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Wed May 10, 2023 3:48 am

rear bumper after streightening was just cleaned by soap water and I will just wax it

Thu May 11, 2023 4:36 am

Tue Jul 11, 2023 3:22 am

first test drive

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CetzF_qMOhc

Tue Jul 11, 2023 5:07 am

Excellent! I bet you're still smiling now?

Tue Jul 11, 2023 5:24 am

Scotty wrote: Excellent! I bet you're still smiling now?

it was relief that I do not have to remove gear box which is there from
factory and I was quite surprised how fast is just second gear
it was hot like hell here in Czech republic so more sweating then smiling

Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:01 am

back is finished for now
I will try to clean overspray on left side rear corner which was repainted together with damaged driver side later ..

Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:43 am

splitface wrote: nice results, but I want to keep patina - surface rust
I consider faded dove blue / surface rust best two tone bus combination :wink:

I just want to inhibit rust on worst places like rear lower corners
and just conservate it somehow without impacting OG paint

What a nice Barndoor, I love the orginality of it.

I get your preference for patina but personally I would definitely try to get rid of that creeping surface rust on a bus as nice as this one. Rust never sleeps and it will slowly keep eating away your original paint and metal. There will be enough patina left once you've washed it away with CLR and protected the paint with a good wax(oil) or something suitable after a gentle and careful polish.
A long time ago a friend treated the surface rust on the paint and the chrome of an old Honda motorbike. It still looks nice today while another bike that was in the same barn has completely rotten away now 25 years later.

Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:46 am

do not worry , I will enjoy rough patina and faded paint for short while
and then will treat places with most rust by rust inhibitor and wax whole car
to preserve it even thou it means change from nice faded paint to more shiny and more blue color as it was from factory

Fri Aug 04, 2023 9:16 am

splitface wrote: do not worry , I will enjoy rough patina and faded paint for short while
and then will treat places with most rust by rust inhibitor and wax whole car
to preserve it even thou it means change from nice faded paint to more shiny and more blue color as it was from factory

:thumbsup:

That sounds good and wise! I love the work you did on this barndoor, it would be a shame to loose it's beauty.

Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:30 pm

from first meeting in Czech republic
patina is emphasized by some filter used

Sun Sep 24, 2023 3:30 pm

SWEET ! 8)

Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:10 pm

It looks great! Great to see it out and about too!

Dave

Wed May 22, 2024 2:08 am

first meeting of year

Wed May 22, 2024 2:45 am

Looking great 8)

Antoine

Tue Aug 27, 2024 6:14 am

I put on some US style STOP sign older then bus

Mon Sep 02, 2024 7:05 pm

S🔥CK!!

Tue Feb 11, 2025 7:32 am

Nov 54 BD case prepared for future resto of og 30hp engine
Feb 55 BD case in car now