Sunday:
Most of the day was taken up by a family trip to a Safari Park which was good.
( We had free tickets which had to be used before the end of May. )
But when we finally got home, my wife helped me to flip over the Spitfire rear section.
You will see I started off using axle stands before they collapsed on my sloping drive (again
).
So I ended up just resting it on a dust sheet on the ground, this was before...
I then spent 2 hours with the angle grinder removing paint, rust & under seal.
My hands are still a bit numb as I am typing this up, but I'm pleased with the results....
Then I applied a liberal coating of Kurust everywhere to treat the metal...
The blue / black areas give you an idea of the section I hope to keep as one piece.
As I will be cutting the floor pans out from both sides before I try to use it.
I am just waiting for the Kurust to dry out, before I put everything away for the night.
With a bit of luck I will be able to put some paint over the top during the week.
I also need to taken my second shower of the day as this was seriously filthy work.
Until next time, take care, Paul.
