Project Tidy

Here is the latest ongoing project with my car that is currently on the road , my aim is to keep the car on the road but at the same time tidy the whole of the car up by treating the rust and replacing the damaged bumpers and touching up where required

Today's work was to sort the front wing remove all the rust and get the panel in primer to protect it from rusting over again , the next part of my project will be to spray the wing the matching colour.

Here is the start of my project.

1.Sand down the bad area


2.Remove any rust from the bottom of the wing joining onto the sills to prevent any rust holes occurring.


3.Mask up area around the spraying area to protect from over spray of paint.


4. Apply a very thin coat of primer onto the area to allow to soak into the metal.


5. Next coat of primer


6.Masked up area removed , edges slightly sanded back to make it look a bit more presentable for now


here is the state it is currently in

its far from complete and there are cracks on the underneath so i believe there has been filler used so i will need to get that back some out and smooth it down , my plan is to refill it smooth to fill the cracks and then sand back to a level surface.

nice bit of work ya got done there!!! noticed you put ya tango side repeaters back on

just the one side side , as my other new one did not stick but they are sending me some new pads for them , so just cliped the fords one in place for now.

what are your recomendations for the cracks in the paint where filler is undneath etc?
and also when i come to the finished product of it sprayed etc ,i dont want that hard paint edge , how can i advoid this as i want it blended into the old paint

well i think you could sand it down with really corse an thn give it a skim of filler then sand down with less course an build up in primer thn paint etc etc

mask up your door an side strip and repeater and spray the repaired bit at the bottom and work your way up the wing with the paint so u can blend it in

once all is dry giv it a good polish with some cut back wax or compound

ok then thanks for your advice ill keep you all updated on how this goes.

Project Tidy continues...... Got few weeks till FITP now , here is my list to do


1.Wing
2.rear bumper
3.GLue
4.rocket cover gasket
5.Front bumper
6.RS skirts
7.buff
8.alternator wiring
9.side strip removal
10.5MM front spacers - 28/04/09 - to be done
11.Refit inner arch liners - 28/04/09 - to be done
12.fit another standard back box, other one broke - 28/04/09 - to be done

Left it late i know , so the race is on

1.Wing
2.rear bumper
3.GLue
4.rocket cover gasket
5.Front bumper
6.RS skirts
7.buff
8.alternator wiring - Items Purchased 28/04/08 - To do
9.side strip removal
10.5MM front spacers - 28/04/09 - Done
11.Refit inner arch liners - 28/04/09 - Done
12.fit another standard back box - 28/04/09 Done
13.Oil change and filter - Items Purchased 28/04/09 - To do

car will be pretty smart when ya bumpers and skirts are done!!

keep at it boy!!!

well the wing not going well and the cracking keeps moving how ever much i sand it , primer is half way up wring and cracking is at top of it now too

New plans are swap the bumpers and have them black , Done that already

11.Wing - Sprayed -06/05/09
2.rear bumper - Swapped with black - 30/04/09
3.GLue - To do
4.rocket cover gasket - Done - 30/04/09
5.Front bumper - Swapped with black - 30/04/09
6.RS skirts - To do
7.buff - To do
8.alternator wiring - Items Purchased 28/04/08 - To do
9.side strip removal - To do
10.5MM front spacers - 28/04/09 - Done
11.Refit inner arch liners - 28/04/09 - Done
12.fit another standard back box - 28/04/09 Done
13.Oil change and filter - Items Purchased 28/04/09 - job carried out 09/05/09 - done
14. Front tyres on legal limit , replace - To do
15.Drivers side drive shaft gaitor - To do

1.Wing - Sprayed -06/05/09
2.rear bumper - Swapped with black - 30/04/09
3.GLue - done
4.rocket cover gasket - Done - 30/04/09
5.Front bumper - Swapped with black - 30/04/09
6.RS skirts - To do
7.buff - To do
8.alternator wiring - Items Purchased 28/04/08 - To do
9.side strip removal - done
10.5MM front spacers - 28/04/09 - Done
11.Refit inner arch liners - 28/04/09 - Done
12.fit another standard back box - 28/04/09 Done
13.Oil change and filter - Items Purchased 28/04/09 - job carried out 09/05/09 - done
14. Front tyres on legal limit , replace - done
15.Drivers side drive shaft gaitor - done by garage when had new brakes fitted