Thread: New Project...

Hi John/Landy Smurf,

If I had the time, patience and the budget - I would take the cappings off and have them re-galvinised... And then pop rivet them back on!

However - I am simply going to paint them with White King Rust Guard Hammered Finish (Silver). You can get it at Bunnings and I think that it looks pretty good.

The cappings on my car had been painting green (the body colour) at some point in it's life. Actually I think that the car has had a few different colours over it's life - light green, olive, and yellow as well...

At least when I am finished it will all be uniform!

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

I have often wondered what to do with the capping on the tub once sandblastered. what do you guys suggest?

Yeah, it's an interesting one. I have had such a time stripping old paint off my old car, and I am so keen to get the original feel back, that I am kind of loathe to coat my galv capping with anything. That said, I know that G Ghost is getting some terrific finishes on this thread. I know I will have to do something at the places where the original galv has been damaged, so a bit is up in the air for me.

Given all the time and money in the world - I'd say new galvanising. But then you might not get the original finish.

Hang on. Some rivets just rolled past. I have a sudden urge to chase them and count them.....


John

Hi All,

A few more jobs done over the last week.

Start Motor - Painted:


Gear Stick Bracket - Before, Cleaned, Painted:





Manifold - Before and Cleaned:




I have started work on the Tub - underside. Sanded and Primed:


Brackets painted (first coat) - satin black:


Remainder painted (first coat):


That's about it for this week!

Thats sarting to look really good TB Good to see you are still putting in the hard yards. your going to end up with another really tidy looking Landie

Keep going

The trouble with you doing such a good job is that the finish on my own vehicle is starting to depress me! Just a few weeks ago I looked at the underneath of the tub and decided against painting it all.....

Brilliant work - keep it coming..

John

Originally Posted by Johnno1969

The trouble with you doing such a good job is that the finish on my own vehicle is starting to depress me! Just a few weeks ago I looked at the underneath of the tub and decided against painting it all.....

Brilliant work - keep it coming..

John

I did the same thing with the underneath of my Tub! Now i wish i had spent the time and painted it properly Maybe next time round.....

Hi All,

Not as much done this week as I would like (work keeps getting in the way!)

Thanks to Landy Smurf - I now have a painted & re-assembled gear stick:


Next up I decided to sand/clean/clear coat - the vent covers.
This took a surprising amount of care and time. Before/After:



I bought a new bumper bar as the bumper on my car can only be described as home made, and very poorly at that. The bumper - painted:


When the engine came out I noticed that the fly-wheel had some light surface rust on it.. So I cleaned it up. For the moment I have wrapped it in a pillow case - but should I spray it with oil or something?
Before/After Cleaning:





The last job was bogging the small holes of rust holes in the bottom of the doors:


Next weekend I plan to paint the 2nd coat of the tub and hopefully the door bottoms also.

looking good. I would spray or rub some oil on the flywheel.It probably wouldnt rust much but a bit of oil would be good just to be sure