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Battery Cover And Wheel Arches
Created on 2008-05-28 07:08:57
Gave the battery cover an etch with the last of the MetalReady and used up almost all of my PO15 on it.
I've done this many times before so I didn't bother with before photos.
I revisited the rear bulkhead cover, which was a little too snug - still is actually, and peeled off the vinyl to trim a few mms off the hardboard.
I was worried that me thinning the contact to brush it on may be weakening its bond. Well that is certainly not a concern. I had real difficulty in peeling back the vinyl so it is sticking well.
While the battery cover was drying I started on the wheel arch carpets and made a rough pattern from newspaper. I transferred the shape to a piece of carpet and cut it out a little over size.
I used the carpet to determine the final shape with 2 pleats in it to deal with the curve. As I progressed I transferred the shape to another piece of carpet for the other side. Then I glued the pleats and dry fitted in place.
I then applied the glue, thinned about 2 to 1 to make it easier to brush out. The thinner softened the glue that I'd used for the pleats so after it dried I was able to reposition the joins again. I'm not sure if it made it easier or not but I was able to get them in and attached to the wheel arches.
One aspect with the glue or the thinners is that after the glue has been applied it makes the carpet very pliable, which helps smooth it into shape.
After I'd glued in the carpet I discovered that I'd been to accurate with the panels I did the other day and they are a little tight. But they will be fine. It's a reminder on the other panels that I have to do is to give myself more clearance around the hardboard shapes.
I've done this many times before so I didn't bother with before photos.
I revisited the rear bulkhead cover, which was a little too snug - still is actually, and peeled off the vinyl to trim a few mms off the hardboard.
I was worried that me thinning the contact to brush it on may be weakening its bond. Well that is certainly not a concern. I had real difficulty in peeling back the vinyl so it is sticking well.
While the battery cover was drying I started on the wheel arch carpets and made a rough pattern from newspaper. I transferred the shape to a piece of carpet and cut it out a little over size.
I used the carpet to determine the final shape with 2 pleats in it to deal with the curve. As I progressed I transferred the shape to another piece of carpet for the other side. Then I glued the pleats and dry fitted in place.
I then applied the glue, thinned about 2 to 1 to make it easier to brush out. The thinner softened the glue that I'd used for the pleats so after it dried I was able to reposition the joins again. I'm not sure if it made it easier or not but I was able to get them in and attached to the wheel arches.
One aspect with the glue or the thinners is that after the glue has been applied it makes the carpet very pliable, which helps smooth it into shape.
After I'd glued in the carpet I discovered that I'd been to accurate with the panels I did the other day and they are a little tight. But they will be fine. It's a reminder on the other panels that I have to do is to give myself more clearance around the hardboard shapes.
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Rough Paper pattern
Undercut on pleats
Work to date - Back, side and Wheel arches with seats
Other side
Rough Paper pattern
Undercut on pleats
Work to date - Back, side and Wheel arches with seats
Other side
Summary of Previous Journal Entries
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| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Seats, Interior Panels And Windscreen | 2008-05-25 | 6 | A bit of variety in this entry. Got the seats back from Scotts Uphols. last Wednesday and I'm really pleased with the colours. The quality of the job is good, not great but ... | |
| The Bonnet X2 | 2008-05-14 | 4 | 1 | This morning I looked again at the finish I'd got after primer coats and decided that it wasn't good enough. It had some small holes along the nose so I tried to sand them out. Got... |
| The Bonnet! | 2008-05-11 | 3 | Well, I couldn't put it off any longer, so this weekend I attacked the top of the bonnet. Fill - sand - fill - sand - more fill - more sand - more fill - more sand primer - ... | |
| Buckled, Distorted Bonnet And New Seats. | 2008-05-07 | 3 | The bonnet is something I'd been putting off sorting out. Apart from the rough top surface, there was a spot in the top drivers side that was stretched and would 'pop' up an... | |
| Paint But Too Wet! | 2008-04-21 | 5 | Been raining off and on for last few days and I've been putting off the painting - 'till today. Stopped raining and it was still, no wind to speak of. Thought I'd give it a ... | |
| Filling - Sanding - Filling - Sanding | 2008-04-18 | 6 | Body work in earnest is the order of the days now. I'm halfway through the holidays and I've got stuck into the front guards. You may remember that the passenger guard was patched ... | |
| Carpet And Insulation | 2008-04-04 | 6 | It's been a bit windy here the last few days and as I've been a bit off colour, I've not been to school the last two days. Yesterday and today I slept until noon but on Wednesday I... | |
| Back To Paint | 2008-03-30 | 6 | 4 | Got the compressor out and mixed up some paint. Did the underside of the bonnet, only around the edges. After it was dry, I attached the bonnet safety catch and the main catch. I a... |
| Boot And Bonnet Hinges And Other Stuff | 2008-03-26 | 3 | Spent today cleaning up the hinges and some assorted other bits and pieces. Paint stripper, a few applications were needed to remove all of the paint. Some scraping a... | |
| A Radical Plan To Align The Body. | 2008-03-23 | 6 | This came to me overnight and after weighing up the possible outcomes, one of which was breaking the car in half, I decided to give it a shot. If you've been following my pr... |
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