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« Reply #8550 on: February 01, 2016, 11:15:52 AM » |
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i like simple.
no idea why i complicate things though!!!!
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« Reply #8551 on: February 01, 2016, 09:36:10 PM » |
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 Fuel tank got a coat of green 2 pack filler/primer today, courtesy of Mr Loon. Doesn't look too bad at all considering it's got 2 patches welded on it & some big ol' dents. The wonder of body filler. Everything "inside" the Pop will be gloss green -engine bay, cab & pick-up bed, with all the outside panels in satin green. So the tank will be gloss cos it sits in the bed. The gloss will be easier to wipe down if I get oil or fuel spills & the satin will be easier to touch in if it gets scraped or dinged. So once I've flatted back the primer, the tank can be top coated in gloss.
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« Reply #8552 on: February 01, 2016, 09:54:07 PM » |
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I've been really depressed lately at the state of the Pop. It lives outside under a tarpaulin & the endless rain's killing it. Just a mass of rust everywhere. Even the new engine looks a mess. The lovely mirror polished ali' rocker covers are thick with furry white oxidisation & the brand new chrome air cleaner's rusting before it's even been used. Not pretty.
We finally had a more or less dry day today though, so I took the chance to get some welding done. I added a closing piece under the sill on the drivers side, then welded in a length of 8mm round bar around the bottom corner of the cab. Not quite happy with the curve but I should be able to tidy that up.
I also wire wheeled the surface rust off the door as aggressively as I could, hoping it isn't too deeply rooted in the steel. As Mr Kapri has suggested, Loony stirred up a small amount of filler/primer, mixed roughly 50/50 with the green top coat, & applied it with a foam roller. That'll keep it weather proof until I can fix it up.
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« Reply #8553 on: February 01, 2016, 10:04:53 PM » |
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I know -not the same shade of green, but it's just to protect it for the time being.
First time we've seen a door in green. It gives some idea of the finished look when the cab's all painted.
Clive stencilled the oval MMMotors logo on the bare metal doors for me when we first got the Pop on the road, but I plan to have the words Manky Monkey Motors & the cartoon monkey head sign written on them by local pin striper Nefarious Simon eventually, probably in cream & black.
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« Reply #8554 on: February 01, 2016, 10:09:54 PM » |
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If it's dry tomorrow & I finish work early enough, I hope to de-rust & roller-paint the other door too. Need to buy more filler to smooth out the cab corner, but that can be added over the primer. It definitely looks better in photos than in the flesh, but just finally seeing some colour on it's lifted my spirits considerably  |
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« Reply #8555 on: February 01, 2016, 11:15:19 PM » |
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I have 2 giant bed spreads which are quite thick material, almost like toweling. They lay on and around the car under the tarpaulin and I find that the car stays dry that way.
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« Reply #8556 on: February 01, 2016, 11:59:21 PM » |
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Looking better with some paint on.
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« Reply #8557 on: February 02, 2016, 06:48:55 AM » |
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More progress. Not sure about putting filler over a rolled on mix of primer filler and top coat. |
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« Reply #8558 on: February 02, 2016, 12:55:31 PM » |
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Well if I have to take it back to bare metal, at least it only has to be the small area I'm working on, rather than battling rust on a whole panel.
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« Reply #8559 on: February 02, 2016, 09:05:37 PM » |
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Another day, more rust removal & paint rollering.
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« Reply #8560 on: February 02, 2016, 09:08:34 PM » |
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It's only weather protection & definitely looks better in photos than real life, but it's good to see some colour on it & get some idea of the finished look.
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« Reply #8561 on: February 02, 2016, 09:11:28 PM » |
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I spent a lot of time messing with the roof last year, but it's not far off now. First time the whole cab's been more or less the same colour.
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« Reply #8562 on: February 02, 2016, 09:34:15 PM » |
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that paint has really changed it, she's got curves!!!!
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« Reply #8563 on: February 02, 2016, 09:53:12 PM » |
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Yeah, I want to see the pick-up bed done now, though that'll take a lot more work to clean up. Anyone remember this other bare metal Pop pick-up? We mentioned it back in June & remarked how similar it was to ours. Well Mr Loon had a message on Instagram today from the owner. His name's Clay & apparently he saw my brother driving mine at Shakespeare County Raceway back in 2013, when he borrowed it to tow his drag car to the startline. He loved it, took a bunch of photos & went home to build his own version. Apparently he's been trying to hunt us down at shows to compare notes. Nice to know we've inspired someone else |
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« Reply #8564 on: February 02, 2016, 09:58:35 PM » |
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yeh colour makes all the difference
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