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The Bonnet X2
Created on 2008-05-14 06:57:42
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 some of them out but decided to try a skim coat of filler to fill them.
This was OK but it took a long time to sand that filler back level and smooth.
Put another 2 more coats of fill primer on, sanding between and then went over the whole lot with some 350g paper. Had a funny dimpled finish which, not until later, did I realise that the demon condensation was back.
Put two coats of colour on and left it for a half hour.
Coming back to it the moisture 'flush' had struck. Tried heating but it only made it worse. A light spray with thinners was the best solution.
I swapped to the bigger gun and although I was getting some orange peel, the moisture problem seemed to go.
I laid on 3 to 4 coats, waiting about 15mins in between and I was getting good results. The compressor doesn't quite deliver enough air for this gun but It works ok if the passes are not too long.
After letting the bonnet dry for a few hours, I put it back on the car.
There are still some marks from the filling and sanding but I'm sure some compounding and polish will get them out.
This was OK but it took a long time to sand that filler back level and smooth.
Put another 2 more coats of fill primer on, sanding between and then went over the whole lot with some 350g paper. Had a funny dimpled finish which, not until later, did I realise that the demon condensation was back.
Put two coats of colour on and left it for a half hour.
Coming back to it the moisture 'flush' had struck. Tried heating but it only made it worse. A light spray with thinners was the best solution.
I swapped to the bigger gun and although I was getting some orange peel, the moisture problem seemed to go.
I laid on 3 to 4 coats, waiting about 15mins in between and I was getting good results. The compressor doesn't quite deliver enough air for this gun but It works ok if the passes are not too long.
After letting the bonnet dry for a few hours, I put it back on the car.
There are still some marks from the filling and sanding but I'm sure some compounding and polish will get them out.
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Bonnet with 3 coats of colour
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Bonnet on car
Bonnet with 3 coats of colour
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Bonnet on car
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Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... | |
| Carpet And Panels Back From Jason. | 2008-03-21 | 6 | While I was waiting for the panel to be blasted, I started on the carpet. I've also ordered some under carpet insulation from this company in US, [url]http://www.lob... | |
| Moving On To The Rest Of The Body Panels | 2008-03-12 | Dug out the other panels on the weekend. The two guards, the boot, the bonnet and the front skirt. I positioned them on the car just out of curiosity and they seemed to stil... |
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