Update time and its been a long day.
To start with I wanted to finish getting both heater channels ready for paint. After looking at them I decided to trim off some of the un needed metal work. In particular I thought I would separate the remains of the boot floor panel from each heater channel to make lining up the new panel easier.
I cut the section by removing the spotwelds along the original build line so that I can do the same on the car.
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route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
While cleaning up I found a couple of small holes;
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route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
Nothing major and pretty insignificant for 40 year old panels.
Quick weld and sand and they are gone;
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route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
Then onto the paint. I have bought jotamastic 87 to paint on the heater chanels which is an epoxy paint system designed for use on boats and industrial structures so it should be up to the job.
Dosnt look like £80 worth of paint (note the paint sprayer in the background);
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route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
I was only intending to do the underside of the panel as I wont be able to do this once its fitted to the car and bolted to the floor but there was the start of surface rust in places so decided to do the whole panel and I will clean the edges when welding.
I mixed the paint hardner and thinners to the correct ratio, filled the paint sprayer and got ready to spray;
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route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
Good look?
Ready to go and the sprayer imediately packed in so it was out with the gloss roller. The foam on the gloss roller reacted with the paint and disintegrated so it was onto a brush so the finish isnt perfect but as said its not the finished job.
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route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
Left them to dry and ideally I will give the undersides a second coat and get the floor pans done so that I can start cutting out the old parts and get onto fitting the new.
Dave.