I know about the dangers of 2K but always wear a good mask and since I don't do it very often I don't worry too much. I figure If I can't smell the stuff through the mask I'm not in too much danger but like I said I don't take anything for granted.
The nice thing about using a spray gun is the paint is thicker so goes on with much less orange peel, therefore less wet sanding with 2000 grit and mopping afterwards.
Like you say though, the prep is everything.
I definitely have an easier time spraying with a spray gun. However, for the pace of the progress / needing to get so much stuff ready at the same point I find aerosols more convenient. Cleaning up spray guns is a pain too.

(Though there are few tips out there for making your own gun bags like this video



)

The coverage is so much better with a spray gun and the chances of applying too thick are most certainly reduced. Orange peel is almost always going to happen with an aerosol, which is why the wet sanding and the polishing is so important for the next stage.

To be continued
 
Today played with the bead roller.

I got two meters of 50mm X 50mm X 3mm box section for 15 euros (which for Holland is a nice price) for the reinforcing

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Nice solid stuff

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Tomorrow I think I need to take my glasses! (Luckily I have a few round metal erasers)

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To be continued...
 
2k paint....
Only ever, ever, ever, use an air fed mask and never where Joe public can breath It in like my garage next to a busy pavement!
I have bad asthma not from painting which you too can have if you get it wrong assuming you live!
 
2k paint....
Only ever, ever, ever, use an air fed mask and never where Joe public can breath It in like my garage next to a busy pavement!
I have bad asthma not from painting which you too can have if you get it wrong assuming you live!
Yep it is something that many seem to misunderstand. The warnings on the tins of 2K paint really need to be heeded - it isn't some sort of corporate arse covering blurb

Oops like the titanium bead roller is coming on...

Titanium?

Yes well I didn't want to leave a gap between the steel tubing and the thick steel plate of the bead roller so the gap wasn't optimal (!)
 
Yawn - still at it...

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(and no I haven't bothered too much about the inside of the wheels)

Make hay while the sun shines
 
Shop shop shop shop shop shop shopping

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Apparently not very common any more =>

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These badges were put on the front grill in the 1960s for the diesels. According to the James Taylor book most have long gone...

...James Taylor book also says the safari roof ought to be "off white" - not limestone as I had incorrectly assumed. So a few cans have been bought for that

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And drum roll...

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...after the stepped drill troubles I saw - I bought - and will hopefully conquer
 
Didn't they use those hole punches on wheeler dealers, I think it was the Amphicar one..
Dunno - might have. I can only remember them messing about in the river at the end of that episode. The only nice Ed technical bit I remember was an electro-magnetic dent removing system. That had me scuttling off to the internet - closely followed by a brief bout of "how much?"

Yeah those punches are good! (Depending on quality as always)

I hope these are OK - heck I hope they are good. If you believe the xenophobes "Made in UK" should be a good sign. They seem nicely made. I'll be giving them a go in the next few days on 1mm zincor (which is about the maximum thickness limit). Apparently some of the larger ones have optional thrust bearings - I might upgrade (as well as to remember to take some cutting oil with me)
 
I hope these are OK - heck I hope they are good. If you believe the xenophobes "Made in UK" should be a good sign. They seem nicely made. I'll be giving them a go in the next few days on 1mm zincor (which is about the maximum thickness limit). Apparently some of the larger ones have optional thrust bearings - I might upgrade (as well as to remember to take some cutting oil with me)
Or............you could use an impact wrench to tighten them:rolleyes:................don't do this!!!
 
Bead roller modifications update.

Bit of a rush job - got to get on with the Land Rover again - spent too much time on this diversion

(Dreadful picture - sorry)

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Well I managed to get it all to stick together! Bit rough in some places but have resisted the urge to spend too much time with the round metal erasers - probably isn't worth it. If it really upsets me I'll come back to fix it later.

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I have given it a new coat of paint, however.

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At the moment the length of the new extension is such that when mounted in a bench vice the height of the rollers is going to be about 5 foot off the deck. Not too bad height - I hope. See, I'm starting my anti-stoop campaign - putting things at a height so I don't have to bend over everything...

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When paint is dry I'll put the rollers and the gears back on and see how it goes.
 
For the last two days it has been absolutely lovely weather. Perfect Mediterranean weather in Holland! Far too nice to be messing about with Land Rovers...

...despite the lush weather I have managed to stay slightly focused and have been wafting spray cans about once in a while.

These wheels have almost "come good". I'm happy with the way the beautiful sides are looking now. I decided ages ago to try Eastwood's diamond clear varnish. I bought the gloss version.

Fortunately this product doesn't seem to be doing "exactly what it says on the tin" - I'm really happy with the satin finish it is producing. The standard green car paint is so glossy - far too glossy - after the Eastwood clear coat things look old again.

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Once completely done they'll be wrapped up to wait for their rubber. Hopefully this will also give hardening time so when the tyres get put on there won't be too much damage repair work needed...
 
Despite the numerous bank holidays in Holland in May - it finally came!

All the fuss about the bead roller can be better explained.

I now have a "tipping wheel" set up.

It is a bit of a cheapo version - not as good as shown in the video below but =>



I now have the technology to start a bend of any length - well a length that is limited by the length of the metal I can buy and pedal back to the work place on me chicken chaser.

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Unlike the gucci version in the yew toob video shown above this cheaper version has a conical end to it (rather than straight) which essentially gets in the way and stops bends getting as close as possible to 90 degrees. In reality the M10 bolt head gets in the way first so I reckon I might be modifying that in the future.

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Trying to roll straight down the edge of the bit of masking tape isn't mega easy - I need some practice - mainly because you are faffing about with the crank handle as well. I can see why people fit electric motors to these things (yes yes perhaps in the future if I decide I like this thing)

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The tipping edge doesn't have to be made completely at 90 degrees by the bead roller and tipping wheel tool - other things can be done to finish (such as those bending pliers I showed a few posts back or even a block of steel and a hammer) - once you've got the crease between the two rollers the bend seems to want to be formed.

However =>

If you look closely in the picture above you can see that about half way along the crease I ended up cutting a bit of the masking tape - so this isn't idiot proof (!) - you can end up making tram lines.

The best thing about this tipping wheel set up has got to be that you can tip "on a curve". (See video) This is the more interesting aspect of this tool. I'll be investigating to see how tight a curve can be tipped soon. (All very exciting)
 
Yee haaaaaar (Grandma) - finally got some steel

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Working on the principle that a Land Rover series chassis was constructed from 2mm thick steel I resisted the Tim the Toolman Taylor in me...

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(unfortunately I think he's in all of us)

...and bought some 2mm thick walled square cross sections instead of going for some rather large (3mm thick) stuff I was considering before I got to the place where I'm buying this type of steel. I find looking at dimensions on paper / the interweb - even when considering the weight per meter - I think I'm in danger of building things that would eventually need to be moved about by the fork lift truck I haven't yet got...

So hopefully this will be a stiff enough structure and yet portable.
 
Lol! Keep up the good work!

I'd love to have a space were o could have all my tools and get some cool stuff together. So very envious! :)
 
Lol! Keep up the good work!

I'd love to have a space were o could have all my tools and get some cool stuff together. So very envious! :)
If what I see on BBC London news (we get BBC1 and BBC2 as standard in most TV cable packages here) is true then London rents (your location) would be nuts.

Where I am in Holland is kind of like a Dutch version of Norwich. So fairly close to the 'king expensive part of the country so you could go and visit the king / queen for the day on the train if you wanted but far enough away to see some more affordable (?) solutions.

The workplace I've got is only a temporary place. I rent and have a contract which is based on a sort of right wing politicians solution to the strong left wing renters rights laws - essentially I'm allowed to rent the place for a temporary period to stop people from squatting. But because it is "so cheap" (there's no actual control over this part of this loophole - as in the price - so there's unfortunately a fair amount of abuse of this type of contract from land lords / estate agents at the moment) I don't really have much of an option to get out ASAP if the land lord wants. On paper I get two months notice.

I was told a few weeks back that he probably wants me out of the space by the end of the year. I'm already looking for alternative. Unfortunately there's a strong revulsion to "car people" in Holland. To be fair that doesn't surprise me - those Turkish buggers mentioned earlier in the thread left piles and piles of **** and lots of unpaid bills. Finding a new place isn't going to be simple. (Thanks a lot bell ends)
 
It is absolutely nuts!!! I investigated a lock up garage near the local garage. The price wanted for it is astronomical: any bit of any, anything, is now being prime residential development land, even without any planning permission. Result: nothing left for the small business person or hobbyist :(
 

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