiths.
Anyway I still had the issue of the area of corrosion in the centre part of the skin so sought advice elsewhere as SPL are a waste of space.
I had a chat with a guy at the Classic Car show this weekend who owns Rustbuster, the same guys I bought the Dinitrol stuff off to cavity wax the shell. He suggested a couple of different products which would clean off the corrosion, passivate it then protect the metal.
I had already removed the surface paint and although the corrosion looked dead as it had gone black and come off with the paint I still wanted it perfect as I want to make sure the shell lasts.
I started with the acid cleaner & passivate to prepare the metal...
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This brought the metal back to a perfectly clean state with no corrosion, the stuff is fookin awesome but it burns like hell when you get it on you!
I then used the second stage stuff with puts a protective finish on the metal which readies it for paint...
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BTW, the brown round the edge of the roof is the Dinitrol cavity wax.
I put plenty of sheets down to protect the rest of the shell...
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Then mixed the Epoxy Mastic paint which dries rock hard like Araldite and seals the surface to stop any further corrosion...
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Then set about applying it to the car and me!
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Although not the prettiest finish I know I will not have any more problems and it will be covered by the roof lining anyway.
Job done, now need to get the thing finished!
That looks a good job now.
Hope you can push on now and get this finished because this is a Chairmans Cup Winner in waiting without a doubt..
nice one mate, glad you got it sorted out and like cormac said, you can press on with the rest of the build.
iain
Awesome build. Great attention to detail. You can tell you're a chap who takes great pride in doing a job right.
Keep the ball rolling now Rich!
Glad to see your doing something to her, it's been far to long mate!
Billing 2010??
yip, like keith say, keep the ball rolling.lollolQuote:
Originally Posted by krobinson
TBH I think I will be getting the shell rolling then putting it into storage for a bit as I need to clear the garage in the next few months
Does it not worry you about other air pockets there potentially could be?
Looks very nice though.