Other things to fix - Lancashire version.

Classy bit of kit,but what are you going to do with it when it’s polished?

Tony S

Got it pretty much fully stripped now. The angry grinder came out in the end. Almost certainly lead paint, so a quality dust mask was used throughout. Three of the vertical panels are pretty much straightened out - some canny panel beating gone on, as there is very restricted access from the rear.

Three of the corner gussets were badly damaged and have been removed for attention.

Chimney Pot by Penguin 45, on Flickr

This one also improves access to sort out the damage to the base in that corner.

Chimney Pot by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Before.

Chimney Pot by Penguin 45, on Flickr

After - x 3.

Chris.

Baxendale Chimney Vent by Penguin 45, on Flickr

This was the last vertical section to sort. It was pretty stoved in. WIth the vanes up the inside, there was no room to get a hammer in there. I cobbled up a system of blocks and lengths of wood and managed to lever/pry/massage the dents out from the inside. Not perfect, but you've got to look closely.

Maybe I've invented something. I'm going to call it Painless Dent Removal or PDR for short.

Chris.

Baxendale Chimney Vent by Penguin 45, on Flickr

I think that's about done as it's going to get.

A month would have been nice. Unsolder the whole thing, get inside that top cone and deal with all the dents properly before building it up again. I'd forgotten how messy stick soldering was! Only burnt myself twice.

Chris.

I think that's the general idea. Allow a spot of natural verdigris to develop over time. I hope Snoopy will get a couple of pics when it goes back up. My days of clambering about on rooves are long gone.

C.

Twins are up for Bang Koliday. Alex (Twin #2) has come in his Matiz replacement - a Toyota Yaris. Low mileage, FSH, 1 owner, bargain price are the plus points. 20 years old and appalling paint is the downside. For once, there was some forward planning, so suitable paint supplies have been laid in, as well as service parts.

Possibly one of the easiest services I've ever done - I got Alex to do it! Seriously, very simple. Even with walking Alex through the job, it was done in 50 minutes.

Paintwork.

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Dent. Hammerite.

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Scratches. God knows what's happened to the clearcoat. Anyway, a short while later.

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Flatting back under way.

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Primer going on.

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Colour and clearcoat. No flatting yet.

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Meanwhile, Alex had been following the process and did this "A" pillar himself.

We then spent about two hours flatting, compounding and polishing and the results were rather mixed to be honest. The conventional wisdom is three coats of primer, then flat before applying base coat. DO NOT FLAT THE BASECOAT. So I didn't, then three coats of clearcoat and flat that. So I did. Results are variable. Bumper came up lovely. Wing has a great shine, but looks rough, passenger door is better but has rough looking areas. The clear coat is lovely and smooth,so the problem is with the base coat. We're going to do the back half tomorrow, and I will try gently flatting the basecoat before the clearcoat. Got to be the answer - it's a 7/10 job at the moment.

Alex is actually pretty pleased, as it's all the same green and shiny. Definitely an improvement.

Chris.

Cheers Tony. This is my first major go with clear coat, so it's a bit of a learning curve. Rather more technical than blowing some over the ROstyles.

Did the back end today. It's rather better, but far from pefect.

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Toyota Yaris by Penguin 45, on Flickr

Made a point of flatting (gently - 1200 grit, wet) the basecoat and it has made a significant difference. Last picture is after two coats of clearcoat and before any cutting and buffing. Definitely more even. The "A" post got done on this side as well.

Anyway, it's all been compounded and severely polished and looks a whole heap better. Alex is pretty happy that it's all one colour and the crazed finish has gone, so I'll chalk it up as a success. Partly.

Chris.