Bodywork

Well I bought some 180 Grit wet/dry from Bunnings last weekend and started sanding the drivers door by hand. My plan is to do a panel a week. I spoke to Gasper last night and showed him a picture of the door from my phone. Currently the car has been sprayed black so as I sand my aim is to take the black off and rub back to the factory white colour.

So the layering I am encountering is: car body > factory primer > factory paint > primer > black

I am removing the black and primer and hopefully not taking too much off the factory white. I can't help but remove too much when I am near the edges of panels. I am planning to protect it by hand painting primer over the exposed areas until I can get the XE back into the workshop.

So the project has begun and I have a weekly timetable. Lets see if I can stick to it.

Week 1
Drivers Door - outer finished
Passenger Door - outer finished
Rear Quarter - started

Week 2
Rear Quarter - finish
Front Guard - start