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1 hour ago, dougbgt6 said:

Pete can tell you how it's done, I've some photos somewhere.

Doug

That we need to see!

 

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It is exactly like I’m not putting it in properly. I’m guessing the next move is to look at the selector (after I check clutch)

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Great. On my way to work today and 2nd gear doesn’t want to play. It’s grinding and not selecting at all. I can get into it from neutral, but not up or down from 1st or 3rd.

bugger

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On 19/04/2020 at 19:33, poppyman said:

You are right Mark, it is porous. Might idea to warm it up with a heat gun or hair dryer Paula, before putting on the top coat.

Tony. 

Ok. Will do

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Ok great stuff.

thank you. I’ll post pictures as I go.

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On 19/04/2020 at 19:33, poppyman said:

You are right Mark, it is porous. Might idea to warm it up with a heat gun or hair dryer Paula, before putting on the top coat.

Tony. 

Ok. Will do

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What about sanding between coats? I’ve got some 1200.

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On 19/04/2020 at 19:33, poppyman said:

You are right Mark, it is porous. Might idea to warm it up with a heat gun or hair dryer Paula, before putting on the top coat.

Tony. 

Ok. Will do

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24 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said:

i would let it harden for a week then add another double  coat,    dont cut celly paint for at least a month or more   it takes a good while to cure fully 

others will have better ideas

pete

Oh wow. That's a long time.

Thanks, I definitely would not have done that 

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I rubbed it down again and did some better filling and I managed to get a coat of paint on today, the wind is really not helping.

It's definitely going to be an improvement to the bubbling splitting mess it was and the other touch up bits will make a big difference. I also treated it all to help with the rust. (i'm trying to convince myself i'm not just bodging it, I can hear Fuzz Townshend disapproving from the future)

Once i've done the final coat is there a good polish for freshly done cellulose paint that will help my less than professional job shine? I've got some AutoGlym Super Resin and some MER somewhere I think.

Thanks for the tips!

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2 minutes ago, poppyman said:

You are right Mark, it is porous. Might idea to warm it up with a heat gun or hair dryer Paula, before putting on the top coat.

Tony. 

Ok. Will do

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10 minutes ago, Anglefire said:

I’ve seen a lot worse to be fair. It will need a top coat fairly quickly as I think undercoat is porous 

I'll do it tomorrow afternoon.  Weather looks promising.

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I'll get it all done properly one day.

 

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That's it for today.

Too windy for the paint coats. Pretty pleased with it as a bit of a bodge.

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21 minutes ago, Anglefire said:

Looking at the standard of welding from YouTube video's - you have done a good job - and anyway it seems to me that you don't need to be a good welder, just good with a grinder 🤣

I once heard “grinder and paint make me the welder I ain’t”

it’s actually my first proper try. So I’m actually quite pleased. On last sand and it’ll be paint time

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NO ZOOMING! 😂

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Mr brush didn’t make it

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As you can see from this extreme close up I’ve done a great job

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I’ll have a look. I feel like I can weld in a plate and then fill over. Let’s see!

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I found metal!

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maybe I could weld a plate on there. My welding skills are very poor though. Also i'm on the road and there's a bloody van parked outside my house so i'm outside a neighbour's and her children are playing outside!

Dammit I need a garage! 

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Well that made the decision for me

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I’m looking to do some remedial bodywork here on the bottom of my B post. Just to slow down the rust as much as I can and make it look better. 
I don’t like the look of this at all. 
should I pull it off and treat underneath and fill and paint or sand it and treat and fill it? 

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2 minutes ago, poppyman said:

Not your clothe's Paula?

Tony.

Primarni 😂

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I really didn’t want to cut a hole in the dash, so I think this is a good alternative. Much cheaper too.

if the clock proves too unreliable I’ll probably get another of the same. I like how it’s Jaegar like the rest of my dash.