After many coats of zinc-rich primer to the repaired front panel, and then two coats of grey undercoat, I rolled on three thin coats of marine blue top coat, lightly sanding between each. I literally flooded the inside of the bottom section with paint in an effort (probably futile) to keep water from this susceptible, expensive…
A very quick post, hardly worth mentioning this part I suppose but as I was pleased with the result of hardly any effort, I thought it worth a few minutes to document it: The plastic grille was scruffy, but I kind of liked it, but there were a couple of rusty self-tapping screws embedded in…
On cleaning up the inner wings I noticed that on the driver’s side, where it bolts to the mudshield, the aluminium had corroded well beyond the size of any penny washer. So I cut out a couple of shapes and pop-riveted them in place: Another rub down and a coat of etch primer. Also, after…
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Dilly the Series 3: Repairs, improvements and maintenance on a budget
Dilly the Series 3: Repairs, improvements and maintenance on a budget
Dilly the Series 3: Repairs, improvements and maintenance on a budget
