Post by Kenr on Jul 10, 2011 16:05:37 GMT
Due to the tailgate on Matt's estate being past its best due to numerous dents badly filled with Isopon. Matt produced a NOS panel from the depths of the parts barn at Essex Daf Central.
I said that I would prep and paint it for him and then we could swap it over. He has a spare rear screen but could do with a new rubber. Anyone got one?
Here it is:
First impressions were good. There were some areas that had suffered in storage but it all looked pretty minimal and would most likely not even blemish the surface when rubbed down.
Here's the original label:
I debated leaving some of the original primer on, however, I then decided to take it all (or as much as possible) down to bare metal to minimise any chance of a reaction and to get a nice even finish:
This was done using a combination of knotted wire brush on the grinder and the electric DA sander.
The bare metal was wiped down with panel wipe, left to dry and then rust killed using Kurust.
This then dried and was given a couple of light coats of zinc rich primer to protect it until I get more time:
Next session will see the romoval of a couple of small tangs of metal where the rubber would normally sit. More primer to those areas and then a light smear of filler to the remaining imperfections. Once that has been sanded down and primed I will apply about 3 or 4 coats of filler/primer. This will be sanded down and a light dusting of matt black will go on to highlight any highs or lows when a final sanding is done. Any issues then will be addressed.
A light dusting of regular primer will then lead to a good couple of coats of top colour.
The panel will be left for a couple of weeks and then lightly wet sanded with very fine wet and dry, clayed and then polished.
Job done.
Hopefully this will see a happy Matt reunited with his tailgate.
I said that I would prep and paint it for him and then we could swap it over. He has a spare rear screen but could do with a new rubber. Anyone got one?
Here it is:
First impressions were good. There were some areas that had suffered in storage but it all looked pretty minimal and would most likely not even blemish the surface when rubbed down.
Here's the original label:
I debated leaving some of the original primer on, however, I then decided to take it all (or as much as possible) down to bare metal to minimise any chance of a reaction and to get a nice even finish:
This was done using a combination of knotted wire brush on the grinder and the electric DA sander.
The bare metal was wiped down with panel wipe, left to dry and then rust killed using Kurust.
This then dried and was given a couple of light coats of zinc rich primer to protect it until I get more time:
Next session will see the romoval of a couple of small tangs of metal where the rubber would normally sit. More primer to those areas and then a light smear of filler to the remaining imperfections. Once that has been sanded down and primed I will apply about 3 or 4 coats of filler/primer. This will be sanded down and a light dusting of matt black will go on to highlight any highs or lows when a final sanding is done. Any issues then will be addressed.
A light dusting of regular primer will then lead to a good couple of coats of top colour.
The panel will be left for a couple of weeks and then lightly wet sanded with very fine wet and dry, clayed and then polished.
Job done.
Hopefully this will see a happy Matt reunited with his tailgate.
