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| I decided to undercoat the tub in the gloss grey from the engine, to provide a better waterproofing, since matt paint can be porous. I used the airbrush first, to spray into all the seams and difficult to reach corners where the larger spray gun wouldn't fit. Once those areas and inside the instrument panel were done, out came the big spray gun. | |
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| The grey was left to dry for a while until just a little tacky, and then the olive drab was sprayed. This would give the olive a good chemical and well as mechanical bond to the grey. After drying overnight, the olive was given two more coats and is being left over the bank holiday to fully cure. The tub will then be turned and the top painted. | |
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On Monday 6th May, the Jeep's 70th birthday, the tub was turned over ready for painting the top the following morning. On Tuesday, the difficult to reach areas were sprayed with the airbrush, then the whole tub sprayed grey. |
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Later that day, the first olive drab coat was sprayed. The following day, two further coats of olive were sprayed. |
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On Thursday 9th, I started replacing some of the fittings on the tub. |
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| 'f' marked fuel tank strap fitting. |
Gater around throttle linkage. |
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| First instruments and engine controls fitted. | Foot rests bolted in. |
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