The Body is Primed
New bumpers. I use the same temporary improvised table to paint the hood. Starts to look like a car. The “nervous” parts. The way i work is my “signature”. Water proofing for the branding elements.
The Engine Compartment is Primed
Today i primed the engine compartment. Tomorrow i will flat a few spots with sand paper and seam seal all the weldings and cracks between the sheet steel.
Under the Cardboards is Primed
Today i primed the body under the cardboards. I also primed the bumpers inside the bumper holders and the door hinges (only the side that touches the body). I welded 2 triangles to the apron under the bumper’s holders. The inner side of the bumpers will be black. The bottom…
The Floor is Primed. Air Cooling Fan to be Assembled
Floor Like i said before “i will start from the under-body and until i reach the point to paint the Gletcherblau i will learn to paint”. This is true, because here i didn’t have a single leak. The last thing i need to train is to not paint with “transparent…
The underbody is Painted. Prime the Suspension Parts
Materials I de-greased the under-body and sprayed the under-body with epoxy primer (catalyst, solvent). I am amazed of the quality. I couldn’t clean my spray gun after, so today i added OMNI MS 251 Multi-Purpose Solvent to my list of materials. It cleans very well. The Under-Body Next i sprayed…
Preparation to Spray the Underbody (Take 2)
Tomorrow i will spray the under-body with epoxy primer. I “packed” the garage partially. I will open the windows of the doors to get some air flow. This time i decided to make an improvised table and paint all the suspension parts there.
Restart
When i started this project i was thinking that the welding will be most challenging, but this was not true. The painting is the hardest part of the project. Maybe because i have the the mechanic background the welding was a real pleasure compared to the painting. The painting needs…
The Suspension is Primed
Prime the Suspension Parts Yesterday i took the suspension parts from sandblasting and sprayed them with epoxy primer. I learn on the fly, so i didn’t remove the front bearings and now they aren’t bearings anymore 🙂 I will replace them. What is Next I found graphite grease for the…
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: