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Thirteen - 1967 Spitfire MKIII Specific Tasks and Procedures |
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Cleaning up the old and cracking paintwork on the bonnet started while on the car. The underside was so covered in 35+ years of oil and grime I decided to remove it so I could turn it over and scrub it well. I took it outside in the grass and scrubbed the heck out of it with Simple Green and a scrub brush. A 1/2 gal of Simple Green latter, and I was finally happy. Then came the sanding. Man...I should invest in a sandpaper company! |
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I went ahead and removed the lower front valence panel and windshield frame. I figured I'd treat these all as one separate project. I needed a new windshield seal anyway (all dry rotted) and I needed to strip all the cheap black paint off both sides of the valence panel. |
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After a full sanding, both sides got coats of primer. The red primer was nearly completely sanded off before the sealer was applied. The gray here is a coat of primer sealer. |
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The inside of the bonnet got a complete three coat paint job.
Man oh man... getting an HVLP gravity spray gun into those nooks above the inner fender
wells was a pain! Now I see the advantage of a pressure fed, two hose spray gun! The top side in this photo. had received a single coat before being flipped over and set on blocks on the fender beads. HHmm... can't do that on a squaretail bonnet. :-) The top (outer) surface final 'white coat' will happen after it's back on the car. |
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