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May 17, 2018 17:10:06 GMT
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is that blue aerosol also martrim ? i know i asked before but i have a job on 2 of my astras gluing pvc cloth to scrim foam, then the scrim foam and attached pvc cloth to a pressed board roof lining.
i am super super pessimistic about aerosol contact adhesive from my own personal experience (which has all been high temp products) but on the flip side brush-on is going to show lumps through the cloth right ? (i was actually going to use foam rollers to spread it)
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Last Edit: May 17, 2018 17:11:00 GMT by darrenh
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May 18, 2018 12:19:55 GMT
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is that blue aerosol also martrim ? i know i asked before but i have a job on 2 of my astras gluing pvc cloth to scrim foam, then the scrim foam and attached pvc cloth to a pressed board roof lining. i am super super pessimistic about aerosol contact adhesive from my own personal experience (which has all been high temp products) but on the flip side brush-on is going to show lumps through the cloth right ? (i was actually going to use foam rollers to spread it) Darren - Yes the blue aerosol is also Martrim - the red one is a decent trim adhesive and allows you to peel back / refit etc where has the contact adhesive is exactly what it says it is - There are a load of rubbish so called high temp aerosol adhesives in the market some sold by specialists that should know better and obviously have never tested the products that they retail - Martrim sell to the public & trade alike - the trade would never buy the stuff from them if it was useless - I appreciate that you are going on past poor experience - I don't think that the brushable / spread glue idea is going to work that well for you even with rollers - I use the aerosol contact adhesive for this type of work - carefully and just do 300mm wide band at a time working from the centre of the backing board - Chris
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Last Edit: May 18, 2018 15:12:34 GMT by Deleted
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May 18, 2018 13:13:27 GMT
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is that blue aerosol also martrim ? i know i asked before but i have a job on 2 of my astras gluing pvc cloth to scrim foam, then the scrim foam and attached pvc cloth to a pressed board roof lining. i am super super pessimistic about aerosol contact adhesive from my own personal experience (which has all been high temp products) but on the flip side brush-on is going to show lumps through the cloth right ? (i was actually going to use foam rollers to spread it) Darren - Yes the blue aerosol is also Martrim - the red one is a decent trim adhesive and allows you to peal back / refit etc where has the contact adhesive is exactly what it says it is - There are a load of rubbish so called high temp aerosol adhesives in the market some sold by specialists that should know better and obviously have never tested the products that they retail - Martrim sell to the public & trade alike - the trade would never buy the stuff from them if it was useless - I appreciate that you are going on past poor experience - I don't think that the brushable / spread glue idea is going to work that well for you even with rollers - I use the aerosol contact adhesive for this type of work - carefully and just do 300mm wide band at a time working from the centre of the backing board - Chris thanks chris, appreciate you taking time out to reply (i have no idea where you find it. time that is!)
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More door card work - Fitted the inset panel to the card then refitted to the rear door Same for the front on the offside Few tips for those wanting to have a go Glued the scrim to the backing board - but not the vinyl to the scrim - leave that unglued I stapled the joint where the vinyl meets the carpet through the door card with 6mm staples and then peened the staple legs over Used a heavy duty cloth bound tape to prevent any sharp edges of the staples tearing / piercing the plastic vapour barrier on the door Always leave yourself plenty of overlap with the covering - this will allow you to centre up correctly prior to final trimming I always start at the top centre edge and work outwards whilst gluing - I brush the trim glue on and then fold the material over - again always allow a good margin for the glued edge - keep working back and apply moderate pressure to the glued edge until it starts to hold - this will only take minutes - remember to keep a check on the face side to work any minor tucks / wrinkles out - work one edge at a time - note the cut outs around the trim clips that allow for a good glued edge margin - don't be tempted to cut the material in line with the card clips if they are close to the edge of the panel Stronger materials like carpet may well require some clamped pressure - if you are clamping softer materials like leather or vinyl always protect the face surface from marking with the clamping pad / foot - a piece of folded cardboard does the trick - I glued all of the underside of carpet to the door card to achieve a flush finish - more later
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Last Edit: May 19, 2018 7:58:57 GMT by Deleted
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thanks chris, appreciate you taking time out to reply (i have no idea where you find it. time that is!) No I don't know where I find the time either - Then again I tend to have a look at the forum on my tea / lunch breaks (which are random - no fixed time - just when I want really) and will respond to any questions then - and do my thread write ups on an evening when I am winding down for the day or like today in the morning along with my coffee before I get going
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All of the door cards are now finished A quick clean up Then down to Goodwood for the Sunday We were somewhat out on a limb in the 'Super Unmodified Class' along with Cambridge - Oxford club plus a few other individual motors with the vast majority of the show all being a combination of lowered / fat wheels / go quick versions (not complaining - it takes all sorts) Still some bits to sort before the coming weekend which is Jowett Car Clubs national rally in Harrogate
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Last Edit: May 22, 2018 6:58:09 GMT by Deleted
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Peter also entered his car into the concours awards at the Jowett Car Clubs national rally Not only collecting the concours award for the Standard Javelin class but then taking 'Best Car in Show' for the overhead valve cars
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May 29, 2018 10:55:36 GMT
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A lot of concourses about it seems.
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May 30, 2018 11:37:08 GMT
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Such a beautiful machine, they really don't make anything like this anymore.
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Lots of nice touches were fitted to this model - art deco style dash & switch gear On the other hand very complex master cylinder arrangement with front brakes hydraulic - and the rears hydraulic over mechanical with the handbrake engaging with the master cylinder setup in order to apply the rear brakes A couple of weekends later and we had a bare shell And just one of the piles of bits after the first wash off
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Lotnice touches were fitted to this model - art deco style dash & switch gear Can anyone tell me how to remove this instrament panel as I need to remove the temp. gauge for repair and I cannot see how to do it. On the other hand very complex master cylinder arrangement with front brakes hydraulic - and the rears hydraulic over mechanical with the handbrake engaging with the master cylinder setup in order to apply the rear brakes A couple of weekends later and we had a bare shell And just one of the piles of bits after the first wash off
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Can anyone tell me how to remove the instrument panel in an art deco dash board(square instruments)as I need to remove the temp. gauge for repair and I can't see how to remove it.
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Can anyone tell me how to remove the instrument panel in an art deco dash board(square instruments)as I need to remove the temp. gauge for repair and I can't see how to remove it. In a Jowett Javelin or something else ?
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Feb 10, 2019 10:23:02 GMT
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I am guessing that your Javelin is the Standard model with a metal / painted dash and not the Delux which has a wooden dash For the metal dash - 2 screws - I on each side just under the bottom edge of the panel - then drop loosen the U clamp nuts to lower the steering column & column gear shift - you can leave the columns connected at the bottom - just lower them at the top to allow you to drop the dash panel downwards (it locates on two pegs into the main dashboard frame at the top) - you will need to allow some slack on the capillary feed to the temperature gauge to allow you to draw the panel forwards though - let me know if you need any further advice - Chris
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Last Edit: Feb 10, 2019 10:23:59 GMT by Deleted
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Feb 10, 2019 13:40:56 GMT
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Feb 10, 2019 16:18:40 GMT
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Stunning work love to see this type of restoration work love the colours to think old English white is the colour I'm going for on the cab of the fg as always great work
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May 21, 2019 23:19:14 GMT
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So Peter & his Javelin are back in the UK - they arrived on Sunday afternoon along with his wife Ruth They are staying with us until Thursday when we shall both leave with our Javelins to head for the Jowett Car Clubs national rally at Grantham Peter has been working his way through a list of things that he wanted to get done to his car - some have involved me - others he has sorted - main one for me is that he had scraped the offside rear wing several months ago - I straightened up a little when I was over in Switzerland last October First profiling skim once I had straightened it up a little more Then a few skims later Now in polyester and I shall flat it back & put it into base coat then clear coat tomorrow (in between many other jobs)
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i don't know the gentleman but if that was me that little incident would have resulted in huge amounts of profanity...followed by at least a couple of stiff beverages....then a celebrarory further beverage once i remembered that i knew a miracle worker!!
nice to see the 2 side by side.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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i don't know the gentleman but if that was me that little incident would have resulted in huge amounts of profanity...followed by at least a couple of stiff beverages....then a celebrarory further beverage once i remembered that i knew a miracle worker!! nice to see the 2 side by side. I restored the car 2 years ago - Peter could have taken the car to any classic / modern bodyshop out in Switzerland to get the repair undertaken - but no has far as Peter is concerned - it has to come back 800 miles to the UK and to me to be repaired
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