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[minimuk]

Finally now the late winter has gone, back in the garage, 3 weeks ago it was that cold I could noty weld nout, so here we are back to thescript, 2 month to go..........

welded NS floorpanel repair piece in position, sanded back the welds cleared all the old paint and por15 the lot;

 nearside floor panel repair 5.jpg   37.2K   7 downloads

then there was the flitch bottum corner repair, patch in innersill (near crossmember) and doorstep, sanded and por15;

 nearside floor panel repair 7.jpg   100.13K   10 downloads

tmz flitch end to door/stiffener and hinge panel,..then back with the wing and scuttle end........perhaps

Edited by minimuk, 15 April 2013 - 03:23 PM.

[minimuk]

good morning in the garage today, scuttle end on and hinge repair panel offered and Por15 the lot;

scuttle;
 nearside scuttle repair 6.jpg   114.93K   4 downloads  nearside scuttle repair 7.jpg   121.11K   8 downloads

hinge panel;
 hinge repair panel 1.jpg   101.69K   11 downloads  hinge repair panel 2.jpg   105.86K   8 downloads

por15;
 hinge repair panel 3.jpg   89.43K   17 downloads

and so it goes on, cleaning the outerwing tmz

[minimuk]

after ruffing up the Por15 sprayed with etch primer, need seam sealing and a little filler on edge of scuttle, other then that, happy with progress

 nearside scuttle repair 8.jpg   85.31K   7 downloads  hinge repair nd scuttle panel 4.jpg   130.38K   14 downloads

wing cleaning this afternoon

[minimuk]

this is going slow, then again it is the wing's nightmare........

trial fitting day today;
door b post
 wing door and a-panel 3.jpg   131.15K   9 downloads

a-panel to door gap


wing,scuttle and a-panel


after 2 hours fettling, time to leave it alone, few small welding jobs done for the final fit, hopefully tmz

thank you for looking

[ToM 2012]

looking good mate. what is that por15 stuff? as i will have to do loads of welding on my mini and do you recommend using it?

[minimuk]

looking good mate. what is that por15 stuff? as i will have to do loads of welding on my mini and do you recommend using it?

Tom hi, Por15 is a product, that seals older cleaned panels(new ones to if you key them first) and prevents anything to go through as in petrol, acids etc, Por15 wont crack and still in a way a little flexy, check out Frost Uk.
I like working with it and use it instead of priming first then red oxide, the another coat the topcoat, it is what you prefer I guess,I believe in this stuff to keep the virus out or from returning....

[ToM 2012]

so you put this onto the metal then primer then paint? and dont you use stone chip? and how much do you pay for it? do you apply with brush or spray on? cheers tom

[minimuk]

so you put this onto the metal then primer then paint? and dont you use stone chip? and how much do you pay for it? do you apply with brush or spray on? cheers tom

start with paint-free ish metal, Por15 then key with scotchbrite, primer or etc-primer pending where you are working on, under body (BELLY) and non visable areas few layers of stone chip then paint with whatever finish.

Por15 is brush-able only, don't get it on your skin,pain in the back to get it off just like tattoo ink, not cheap but what good stuff isn't.

[ToM 2012]

cheers mate will defo get some for when i start the metal work. cheers

[minimuk]

cheers mate will defo get some for when i start the metal work. cheers

good luck, check out Frost UK first, they are the sole importers, they advise various stages and metal prep sprays before applying Por15, the only one I sometimes use is "metalprep"(kinda accid) to give the complete paint-free panel a final clean and starting to oxidise, that's the time when Por15 works at it's best....

[ToM 2012]

cheers mate will defo get some for when i start the metal work. cheers

good luck, check out Frost UK first, they are the sole importers, they advise various stages and metal prep sprays before applying Por15, the only one I sometimes use is "metalprep"(kinda accid) to give the complete paint-free panel a final clean and starting to oxidise, that's the time when Por15 works at it's best....

how much do you pay for it? and will look into it. how much would you rekon on buying to completly do the floor are outside and inside.

[minimuk]

cheers mate will defo get some for when i start the metal work. cheers

good luck, check out Frost UK first, they are the sole importers, they advise various stages and metal prep sprays before applying Por15, the only one I sometimes use is "metalprep"(kinda accid) to give the complete paint-free panel a final clean and starting to oxidise, that's the time when Por15 works at it's best....

how much do you pay for it? and will look into it. how much would you rekon on buying to completly do the floor are outside and inside.

never had to do that as yet but 1 tin of 475ml does the belly, sill area boot floor and arches that cost about 27quid inc postage, you buy 930ml for £33 +postage so a whole car inside and out my guess is £135 approx

[ToM 2012]

cheers mate will get some when i start.

[minimuk]

great day today, lots of progress

started with a few outstanding repairs, as in inner-wing gutter flange at the back needed replacing, scuttle end closure plate,needed put in place, and yes nearly forgot, 1 vent mounting hole and nut needed drilling and welding in position, from then on it was all go.

scuttle closure plate and vent nut in
 wing door and a-panel 4.jpg   80.9K   8 downloads

final fit before welding
 wing door and a-panel 5.jpg   84.59K   6 downloads

tacked top and bottom of a-panel and plug welded wing in gutter
 wing door and a-panel 5a.jpg   19.77K   8 downloads

used (Shifty's) spot welder to join the wing and a-panel flanges, bend a-panel flange around the flitch flange in doorpost and then quick spray with etch primer(will come of tmz for Por15 coat)
 wing door and a-panel 7.jpg   102.08K   7 downloads

few pictures of the bonnet-wing gaps. All in all a good day, well happy
 wing door and a-panel 8.jpg   14.9K   6 downloads

thanks for looking

Edited by minimuk, 23 April 2013 - 07:26 PM.

[minimuk]

finished the welding, sanded all back and gave it a nice coat Por15




scotch-brite wings and front panel tmz followed by etch primer