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Nov 30, 2024 22:21:02 GMT
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A bit more progress this week, first the rear offside wing:
Now ready for some dolphin glaze.
Then repairs to the nearside headlight pod and front valance, these were repaired with fibreglass and then I started the filling:
This still needs finishing but I will probably do this when I take the bonnet off,
I then moved onto the rear shroud, truth be told I've been putting this off but here we go.
First thing was to work out where the problems were:
Some are dents outwards from inside, others are from the outside in.
I put marks at 2" centres up the shroud and using my profile gauge tried to work out what was going on:
Then I used my hydraulic ram to carefully support or push the shroud so I could tap it back to shape:
Then I've tapped it around and started with the filler:
I've ordered my second 3L tub of Upol Fantastic as the first one is nearly used and my garage looks like an explosion in a flour factory.
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I had a dent like yours on my rear shroud (on my 1958 Sprite). It was caused when my friend was pushing me out of a snowy/icy bit of road. When I got traction, he ran and sat on the rear shroud to enable me to keep going.....the shroud went Boing!....but largely pushed out later!
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I had a dent like yours on my rear shroud (on my 1958 Sprite). It was caused when my friend was pushing me out of a snowy/icy bit of road. When I got traction, he ran and sat on the rear shroud to enable me to keep going.....the shroud went Boing!....but largely pushed out later! Yes its a big panel and only supported around the edges, I suppose its a bit like a roof but in a more vulnerable location. This one had a dent in possibly created like you describe above but also some outwards like something has been shoved in from the boot.
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It is really amazing what you could get in a Frogeye boot - especially with the passenger/driver seat backs folded forward. The biggest problem was when small things got lost in the rear wheel wells!
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It is really amazing what you could get in a Frogeye boot - especially with the passenger/driver seat backs folded forward. The biggest problem was when small things got lost in the rear wheel wells! Indeed, you wouldn't want to loose a fish paste sandwich down the back! |
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Not sure how you pushed out the dent without making an oilcan? ( One of those dents that pops in-and-out as you press it) Normally,that would require some shrinking.
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Last Edit: Dec 2, 2024 17:04:25 GMT by bjornagn
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I would love to say it was skill and experience but my metal working is mostly just luck.
Fortunately it was quite a shallow dent so hadn't stretched too far.
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