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I have 3 more gallon of dip coming at the end of the week but I don't know how long this weather is going to hold so I decided to mask off the left side of the van and spray until I run out. I'm pretty sure I don't have enough left to do everything I've prep'd but I'll give it a go starting with trying to get 3 good quality coats on the rear doors and then spraying whatever I have left up the left side.
Have to open up all the awnings to spray the white under neath them:
draped the entire front to avoid overspray
Masked it using the same natural mask line (rubber body seam) as last time so the two spray jobs do overlap along this 2mm body seam.
Removed the side panels
I can see why this folded seam (which I'm sure is part of the van's "strength in a collision" design) is where a lot of the gents in the UK have their rust begin. It definitely holds water and debris!
If I weren't plasti-dipping the entire van, I'd pop these panels and coat/seal all of these seems either way
...and that brings me to where the van is now.
I still have quite a bit of prep work todo but I'll have the entire morning waiting for it to warm up. The forecast up here tomorrow is 70'ish which is ideal.
Somebody was asking me for more details on the body panel tools I was using.
I just picked them up locally at harbor freight for like $4 but if you don't have a harbor freight nearby any of these kits will work:
Link to Body Tools: http://bit.ly/1uN38gm
Have to open up all the awnings to spray the white under neath them:
draped the entire front to avoid overspray
Masked it using the same natural mask line (rubber body seam) as last time so the two spray jobs do overlap along this 2mm body seam.
Removed the side panels
I can see why this folded seam (which I'm sure is part of the van's "strength in a collision" design) is where a lot of the gents in the UK have their rust begin. It definitely holds water and debris!
If I weren't plasti-dipping the entire van, I'd pop these panels and coat/seal all of these seems either way
...and that brings me to where the van is now.
I still have quite a bit of prep work todo but I'll have the entire morning waiting for it to warm up. The forecast up here tomorrow is 70'ish which is ideal.
Somebody was asking me for more details on the body panel tools I was using.
I just picked them up locally at harbor freight for like $4 but if you don't have a harbor freight nearby any of these kits will work:
Link to Body Tools: http://bit.ly/1uN38gm