We demolission derbied one of those. In the pre demo race it ran a big end, so we chiselled the piston out through the dump and put a jubilee clip on the big end to cover the oil outlet.
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Onoff
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Wow! I thought baby seats were a relatively new thing.
Did some more today which was welding in the battery tray and about 6 hours of sanding. Trying to ge t through all the previous layers of paint is time consuming, even with 60 grit discs on an air sander.
The worst I’ve found is 12 layers. Lacquer, Red, primer (repeat 3 times in some places) the the original Ford red, primer and the dark grey metal coating. The roof lines are coming back though, now they don’t have half an inch of paint on them.
The worst I’ve found is 12 layers. Lacquer, Red, primer (repeat 3 times in some places) the the original Ford red, primer and the dark grey metal coating. The roof lines are coming back though, now they don’t have half an inch of paint on them.
In my thinking I was trying to preserve the original grey panel coating as much as possible as it’s pretty good stuff in my experience. With hindsight I am tending to agree with you.
I am about to try one of the purple strip discs on the tailgate since this is from a white car and I need to get rid of all traces of the white. Let’s see how it goes.
I am about to try one of the purple strip discs on the tailgate since this is from a white car and I need to get rid of all traces of the white. Let’s see how it goes.
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Wow,impressive results so far. I was just working a bit on my 4i that I have been distracted away from. I did some metal fabrication years ago on the sill area,in front of the rear arch,due to corrosion. They have a slight pattern,which I was trying to replicate,years ago,then slapped on a load of bodyfiller which I now detest. I tried to improve it the other day.
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Might have shed a couple of kgs by time you're done! Be interested to see how the strip disc compares... was thinking of trying one myself to get any last bits of underseal off.
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Heat gun and scraper will get it off ten times quicker
A busy week but still found some time to get a few bits done. First the tailgate which I cleaned, sanded, de rusted the hinges and sprayed with primer.
Then some primer on the front crossmember, and round the battery tray where is had just been welded in. Still a bit of rubbing down to do in the engine bay, but looking to do it over the weekend.
Also sanding the bonnet ready for primer I discovered evidence of a previous bump. Not serious enough to scrap the bonnet though so I’ll be checking the filler I found to be sure it’s flat before spraying with primer.
That’s it for now. Hopefully a productive weekend ahead.
Then some primer on the front crossmember, and round the battery tray where is had just been welded in. Still a bit of rubbing down to do in the engine bay, but looking to do it over the weekend.
Also sanding the bonnet ready for primer I discovered evidence of a previous bump. Not serious enough to scrap the bonnet though so I’ll be checking the filler I found to be sure it’s flat before spraying with primer.
That’s it for now. Hopefully a productive weekend ahead.
Yes, for the quotes we were getting it seemed to be sensible. One guy was even talking about 15 grand to paint it. I made the point that it’s a Ford, not a Ferrari.
Whilst I’ve never painted a full car, I have done plenty of spot work when prepping a pal’s VW show vehicles so I know how to spray, blend and polish, with both solids and base/clear metallics. We’ve won silverware as well in the past so it must be reasonable.
Ok, my workshop isn’t exactly a paint booth and I will get some dirt in it (standard Ford then) but the plan is to do the initial tack coat, then the flow coat and then add another flow coat to allow for a full 3000 grit wet sand and polish. It gives enough paint depth to be able to cut out blemishes and dirt basically.
Even if it’s not as good as a 15 grand paint job it will be very close and will cost less than a grand. All the MIPA paint (6 litres of it) came to 350 and with other consumables etc, oh and my own treat, a new Devilbiss GPG spray gun LOL, still under a grand.
15 grand indeed. Bloody deluded were 2 words that came to mind. Even the cheaper guys were 6 or 7k, which is still stupid in my mind. A good painter would probably put 80 to 100 hours into it, which at 50 quid an hour tops out at 5k plus another 500 ish on paint. Besides, I fancy doing it. Worst case is I waste time and paint which is not exactly a fortune.
Whilst I’ve never painted a full car, I have done plenty of spot work when prepping a pal’s VW show vehicles so I know how to spray, blend and polish, with both solids and base/clear metallics. We’ve won silverware as well in the past so it must be reasonable.
Ok, my workshop isn’t exactly a paint booth and I will get some dirt in it (standard Ford then) but the plan is to do the initial tack coat, then the flow coat and then add another flow coat to allow for a full 3000 grit wet sand and polish. It gives enough paint depth to be able to cut out blemishes and dirt basically.
Even if it’s not as good as a 15 grand paint job it will be very close and will cost less than a grand. All the MIPA paint (6 litres of it) came to 350 and with other consumables etc, oh and my own treat, a new Devilbiss GPG spray gun LOL, still under a grand.
15 grand indeed. Bloody deluded were 2 words that came to mind. Even the cheaper guys were 6 or 7k, which is still stupid in my mind. A good painter would probably put 80 to 100 hours into it, which at 50 quid an hour tops out at 5k plus another 500 ish on paint. Besides, I fancy doing it. Worst case is I waste time and paint which is not exactly a fortune.
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Yep, I'm going the same direction. I've a 6m x 3m marquee type tent set up in the shed with the sides removed until I start top-coating:
Also picked up a barrel type extraction fan like this:
....i'll connect this to the outside world via flexible ducting, and the other end to a fox-trap/cage that I'll cover with filter material and suspend over the spraying area. That's the theory. When I used to do smart repairs, overspray was never really an issue, but just from spraying the interior the cloud of overspray afterwards was horrendous
Also picked up a barrel type extraction fan like this:
....i'll connect this to the outside world via flexible ducting, and the other end to a fox-trap/cage that I'll cover with filter material and suspend over the spraying area. That's the theory. When I used to do smart repairs, overspray was never really an issue, but just from spraying the interior the cloud of overspray afterwards was horrendous
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Classic Ford cars a better investment than vintage Ferraris - Car Keys
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A few years old now but interesting still.
There was another article that discussed the demographic of classic car buyers and touched on the Ford/Ferrari comparison ref investments. Seems there's a fair few people who had Ford's in the 70s and 80s, now have a few quid and would rather buy a Capri than a Ferrari as it recaptures their youth etc.
from all the stuff I have done before, which is mostly touching up and blowing in a panel etc, the biggest favour you can do yourself is to get a decent spray gun and put a pressure control on the inlet. My ANI spot gun was always run at 1 bar and the clouds of mist never appeared. The newer HVLP guns will all spray well at 1 bar but won’t cover everything in over spray.
