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Finally bit the bullet and removed the bonnet of the sedan

It’s been one of those annoying things I’ve not been happy with since I bought the car
Different colour, poor prep under the paint and now I can see why it blistered.
The entire bonnet was skimmed with bog some of it coming off in big chunks, surface rust under it all. The blisters worsened over time. Highlights the importance proper prep.

Haven’t painted anything as big of a bonnet so should be fun. Another days rubbing first to remove all the bog before metal prep and epoxy.

Updates soon

Gazza


















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4 inch or 6 inch brush Gaz ?????

8 inch roller


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Deoxidine that surface rust Gaz,

Is the paint on the car acrylic ? Whist your at it drop the front a little !!

Greg

Careful Gaz we all know where these little refresh jobs end up

Neil

I think the problem will be the old pink spray putty
and needs to be removed


Rob

fb delivery wrote:I think the problem will be the old pink spray putty
and needs to be removed


Rob

Yes I think so Rob bog over primer from what I’m told is not good practice, over epoxy is supposed to be fine.

Regards

Gazza


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EK283 wrote:Deoxidine that surface rust Gaz,
Is the paint on the car acrylic ? Whist your at it drop the front a little !!

Greg

Hi Greg

I’ll be using KBS rust blast as I have some in the shed. Put it on the wagon May years ago and it still holding.

Paint is acrylic it’s and acrylic is going back on as top coat, 408 epoxy then high build.

Drop spindles are on the bench with 3” lowering blocks

Regards

Gazza


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What we use is a one shot hi-fill primer

Rob

This is what I have in the shed

Looks a lot to paint a bonnet doesn’t include cutting compounds

Regards

Gazza




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Could always go the easy route


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The Epotec 408 grey green. Got the same stuff and it doesn’t have as many nasties in it. Because the epoxy primer is non porous I suppose you can bog over it I don’t know.

So fb delivery says he uses a high fill etch. So would that be epoxy and therefore non porous? That’s what I like about the 2k epoxy.


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Paint removal complete, KBS metal prep and ready for epoxy

It’s bloody ugly with all the big removed going to test my hammer skills

Then bloody compressor shits it’s self hire one from Bunnings then the bloody rain starts

Epoxy in the morning










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Epoxy on that’s it until next break
Might look for a new bonnet

Hope the body shop fairies come while I’m at the pickle factory





Now this would be cool, doubt the fun police would see the cool side it





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i love it.
oxy/acetlyene