254: Sunday 14th July 2013



 
It's been a while since I last added a blog. 2 weeks ago I painted the roof and sunroof panel red and this was the last of the painting to complete the temporary paint job. I had one repair where the front bumper was fitted it was stressing the area where I had joined the 2 panels together and a crack had appeared. So today I cut the crack back and started work on rebuilding it.
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By applying fibre glass while it is held in position, there will be no stress in the join. I pushed and poked the fibreglass right into the gap so it was filled all the way down and waited for it to set. It didn't take long because it was very hot today.
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I ground back and sanded the fibreglass then applied layers of body filler. I then waited for it to set again then sanded this back smooth.
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As before I applied a coat of white primer and when that was dry I gave it a quick rub over then applied the red.
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Once the red was dry I gave the other panels a quick wipe. Once this has had a chance to set it will be time for good wash, wax and polish. Next job is to remove the front bumper again, mount some driving lights and fit wire mesh on the back like on the rear bumper. I shall be fitting the battery monitoring system soon hopefully.