Hi all.
So enforced time off has its upsides. Suspecting that a lockdown could be imminent, I brought the Dynatech back from work in readiness to repaint and build. The weather is good, the kids are playing (and not fighting yet!) and I have the momentum to get this done.
So ......Day 1
Whilst at work, I was able to use the colour swatches in the paint shop to get a near identical match to the magenta coloured areas that will need repainting.
Ford 'Blush' metallic
From here, the head tube casting was stripped back to bare aluminium to remove the bubbled paint. The original paint could be considered a 'generous' coat as it took an age to get off. I didn't want to apply heat due to the bonding processes used, so it was hand stripped using course to fine papers and a razor blade. If modern Nitromors weren't so rubbish, paint stripper would have been ideal for this.....
Still job done.
There was also 'bubbling' on the drive side chainstay and around the wishbone, so these were rubbed back to remove any corrosion and coated with a high build primer.
Today's work was getting the head tube in primer and rubbing back in between coats to get a good blend between the repairs and original paint.
If the weather is good tomorrow- we'll be going into colour as the paint arrived today.
Here's some pics of today's progress.
Cheers all.
boy"O"boy