Similar to my spray job then !!, LoLI'm going for a nice dull crinkly finish
Back of the garage
- Thread starter Panky
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Took one of the back doors off and stripped it. The bottom was pretty good but there were a few rusty bits.
Gave it the De-ox gel treatment
That got rid of a lot but there was some lurking in hard to get places
Hmmmmm
An ideal citric acid bath
And it should get to the rust inside too, pity I didn't have one big enough to get the whole door in.
I'll leave it pickling over night an see how it does.
Gave it the De-ox gel treatment
That got rid of a lot but there was some lurking in hard to get places
Hmmmmm
An ideal citric acid bath
And it should get to the rust inside too, pity I didn't have one big enough to get the whole door in.
I'll leave it pickling over night an see how it does.
Lovely job
S0updragon
Well-Known Member
Excellent work.
A very neat job.
Anothernutter
Active Member
Are you still in Yorkshire Martin and selling parts I may need to have a chat if you are.Know the feeling. Poor old detector van is languising away in the workshop waiting for woolfy to bring me the floorpans[
I had a similar feeling this morning and decided it was about time I sorted out all my commer bits. They were all over the place after moving house last year, but finally they are all re-united in the new garage, along with the pickup and PO van.
I still need to sort out what I have got, but I have managed to fill over 100sq ft of new shelving.[:0]
Martin concentrates on panels these days but he might have stuff still around. Best to PM him or catch him on the Facebook group I Love Commer Campers - if you're into that sort of thing.
If he hasn't got what you need try Speedy Spares of Brighton, they stock most mechanical items.
If he hasn't got what you need try Speedy Spares of Brighton, they stock most mechanical items.
Now it's cooled down a bit and the new shed (replacement for old knackered one) is built and filled with stuff that came out of the old one
I managed a couple of hours on Harvey.
Started chopping off the old peak and I found a message I left for posterity many years ago
I think I've been here before
Still got loads to remove but I think the neighbors have had enough for now
I did this repair before Martin was producing his peak panels so now I have the proper sections to do a decent repair I'll be a lot happier putting my name to the finished job
I managed a couple of hours on Harvey.
Started chopping off the old peak and I found a message I left for posterity many years ago
I think I've been here before
Still got loads to remove but I think the neighbors have had enough for now
I did this repair before Martin was producing his peak panels so now I have the proper sections to do a decent repair I'll be a lot happier putting my name to the finished job
It fought me all the way but the inner peak is off, what's left of it
A lot of grot hiding at either end
I started on the passenger side and removed the top corner of the outer frame
He feels better for that
Also cut the inner frame section and door frame closing plate out to repair behind it
The frame cleaned up better than I expected
Part of the repair section I got from Martin years ago
Trimmed and clamped in place
I've daubed paint stripper on the window frame to be ready for fitting the new inner peak but that's for another day
A lot of grot hiding at either end
I started on the passenger side and removed the top corner of the outer frame
He feels better for that
Also cut the inner frame section and door frame closing plate out to repair behind it
The frame cleaned up better than I expected
Part of the repair section I got from Martin years ago
Trimmed and clamped in place
I've daubed paint stripper on the window frame to be ready for fitting the new inner peak but that's for another day
S0updragon
Well-Known Member
Blimey. Well done.
This is the bit I hate less
It's quite a complicated repair and I do enjoy working out how it goes together amid all the rust and rot and it's very pleasing when it's all cleaned up and ready to go back together. Still got some investigating to do around where the new inner peak attaches to the top of the door frame as there's still some rust in there hiding what it looked like originally. The other side is probably worse so no reference pointskeep us updated with your progress with pictures if possible really interestingThis is the bit I hate less
Well you’d run out of work to do on the Moggy!
That does look very complex!
That does look very complex!
Oops
It was only held on with a couple of spot welds on the drivers side so I moved it out of the way
I can clean it up and repair where necessary more easily now.
Time to sort this lot out
A spot of rust
A bit more cut out
Looks much better cleaned up with the major rot cut out. The rest of the top frame is fine with just some surface rust to wire wheel and treat.
More tomorrow
It was only held on with a couple of spot welds on the drivers side so I moved it out of the way
I can clean it up and repair where necessary more easily now.
Time to sort this lot out
A spot of rust
A bit more cut out
Looks much better cleaned up with the major rot cut out. The rest of the top frame is fine with just some surface rust to wire wheel and treat.
More tomorrow
Poor Harvey, Gladys will come and him a Kiss better.
I've been doing a few other jobs like fitting new spring eye bushes to Bonnies rear springs and repairing Ted's uncomfortable seats but I managed an hour on Harvey today.
Another short section of gutter was cut out as it was rust holed and I decided to put a brace in before I went any further
I started making the first repair panel and offered it up.
Still a bit of trimming and tweaking to do before it's welded in. I used 1.5 mm plate as this panel was double skinned in places but I didn't want to recreate that particular rust trap
I'll finish it of tomorrow
Another short section of gutter was cut out as it was rust holed and I decided to put a brace in before I went any further
I started making the first repair panel and offered it up.
Still a bit of trimming and tweaking to do before it's welded in. I used 1.5 mm plate as this panel was double skinned in places but I didn't want to recreate that particular rust trap
I'll finish it of tomorrow
