1966 Mk1 cortina GT She Drives!

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I meant to ask this too;

I've got very fine line holes that I can't seam to fill using gold top - would dolphin glaze be the right tool for the job?

5-13-2019

I've had great success with the dolphin glaze, I managed to use 1 bag for all 4 doors which went further than I expected.

Before I get on with the photos I thought I'd recommend these gloves I got from tool station (not a sponsor!). They're hard wearing and can cope with thinners

I needed to get the bonnet primed which was relatively easy, I tried to use the scales for measuring the primer. I'd been filling the cups as measured using 30% thinners but struggled to getba good finish but when I used the weighing method the 30% line was showing as being 12%!

The thinner primer was easier to spray but I had a few runs based on how I used it more than the primer being too thin.

So filler photos

Whilst I was working through the filler we (Mrs Jim and i) did the seam sealing of the panels.

I wanted to try an experiment - we bought a clothes rack when we moved in because we needed a wardrobe quick! I insisted on keeping it for this purpose to hang doors etc for spraying.

As a budget tool it's not bad but I can't do bigger panels - who cares when it's cheap!

I finished the rear wing with a 2nd bag of dolphin glaze

With the filler work all done FINALLY! Last weekend it was time to clean the garage

Some before shots of how bad it was.

Mid way through

Mrs Jim got in on the clean up

We had to jet wash the floor 3 times to clean it! The dust was embedded in the floor

And afterwards

It took some hard work but I'm happy with the result plus it's great to go in the garage without needing a dust mask!

Clean bagpuss agrees