Full respray (finally)

Discussion in 'Restorations' started by Clive Neilands, Oct 26, 2017.

  1. Vid!

     
  2. Vid of our set up in Croatia.

     
  3. Paint stripper arrived...
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  4. Went to the welder tonite to check on progress...

    New bottom plate welded onto doors etc...
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  5. Flakey

    Flakey Supporter

    Be interested to know if it's any good ?
    Stuff like that doesn't seem to be as caustic as it used to be!
     
  6. I tried a bit today and it works,leave it for 30 minutes and put a thick layer on and it removes paint well.
    Excellent!....less grinding for me...

    Will snap a few pics tomorrow.
     
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  7. 4DC2CBA3-0879-44B4-A13E-AEEF30E04768.jpeg Been thinking of using these to make a central airbox with a panel filter....they will fit my IDF’s so just need some stainless pipe and silicone hoses to some type of airbox?
     
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  8. Merlin Cat

    Merlin Cat Moderator

    Nice set up :). Lots of shade and space .
     
  9. We were lucky to get that spot under the tree,50m from the beach too...
    Managed to get the sun awning to fit onto my JK tent which gave us even more shade.
     
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  10. Started sanding the old paint off.
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    Need to repair this with some fiberglass.
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  11. Here are some pics of the poptop repair.
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  12. You seem fixated on this idea !!! Those turbo hats , pipe work and filter will restrict air flow big time ..., if induction noise is louder than exhaust then just insulate engine Bay Area
     
  13. Ive been in contact with JPM and we will do some dyno runs to see if it loses any horses.It will not restrict the airflow because the venturies are 28mm and the turbo hats are larger....if the turbo hats were less than 28mm then yes.
     
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  14. Been working on the pop top again,almost ready for paint.
    Also tried out the paint stripper... EC2B0BB3-6980-4096-808F-EFADE9569865.jpeg

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  15. Here is a pic of her before I started.I think it will look good with 15" Fuchs...
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  16. DO NOT USE PAINT STRIPPER ON GRP....................YOU WILL F$£K IT UP COMPLETELY!!!!
    Tony
     
  17. Of course not ! I just sanded it and used fiberglass to repair holes etc..
     
  18. Hi Clive,
    I read 'also tried out the paint stripper' and panicked!
    My 'boys' in the hangar in Lagos did a job on the engine cowlings from a BN Islander many years ago.
    If you have used stripper, then its MOST important to thoroughly wash before painting.
    Tony
     
  19. Thanks for the tip,will wash very well after stripping...i guess the stripper would play havoc with the new paint..
     
  20. Started doing all the small bits..
    On Friday the blaster is coming to do the bits I cant get to on the body. poptoplock.jpg
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