Thread: Stirlsilver's Disco Ute Project

When I finally download all the photos (I have 2,500 in my photo bucket account) I think I'll just hire a freelancer to do all the re-linking for me. Provided that ALL my old posts are able to be edited so that the hyperlinks can be changed...

Editing threads is the drama - they auto lock after 24 or 48 hours. This is being discussed by the Mods at the moment...

Well, while a solution is figured out for how to fix the old links. Here is the most recent progress.

The bonnet was sanded back to remove the huge amounts of epoxy that were left in some places


I spent some time on how to create a guide curve that I can use as a reference when I am bogging and sanding since the current profile ended up being quite lumpy. I ended up using a rod of stainless steel filler and strung it across some flat aluminium plate to act like a bow. That way, as I press the rod down onto the scoop it gives me a nice reference curve to follow.


This is just a photo of the nearly 500g+ of bog that was put on to the scoop in an attempt to get it close to where it needs to be. So much sanding coming up...




Hopefully I'll be able to have another stab at it this coming weekend!

Sterling,
Bondo work is great fun - remember 90% of it will end up on the floor.
No too sure how much bondo work you have done in the past but you can get a special course bondo file called a cheese grater, this is used just as the bondo is starting to setup and you can take alot of material off with it fairly quicky forming the rough shape. Then go to town with your course sand paper. Once you are prey sure the shape is right and your last thin coats of bondo are on use a what they call a guide coat - some people lightly mist spray paint over the area and this will help show up any small low spots that can not be felt by hand.
Also remeber to sand in an X pattern.

Scoop is Looking good.

Bog my friend, we don't use Bondo down here, don't take a fence.
I like Australian vernacular and hate to loose it.

Originally Posted by fitzy

Bog my friend, we don't use Bondo down here, don't take a fence.
I like Australian vernacular and hate to loose it.

Yep, Michael, they sure are weird up Shepp way...

Originally Posted by fitzy

Bog my friend, we don't use Bondo down here, don't take a fence.
I like Australian vernacular and hate to loose it.

Where would he take a fence too?

Anywhere you would need a fence.
Some members of our community can not survive without taking fences