I wheeled the car out today and started on the wing again. It still needed more filling after I’d rubbed down what I’d done last week, and there were some areas where it needed hammering down and re-doing completely. It’s hard to see what I’m doing, but I guess that just comes with practice. While the filler was drying, I carried on with the rag joint, and tidied up the garage a bit which was in a right old mess. I also filled and sanded the steering wheel that I got for the car. There were a few small cracks, but nothing major and it should look good painted up.

I was not happy with the next load of filling on the wing either, so another skim went on and I started sanding the alloy water pump to see if I wanted to go ahead and polish it. It’s going to be a nightmare to do as it’s such an awkward shape, but I’m sure it will be worth it. I also filled the front valance only to realise the reinforcement that I’d taken off to straighten wasn’t welded back on. I decided to leave that for next time and get some etch primer on the wing, as I was having to sand rust off every time I worked on it, even though it was only a week in the garage. I cleaned it up with panel wipe, and shot the wing and the wheel. It shows the filler patches through the etch, but also showed up some more small problems. At least it wont rust.