orsome
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Snoopy1974
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Hello,
what do you mean with "hat rack" ???
Compare these 2 pictures of the car, when I bought it, and few days ago...
Last week-end I continued to sand the filler primer, as you can see the "pitting" tend to disappear with the help of this primer, at the top of the second photo, it has been sanded and the surface is about perfect:
Then I resigned myself to make a job I hate, because I think I'm absolutly useless idiot in this kind of job: body filler :eek: :eek:
The top of the door has been damaged with the grinder I used to remove the rust, too hot, too fast, the steel has now "waves" as you can see on the rear door on the picture above:
I started to sand the doors, by hand for the little areas, and with a sanding block with the right panels, I used 120 dry paper:
After sanding the primer we can notice that the surface is out of shape: at some places Rustol re-appears, at some others, where there are hollows, the primer is not sanded:
I applyed a first coat of aluminium filler, why "aluminium" filler ??? Simply because it's the only one I had when I made the job, and also I was heard that it was stronger than "classic" filler...
After drying and sanding with 80 and 120 paper, I put a second thin coat of the same filler, It is better already a lot
Tomorrow I hope to finish this stage of this awful job, and apply the final primer before painting
what do you mean with "hat rack" ???
Compare these 2 pictures of the car, when I bought it, and few days ago...
Last week-end I continued to sand the filler primer, as you can see the "pitting" tend to disappear with the help of this primer, at the top of the second photo, it has been sanded and the surface is about perfect:
Then I resigned myself to make a job I hate, because I think I'm absolutly useless idiot in this kind of job: body filler :eek: :eek:
The top of the door has been damaged with the grinder I used to remove the rust, too hot, too fast, the steel has now "waves" as you can see on the rear door on the picture above:
I started to sand the doors, by hand for the little areas, and with a sanding block with the right panels, I used 120 dry paper:
After sanding the primer we can notice that the surface is out of shape: at some places Rustol re-appears, at some others, where there are hollows, the primer is not sanded:
I applyed a first coat of aluminium filler, why "aluminium" filler ??? Simply because it's the only one I had when I made the job, and also I was heard that it was stronger than "classic" filler...
After drying and sanding with 80 and 120 paper, I put a second thin coat of the same filler, It is better already a lot
Tomorrow I hope to finish this stage of this awful job, and apply the final primer before painting
orsome
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sanding &hat rack
Hello,
what do you mean with "hat rack" ???
Compare these 2 pictures of the car, when I bought it, and few days ago...
Snoopy, i am just rigth now doing exactly the same as you...sanding..sanding....goes on.
I am using plastic metal filler and wurth overal use fillers.It is still the same pain.Hood and roof are pain, because those have some small dents and it is most difficult to get even surface which is curving to all directions ..
I hope(?) to finish next week and then to paint shop(only if snow and ice has melted down in front of my garage door
hat rack i mean=feutre/melon etagere?, the loose boot cover suported by the bolts just below rear side windows?
Snoopy1974
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Thanks David
this morning the weather was still absolutly fine, this is the reason why I got up at 6.30, after a quick breakfast, I was ready to apply the final primer before the sun warms too hot. I started to finish the filler job sanding the last coat of finishing-filler which is white:
At about 9.30 the job was done
Now I just have to wait for tomorrow morning to paint the car (the pain has been ordered yesterday, I should have it this afternoon...)...
this morning the weather was still absolutly fine, this is the reason why I got up at 6.30, after a quick breakfast, I was ready to apply the final primer before the sun warms too hot. I started to finish the filler job sanding the last coat of finishing-filler which is white:
At about 9.30 the job was done
Now I just have to wait for tomorrow morning to paint the car (the pain has been ordered yesterday, I should have it this afternoon...)...
barnfind
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Hello,
hat rack i mean=
Parcel shelf.
DavidN
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Looks perfect!
I can very well remember when I did my restoration. What a big difference it makes when after hours and hours of sanding and applying body filler you finally put the car in it's first coat of primer! It looks so good then ...
BTW - Thanks for your help on R4L !
I can very well remember when I did my restoration. What a big difference it makes when after hours and hours of sanding and applying body filler you finally put the car in it's first coat of primer! It looks so good then ...
BTW - Thanks for your help on R4L !
Snoopy1974
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Good evening,usually after 5 days working in my boring job, when saturday is as beautiful as today, I ride bycicle, go for a walk, etc... BUT today was special, the day I'm going to paint my car
Yesterday I went to my favorite coachbuilder to see him preparing and painting an old Simca Ariane, I wanted to see all the good movements, to improve what I know already to do...This morning after a last sanding of the primer with 320 and 500 dry paper I fetched the paint at my suppplier, I was afraid that the "Daim 111" was very different to mine (after 15 years outside...) but surprisingly the color seems to be the same as that of the car
I decided to work outside, under my little garage, I wet the wall and the ground to avoid dust in the air, even i know it won't be perfect...
Before painting I removed the dust with these special wipes:
Then I began to paint... starting with the left side of the roof, then the rear door, the right side of the roof, the rear panel, the doors and finally the top of the bulkhead under the windscreen:
Not to throw the rest of paint I decided to use a little brush to cover all the places where I had made little retouches with black anti-rust, it will be more dicret
And the result is...
Snoopy1974
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If people don't look at my car too closely, it can be considered as a good job Maybe I don't speakl about it, but my compressor is really too little to make this kind of job, and I had to stop very often to have a sufficient pressure...
But finally I did the best I could, here are some pictures of the result:
I'm happy to notice that there isn't too much difference between the old and the new paint
orsome, is it that which you need ?
Maybe I don't speakl about it, but my compressor is really too little to make this kind of job, and I had to stop very often to have a sufficient pressure... But finally I did the best I could, here are some pictures of the result:
I'm happy to notice that there isn't too much difference between the old and the new paint
orsome, is it that which you need ?
Rutger-peer
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Wow, not bad at all! And in such short time! I really admire that! Good work .
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Azazello
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If people don't look at my car too closely, it can be considered as a good job
What kind of compressor do you have?
How did you get rid of water in the air?
Snoopy1974
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Unfortunatly I only have a poor 50 L compressor given by my grand father, it's simple and even if I never looked at it, I'm sure there is no system to avoid water in the air... 
Rutger-peer
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There are seperate water seperators for sale, that will really improve your painting. I thought Malcolm even used a particles-seperator for dust.
Cornish4
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Hi Alexandre, wow what a transformation from the way the car was, it looks so good. I've always used a small DIY compressor for any spraying and have found that as long as the tank is drained after use and the drain tap is left open for a couple of minutes on initial start up water isn't a problem. Perhaps I've just been lucky though. Anyway, you are doing a great job and I guess you will soon be on the road, bet you can't wait. Regards Brian.