Day in the man hut today… another productive day, cleaning screen hindges, bulkhead flaps, window claps, and heater box, everything ali was epoxy etched, then everything primed. Heater box and dash panel rust treated then sprayed black. Will need...
Oh and I’ve found the ideal spray booth ! Forget building it in the garage! I’ve just been granted planning permission for an extension on the back of the house replacing my conservatory which we seldom used for a 8x6mt kitchen / family room, so...
Steady progress this weekend have got the gearbox tunnel cover and the steel bit that joins it to the bulkhead ready for primer after some patch repairs. Handbrake and gear sick cleaned and painted, window hindges cleaned up and ready for some...
Yes price is per kg, not sure how much that is at the moment. Previously Ive sent them to Roften in Merseyside but this time they are heading to Shropshire galv.
I’ve had two bulkheads galvanized so far and had no issues, if they do decide to drill a hole I can always fill it in with lead solder before painting, I’ve used this method on galvanized front bumpers to fill in the end cap holes. Beauty with...
As the weather is so bloody awful today think I’ll hide in the garage, plan is to patch up the bulkhead to tunnel cover (sand blasted revealed a few holes) then straight out the tunnel panel, clean up the heater box and fan and get everything...
All the steel work including the bulkhead and inner wings are back from the blasters, a few drain holes added to the roll bar hoop and they are ready to go to the galvanisers next Wednesday. Notice that I’ve attached some unistrut as a brace...
Its done !!! And Im also done in ! 12 hrs in the man cave, 1lt of etch primer, 2 lts of high build primer, 3 sheets or 80 120 and 400 grit block sanding pads and two bottles of Proper Job IPA and the tub is finally ready for top coat.
Cant wait to get this rear tub in primer it’s starting to grind! I would say to anyone restoring a landy that it’s the most time consuming piece of the jigsaw to get right and the most visible once done, get it wrong and it will annoy you every...
Tub underside all finished, etch primed and then undersealed with gravitex stone guard, ready for primer and paint.
Will start on the outside next flattern then fill and block sand.