Gareth's 2004 SWB Med Roof 85PS Transit

[Kidman]

Progress looks realy good,

i have got to do what you have just done on your sills,

i got some primer, then stone chip to go on, then was going to put prmer ontop of stonechip and then diamond white ford paint??

Good idea?? or dont i need the primer ontop of the stonechip??

can i just put the diamond white ontop??

Thanks Hitch

(love the mk7 lights, just ordered mine)

Primer not needed on top on stonechip, it dries off matt and is a good base. Just make sure you give it long enough to through dry and dont use to thick a coat. Its air-drying so will takes ages if you build it up too much.

[Hitch]

thanks for the advice

[chopper123]

what paint scheme you using mate
ive got a full and some extra water base leqluer kit here for smart repairs
and infa red heat gun
was going to ebay them

[Kidman]

what paint scheme you using mate
ive got a full and some extra water base leqluer kit here for smart repairs
and infa red heat gun
was going to ebay them

Im on Standox. How much do you want?

[chopper123]

open to offers mate

[Kidman]

Not much to report, i'm still after a ABS sensor so if anyone reads this and they have a spare let me know.

My original plan to 'do a rust repair a week' didnt happen, be it other commitments or the weather but last night at 6.30 i decided to do the OS wheelarch. Because the weather has been so wet, damp and warm, rust has accelerated faster than normal and the paint had started to bubble beyond the edge of the arch and was now visible. The bottom corner suffers from chips and the paint was always thin here from the factory, so i stripped the paint off with a wire cup brush, D/A 180's the edges and then applied a couple of coats of Jenolite. It was quite pitted at the bottom so needed a light skim of filler, put two coats of primer on, flatted everything down, degrease, mask and spray! I had it done by 8.30pm, result! Looks pretty too.

Next on the list will be the front arches. I think these may have corroded through, depending on severity and time it may be a P40 job to keep it going a couple of years, by which point it will be up to 200k and out of my hands. These types of repairs are usually hit and miss, a quick tidy up can last up to 5 years sometimes!

[Kidman]

Still lacking an ABS Sensor and running out of time. Was hoping this forum would help out to no avail...

I was lucky enough to get another couple of hours tonight to repair the NSF Wheelarch i had been dreading.

Fortunatly, it looked a lot worse than it really was. I suspect it was inside out but it wasnt, the rust had crept from the inner edge into the panel, once taken back to bare metal and treated there wasnt a pinhole to be seen. The mudflap had been rubbing on the arch which had created its own area of rust, this was the worst bit.

Usual treatment of wire cup brush, D/A 80 then 180, liberal use of Jenolite with two applications, light skim of filler to cover the deeper pits then primer filler, and 3 coats of diamond white with a splash of rocket accelerator...

Some pics -









Should be good for a couple of years now, needs the inside of it treating before the winter though.

[Kidman]

No-one interested again?

[Hitch]

I am mate,

looks fantastic, and you have inspired me to do mine, i haveb een waiting for a nice day and today looks good, fingers crossed, so i am goin to have ago at my sills today, got my wire brush attachment, abit of filler if needed,

going to red oxide prime them after been rubbed down, then hammerite stone chip protecter, and then ford diamond white top coat,

doubt it will turn out as good as yours but better than rust affect


keep the posts and pictures coming mate, i alkways read your thread

(i want to copy your sign writing aswell, KIDMANS font and colour looks ace, i am a builder so dont worry, i am not copying your name or job)

[Luke]

No-one interested again?

i read it too look at the veiws the thread gets you can see people are reading as the count goes up my thread is up to 29038 hits and quite oftern i'll put 2-3 posts on before anyone replies this is a good thread with good info - i think about 90% of the fourm members read only and hardly ever post - just the way it is

[Hitch]

Is there anyone out there?

Yes

Vans lookin well by the way

I did wonder, do these updates and no-one ever replies! Maybe i should put some lights on my roof next...

this has got to be the funniest most whitty post ever hahahahahahahaha

[Kidman]

Ok fair enough, just seemed i was writing a load of crap and going to the effort of taking some pictures and uploading them and then nothing! Nice to know what others think.

[Kidman]

Van got MOT'ed yesterday and failed. Needed complete new rear brakes and one wheel cylinder has been leaking, luckily the drums were ok. Needs front tyres too, and a couple of bulbs.

[Hitch]

Hope it all gets sorted soon mate and passes as this is a lovely example of a well looked after transit

Hitch

[Kidman]

Now got a pass certificate, total cost 220 quid, all done at a ford main dealer so not the end of the world really, the rear brakes looked like they had never come off!