Category: Fibre Glass Repair

After spending the last few days stripping paint I thought it would be a good idea to take the car outside and give it a wash down with the pressure washer. The main reason for this was to remove the mud from the underside of the car before I tried to start striping the underseal and repairing the floor. The first picture below shows the car after I had finished washing it. I then quickly removed the under seal from the damage areas and started repairing the underside of the car. To try and make the repair look a bit more professional I have used black pigment mixed in with the resin. My plan for tomorrow is to continue removing the underseal from the bottom of the car and to continue with the repairs.

Although I’ve still got a lot of work left to do on the doors and bonnet I’ve decided to make start on the car body. The reason for this is because I’ve got a whole two weeks off work so it makes sense to work on the car body while I have the time. Once the car body is done I’ll be able to refit the doors and bonnet and make any adjustment required to improve the fit of these items. So far the stripping of the body has gone well however the biggest problem I found so far is the rear wheel arches have been cut about (probably to fit larger wheels as the previous owner said he had to replace all the wheels back to the original size as when he got it the wheels were occasionally rubbing against the car). To make this even worse the driver s side has also been involved in an accident. As the quality of the repair is not great I’ve decide to sand out all the body filler and repair the damage again using fiber glass.