It’s been a while since I’ve done much in the way of cleaning rust and paint off, so it was strange doing it again. I spent a good few hours cleaning the core support and filler panels with the grinder brush. Some of it had to be scraped by hand, and when it was all done, the garage was filthy. I drained the comprssor out and connected the air sander to finish off cleaning it, only to find it was spinning slower than it should be. I ended up stripping it down to clean and oil it, followed by spraying oil everywhere while testing it. Time to pack up for the day.

I sanded it all over and cleaned it down with thinners before hanging it from the roof ready for painting. I also unpacked my brand new petrol tank, cleaned it down and masked it all off and hung that up too. With so much stuff in the garage, I decided to hang a tarpaulin across the middle of the garage to protect the car and some other bits. A quick and painless coat with etch primer, followed by a thick coat of black and I was done for the weekend. On to a bit of assembly next weekend hopefully.