Cleaned up the corrosion on the sliding door track cover Coated in anti corrosion paint with a brush Flatted it all back then sprayed with anti corrosion paint to build the level up without brush strokes Flatted that back going through the grades of paper Then sprayed it with a rattle can of satin nato green paint. I’m happy with how it’s turned out and I think the new colour is really going to suit the van uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180628/2290f87da79c4976d3dcdcb24381d2a2.jpg[/IMG]
This afternoon I feathered the edge of the current filler Keyed the rest of the steel up with 80 grit paper Then gave it its first build up of chopped strand fibreglass filler. There’s a slight dent further up the panel but I think I may leave that as it is and call it character
This morning I’ve knocked the top of the fibreglass,feathered the edges and give the low spots a key all ready for the next layer.
There’s a lot of distortion on that section of the van so it needs a lot of filler. Normal filler is quite brittle and when applied that thick will crack. Fibreglass filler is stronger and more flexible it’s also not porous so won’t wick any moisture up that may get through pin holes from behind the welded repairs. So the idea is to seal up the welded joins and build up the level so far with the fibreglass till it’s reasonably flat. Then skim over the top with normal filler which is easy to sand smooth.
I’m sick to death of poor quality rubber parts! Fitted new handbrake conduit rubber boots just over a month ago and they have split already.
Finished off the second layer of fibreglass I’m having to work super quick as in this heat it’s setting as I’m trying to spread it.
A couple of hours sanding today got me to this point The next skim of fibreglass it gets will be the last one
