1st attempt at bodywork

[pandp38]

We bought "Snowie" , our camper 18 months ago and have tentatively started to improve her looks.
Some may laugh when they see what I have achieved but I want to show you can get decent results with little experience.
Also I am learning how to put photos on the forum !
The paintwork is far from perfect but looks better than before and if it puts me on for a couple of years I am happy.



Before


Filler cap and surround removed



Rust removed and vatcaned



Primed



Seame sealed and glossed

[itchyfeet]

Looks a good job
Don't get depresed if it comes back
Treating the inside of those seams may help also

[evilnoodle]

Looks good. Well done

[300CE]

Nice job pandp

[Dazco]

Spot on Paul , will sort a date for the welding when back from Masham.
Ps has Pauline spotted any more pink dolphins ?

[jamesandtheopenroad]

Got a few dodgy looking seams on mine (after a respray last year ) and that has given me the confidence to tackle them. Thanks !

[BaaaadSlider]

Got a few dodgy looking seams on mine (after a respray last year ) and that has given me the confidence to tackle them. Thanks !

Yup same here

[itchyfeet]

Easiest DIY seam preparation I found was with a dremmel clone for £20 ish off ebay and a pack of 10 clone dremmel wire wheels £10 off ebay, gets deep into the seams to get as much of the rust out as possible.

[chriscburgess]

Priming looks very neat. did you use a brush?

[Dan_T25]

Looks great. If I get results like that when I do mine I'll be chuffed.

How easy is it to get the petrol cap out?

E D I T: Oh, where do you buy vactan from, ebay or another site?

[itchyfeet]

Yes vactan from ebay

[RedGus]

How easy is it to get the petrol cap out?

Here's a post where Metal Mickey described his method, which I can confirm works well:

https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... &p=7882636" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

James

[Dan_T25]

How easy is it to get the petrol cap out?

Here's a post where Metal Mickey described his method, which I can confirm works well:

https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... &p=7882636" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

James

Spot on. Cheers