Monthly Archives: July 2002

Paint – 1

This is the point at which we started to question the Brunswick colour paint. The paint was matched and supplied by the Bus Station btw. http://www.thebusstation.co.uk

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Gearbox

Before the body was delivered to Terry’s Beetles (actually while waiting for my slot to come up) I thought I’d do the gearbox and return the rideheight to what I thought would be normal.

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Body Prep – After Blasting

Soda blasting is something best done either in a very well extracted booth or in a very open space – neither of which applies to a garage outside your home. Basically when used dry the dust from the soda is … Continue reading

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Body Prep – Paint Removal

One method of removing paint is to use plastic grinding wheels (available through Frosts). We soon realised this would take quite some time and would not be suitable for the more intricate parts such as the engine bay.

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