G'day Folks,

I thought I'd start a work in progress thread. I'm re-spraying the front wings and bonnet / hood of my car. This is the first time that I'll have ever done this so I'll be posting the good, the bad, and hopefully not too much ugly.

The front wings of the car (a 1981 W123 300D) were getting a bit crumbly - so I took 'em off for a repaint. The bonnet on the top side is sort of OK but underneath where moisture has been trapped between the insulation and the metal it is also a bit flaky.

I've taken my usual approach with rust:- Angle grinder + wire brush attachment, then Metal Ready (or KBS equivalent) and then POR15. This is fine for the underside but I want to make the top side beautiful.

See the attached pictures for an overview of the state of the right hand front wing (on the underside)

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!