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orwell84
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
How did you remove the factory undercoating?
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2018 7:31 am    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
Making some nice strides!
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PostPosted: Mon May 28, 2018 12:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
orwell84 wrote:
How did you remove the factory undercoating?


We have tried not to remove paint or undercoat unless we have to, but in places it needed flatting back to bare metal where rust was coming through. For that we used a DA sander then manually finished it leaving a slightly rough finish to key the new paint to.

For underseal, we used a wallpaper scraper with a rounded end and that worked really well, finishing off by wiping any excess off with white spirit.
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PostPosted: Mon May 28, 2018 12:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
WildIdea wrote:
Making some nice strides!


Thanks dude, slow steady steps and as thorough a job as possible, we are in no rush to get finished.

Its quite enjoyable at the moment as there is little welding to do, ok we have had some surprises but its meant we have tackled areas more thoroughly resulting in a better end result!
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
Blimey, it was the end of May when I last updated this thread, we have got lots done! Aside to that, we have been exploring the UK & enjoying summer Very Happy

The rear window is all welded up now
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the left hand side of the bodywork has been flatted back, small dents filled and flatted down
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
We was on a winning streak and got the painting sorted and looking good but disaster struck
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the paint looked great, so we refitted the drivers door
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the paint was a different shade to the door and the whole of the right hand side Sad
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our paintshop accidentally mixed up the wrong colour, hence the issues. He sorted it out for us quickly!

Looking much better now Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
On to the left hand front wheelarch
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rusty in places but no welding needed, which is pleasing! cracked on and got it all primed, stone chipped and coloured
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rebuilt the brake caliper
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one rusty backplate
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all painted and the suspension / brakes rebuilt and back on four wheels
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and finishing with the towbar and bumper irons painted up nice!
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:35 am    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
Looks like a lot of tough, ackward, and time consuming work. Nicely done, marching ahead has gotta feel good.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:36 am    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
Looks like a lot of tough, ackward, and time consuming work. Nicely done, marching ahead has gotta feel good.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 6:29 am    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
WildIdea wrote:
Looks like a lot of tough, ackward, and time consuming work. Nicely done, marching ahead has gotta feel good.


the time consuming work is well worthwhile, knowing the tougher bits of the project have been done well! Rewarding too Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
Back on track and we've moved on to the rear left hand side to rejuvenate all of that.

Rear brakes will have new slave cylinders, new hand brake cable and the backplate derusted and repainted & the adjusters cleaned up and lubricated
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the wheelarch itself is rusting through the underseal, no surprise on that one, but there are no rotten sections at all!
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initial scraping off the underseal revealed some good areas of original paint whilst stone chipped sections have rusting, which is easily treated Smile
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But in the meantime, we went camping quite a lot...
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
...heading into Staffordshire
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and...
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
...into Shrewsbury to Deva Dubs n Rods
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and...
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
...into Yorkshire
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
Derbyshire..
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
The Cotswolds...
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Life doesn't get much better than getting away in the bus Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 6:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
Great pics of some beautiful countryside!
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:11 am    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
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Great pics of some beautiful countryside!


Thanks buddy, we are fortunate to live in surroundings like those Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:48 am    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
Glad to see people using their bus! Awesome pictures, makes me want to leave work and run away to go camping. Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Hello from the UK! Reply with quote
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Glad to see people using their bus! Awesome pictures, makes me want to leave work and run away to go camping. Laughing


Thanks Very Happy We get the same feeling, just pack the bus & disappear for a few days off the radar!
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