Defender nut and bolt rebuild
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Rear door skin bonded and edges folded, took a good few hours to do carefully not to dent or crease the ali skin but well worth the extra time and patience. Went over it with 230 grit orbital before two coats of 2k etch primer. Applied extra seam sealer around all the frame on the inside to fill any voids hopefully stopping the skin from buckling when the spare wheel carrier to re bolted.
Top tip, dont drill any of the hinge holes or fix the pop rivets around the lock until the panel adhesive is fully cured otherwise they can pull the ali inwards and dent the surface. Apologies the photos aren’t upside down its just that it was easier to spray around all the edges when hung up.
Top tip, dont drill any of the hinge holes or fix the pop rivets around the lock until the panel adhesive is fully cured otherwise they can pull the ali inwards and dent the surface. Apologies the photos aren’t upside down its just that it was easier to spray around all the edges when hung up.
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Doing a fine job on this pal nice one. 
Three and a half house later …. The cracked sticks like **** seam sealer is all out of the roof gutter.
I recon this deserves a beer !
Todays tip, use a narrow screwdriver, heat gun and wire brush, oh and a glove on the right hand ! Cos that bloody heat gun doesn’t half get hot , suppose the clue is in its name really
I recon this deserves a beer !
Todays tip, use a narrow screwdriver, heat gun and wire brush, oh and a glove on the right hand ! Cos that bloody heat gun doesn’t half get hot , suppose the clue is in its name really
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There's a big hole in it ..... it's just begging for a fancy bit of TIGing .... it'll end in tears or drips or both.
DIY heated paint booth built its now time to starting to get some colour down, roof in Charlton white completed with a few runs that I can flatten and polish out, rear tub done and then done again as I found a 3” straight dent in one side. Floor plates, front grill and bulkhead done. Inside door jams done.
This evening plan is to do outside of doors and windscreen surround.
This evening plan is to do outside of doors and windscreen surround.
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Dedication and attention to detail ... love it
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Wow, I am envious of your work! Some fantastic effort going in there and great attention to detail.
I take it a galvanised chassis will be going on?
A well deserved pat on the back
I take it a galvanised chassis will be going on?
A well deserved pat on the back
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T-Wash Mordant Solution first ?
Then a primer and i'd probably go with a brushed on tractor enamel top coat as it's a bit more flexible than 2K.
Whatever to choose it will look amazing i'm sure.
Then a primer and i'd probably go with a brushed on tractor enamel top coat as it's a bit more flexible than 2K.
Whatever to choose it will look amazing i'm sure.
Yup I’ll use crown T wash, let it dry then apply intershield epoxy primer, then intershield epoxy top coat which is the paint used on offahore structures and commercial boat decks, which is very hard wearing and abrasive resistant, used it on my series 3 chassis two years on and its exactly as it was the day it was applied.
