The Under-Body is Painted
Paint the Under-Body Today i painted the under-body with MetalForce Urethane paint and brush. I applied 2 coats. The paint dries fast, so until i finished the first coat, the part where i started was dry and i started the second coat immediately. What is Next
The Under-Body is Sealed
Sealing Today i sealed the under-body. It looks little ugly, but for me in this case the important point is the quality. Materials Both sealants are Dominion Sure Seal. The black one is Adhesive Sealer. Code 9003. I used it for the smaller gaps. The grey one is Brush On…
The Under-Body is Primed
Yesterday i sprayed the under-body with epoxy primer. I used 1 quart primer and 1 quart activator (1/2 gallon) for this. Maybe it’s too much, but this is my first time to spray. Today my wife shot a few pictures. She must be thinking that my head is tilted 45…
Preparation for Priming the Under-Body
This week the temperatures will be 10 to 13 degrees. With a little help from the heater in the garage it will be 16 °C which is the requirement for minimal temperature. The under-body is stripped to bare metal, and net treated with:
Epoxy Primer, Polyurethane Sealer, TrabantWelt Order
I am waiting for a warm weather to continue with: I bought 2 quarts 2K Eposy Primer and 2 quarts Activator. 1 gallon should be enough for the entire car (under-body, the floor, the engine compartment, inside, outside) I never sprayed paint before. So i’ll repeat what i did with…
Preparation for Paint – The Metal Body
I continue with paint stripping of the metal part of the body. The under-body i stripped to bare metal, but then i realize that i am stupid – the original primer is very good. This is why i strip the rest to primer. Paint Stripping Under the dashboard i will…
The New Kids in the Block
The new tools I added to the tools arsenal: Two more guns are visible on the image above – the rustproof (i made a mistake that i bought it from Europe. The standards for the inlet and the bottle are different. I changed the inlet and now i need to…
Paint Stripping Under-body
Paint Stripping I continue the paint stripping of the under-body of the car. I use a saw of electric cutting machine (see the end of this post) to remove the top layer of the factory conservation without a heat, i.e., i am scratching it out. The tracks are visible. These…
Side Reinforcement
Site Reinforcement- Right Side I reinforced a little the doors and the back quarter panels with angle bar (1/8″ x 3/4″ x 48″). It’s mostly for a side hit. The needed lengths are: The 48″ bar was not long enough for the quarter panels and i welded it. I will…
Paint Stripping, Painting, Welding
I said “welding is over”, but i remembered that there are 3 more points: Paint Stripping I started the preparation of the under-body. Strip to bare metal will be followed by zinc primer and urethane paint. I started removing the top layer with a heat gun, then this: , but…