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Dec 28, 2019 14:18:16 GMT
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I'm assuming you treated the rusty rear flange with Hydrate 80 before the weld through primer? Mark - What I could access / get to yes but the problem with a rolling restoration like this one is that you simply cant access everything - you just have to do the best you can - treat what areas you can and be very through with the application of rust prevention products - from a restorers standpoint its very difficult to give guarantees on this type of work - that's why I would always advise that if you are going to this extent you may has well strip the shell and have it dipped - that way you know that everything on the shell & panels has had the rust removed from it |
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Dec 28, 2019 14:57:51 GMT
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I thought I'd mention it as you glossed over it and other readers might assume the weld through primer would be enough.
I get that you cannot reach all of the rust and can only treat what you can see/expose/push rust treatment into without getting into a 100% restoration.
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Dec 28, 2019 18:46:35 GMT
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More progress from this morning  With the flange bolts removed - I could ease the wing out for access to the rear of the flange repair  Then the weld the ends of the flange on the repair section  Then dressed the welds back - I will prime all this edge up & apply a bead of sealer - then ensure it receives a decent coat of paint prior to it all being bolted back up  Welds on the repair area dressed back  Fluxed / tinned ready for the body solder  Loaded  Roughed back with the body file  Then dressed back with the DA  Next job is to remove the remaining paint - the previous paint job has not been keyed to the original factory finish very well at all so it tends to shell on the edges or around any rust / damage areas - its better removed than taking chances with it  Good scrape back later  Then the DA to reduce the factory primer to bare metal - I will have to finish this on Monday has I needed to go and collect the trailer and check the P38 over for a longish trip out tomorrow |
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Last Edit: Dec 28, 2019 18:51:08 GMT by Deleted
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Dec 28, 2019 18:52:56 GMT
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Excellent work.
As expected
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Dec 28, 2019 19:25:16 GMT
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Hello Chris, followed link here from Jowett talk. Great write up and pictures. There's blue paint to be seen everywhere on this Javelin. Could that be the original colour? If so, very unusual on a PD. Nick.
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Dec 28, 2019 19:30:05 GMT
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How long can you leave the panels bare for?
I’m assuming it’s ok for a couple of days in a dry workshop
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Dec 28, 2019 19:52:29 GMT
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Hello Chris, followed link here from Jowett talk. Great write up and pictures. There's blue paint to be seen everywhere on this Javelin. Could that be the original colour? If so, very unusual on a PD. Nick. Hi Nick - Thanks for the comments - The blue paint is something that got daubed on the car about 40 years ago by a previous owner - the original exterior colour on the car has always been black - there are a lot of Jowett restorations on here if you look up my threads (I don't put them on JT - its painful to load the images to and only read by very few - whereas on here its spread to a much wider & collectively much larger audience) |
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Dec 28, 2019 19:54:18 GMT
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How long can you leave the panels bare for? I’m assuming it’s ok for a couple of days in a dry workshop John - I can leave bare metal in the workshop for months without issues - its well insulated / ventilated hence I don't get problems |
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Dec 30, 2019 20:30:01 GMT
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Back to it then  NSF wing bare metaled  Then treated with Hydrate 80  Defective paint scraped off the NSF door  Then reduced to bare metal with the DA and prepped for profiling  Then removed the door has the inner frame is somewhat scruffy  And will require a good session to get it cleaned up for primer  Meanwhile  The wing profiling has commenced with its first skimming applied  Should get a little more completed tomorrow in between many other tasks |
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Last Edit: Dec 30, 2019 20:30:55 GMT by Deleted
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Dec 30, 2019 20:32:37 GMT
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Quick resto ??
And living life inbetween....
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Dec 30, 2019 21:08:57 GMT
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Quick resto ?? And living life inbetween.... Rian - It is a fairly quick resto really - has you know there is only me and I reckon that it will be out of the door by the end of Jan - so 4 months in and other things / jobs have also been undertaken along the way - I track my hours so I will have a look at where it stands once I have completed it  |
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bstardchild
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Dec 31, 2019 18:16:22 GMT
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How long can you leave the panels bare for? I’m assuming it’s ok for a couple of days in a dry workshop John - I can leave bare metal in the workshop for months without issues - its well insulated / ventilated hence I don't get problems I bare metalled a small section on one of my project cars 3 years ago...... It's obviously still in the garage cos I haven't done any more to it but there is no rust on that section at all yet...... Garage not heated but well insulated with some minimal ventilation (trickle vents on windows at one end and a not quite perfect fitting garage door at the other.) |
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Dec 31, 2019 20:21:06 GMT
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 Cleaned the inner frame of the NSF door up - just a pinhole in the bottom to weld up  And the edge of the door skin was starting split on the very bottom edge  Treated with Hydrate 80  Then turned it over to treat the outer  Door rehung once cured  And the initial profiling skim applied  Worked the profiles on the NSF wing  Which is now in final glaze (the green coating that you can see in the pic)  Bonnet - last large external panel - does not look too bad on first appearances  But poor prep when it was last painted lets it down - the trims were left on and just masked up by whoever previously painted the car hence now the paint is flaking away from the side of the trim  Along with rust ingress creeping out from under the trim  Hard to see but the poor prep has resulted in the paint blistering - its absolutely pointless painting over the top of this  I need to remove the air box for the air cleaner to allow access to the trim clip fixings  The edges also have rust ingress in them and will require some prep work  And the underside of the bonnet skin could do with a clean up and a squirt of fresh paint  Again difficult to see but maybe you can just see the blistering paint in the next few images   Some time later  Back to bare metal & treated with Hydrate 80  I still have the underside to prep yet  Getting very close to primer though - the front panel is last panel to prep bar some minor fittings that need a little work - still need to complete the profiles on the NSF wing & door but it should see the car in primer at the end of this week |
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Dec 31, 2019 20:46:25 GMT
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Sid joined me whilst writing up the previous post - he likes to get involved where he can  He wishes you all a Happy New Year |
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Dec 31, 2019 20:52:35 GMT
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What a great proof reader.
Happy New Year to the three of you.
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Dec 31, 2019 22:40:32 GMT
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Happy New Year from Sydney (the place not the cat)  |
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Sid joined me whilst writing up the previous post - he likes to get involved where he can He wishes you all a Happy New Year Love it. You seem to be dressed for film or your solicitor/bank manager. Not that Sid it bothered with that......they never are. Happy New Year over there too. |
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Sid joined me whilst writing up the previous post - he likes to get involved where he can He wishes you all a Happy New Year Love it. You seem to be dressed for film or your solicitor/bank manager. Not that Sid it bothered with that......they never are. Happy New Year over there too. Rian - We decided upon a quiet relaxed evening at home with a nice meal - Sharon had gone to the trouble of the cooking and was smartly dressed when I came in from the workshop - I sort of felt obliged to make the effort so put a smart shirt on etc once I had my shower - has always she never insists on anything and puts up with a lot - hence I would rather make the effort and keep her happy |
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Nothing wrong with keeping the boss happy....think i may even have achieved it once or twice!!
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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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Never understood why people mask and paint around trim, you can always see it and it takes longer to mask it off then flat around it etc than to take it off anyway.
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