29-09-2019, 07:51 AM
Hi All
Seems I've failed
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I did get the blister nearly there by planishing but I don't have many metal bashing tools. I could have done with a "mushroom??" dolly AND I was working with 1mm aluminium which turned out to be too thin. I got perilously close to bashing through. Bad workman blaming his tools eh!
That is not to say that using filler and spraying is not without its skill requirements. I'm now getting ready to spray my third top coat on the radiator cowl after finding some minor filler related blemishes. This is not helped by choosing to use a satin finish. With satin you can't cut back and polish like a gloss finish so the final undercoat has to be perfect!
Anyway minor progress report (apart from hours spent preparing panels for paint). I've fabricated part of the transmission tunnel, cut holes in the dashboard for the instruments and completed the seat back to include some doors in from of the rear storage deck.
Cheers
Howard
Seems I've failed
.I did get the blister nearly there by planishing but I don't have many metal bashing tools. I could have done with a "mushroom??" dolly AND I was working with 1mm aluminium which turned out to be too thin. I got perilously close to bashing through. Bad workman blaming his tools eh!
That is not to say that using filler and spraying is not without its skill requirements. I'm now getting ready to spray my third top coat on the radiator cowl after finding some minor filler related blemishes. This is not helped by choosing to use a satin finish. With satin you can't cut back and polish like a gloss finish so the final undercoat has to be perfect!
Anyway minor progress report (apart from hours spent preparing panels for paint). I've fabricated part of the transmission tunnel, cut holes in the dashboard for the instruments and completed the seat back to include some doors in from of the rear storage deck.
Cheers
Howard