The rear passenger quarter was starting to drive me mental. I could not make a decent job of the filler, and it kept ending up uneven. I ground it out and did it again and it was still not right. I ground it out again and looked at the metal properly and realised that it was stretched and had popped out in two places which was why I couldn’t fill it. Probably why it had so much filler in originally. I popped it back in and dented it in the centre with a pointy hammer, fill and skim and bingo. Done. At last. Another hour or so of fine sanding and I gave it a light coat of rattle can primer.

It looks uneven in the photo above, but it’s just the filler showing through the paint. Feels and looks good. I carried on round to the join on the fins and started replacing the lead that I had ground out. I was using U-Pol filler now, and it’s loads better than the P38 I was using previously, much finer and less air bubbles. I bought some 1k primer and a gun on Friday, but after some discussion with people who know better, and a bit of research, I’ve decided to take it back and buy epoxy primer. Lets see how it goes.