Managed to turn the beetle around. Removed the Party tent as weather has been dry (for now)
This is the state of the front end:
Pretty bad.... Rust on the wings and headlights. Crackle glaze on the Bonnet
So jacked up the front end and removed the wings.
Wheel arches not so bad. Little surface rust
Quite like the roadster look.
The wings have been stripped. The bonnet stays on as I am replacing the whole thing.
Monet inspired rust art trees
Why does my coffee taste of rust?
The wings are not too ad. Lots of surface rust. Some areas are worse than I would like but if I can spend a few days protecting and rust converting them and they last 2 more years it is better than buying off the shelf new ones!
So Inner are having FE123 rust converter and 2 coats of Epoxy mastic. Outer is having a good sand down to remove as much surface rust and coating of FE123 and 2 coats of Epoxy Primer.
All the Epoxy mastic also on worse rust areas, high wear areas and inside the bowl area.
A few spots on the wings will require a little filler
Dog inspecting the work!
While that was all drying I moved onto the wheel arches.
Wheel arches came up nice and spare wheel well was surprisingly in good condition.
So I started the last paint day so to complete a High build primer and flat sand and top color coat could all be completed in one day to avoid moisture issues.
Painting went on really well. Managed to set the gun up to give nice even spray and plenty of coverage. A few runs.
Happy with the result. Needs a little flat sanding and polishing up.
New to refit the wings and bonnet and then thats the front end done!
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