Andy Tats Hinklevagon

[Plasticman]

No problem
mike

[T'Onion]

if we have any cash left over after the house purchase then I'll bring the old lass up to you

[Plasticman]

be an honour
mike

[Plasticman]

Well made some changes, not happy with the roof as we pushed it outside and its toooooo shiny, looks artificial and shows all the mould marks and such from manufacture,

So am going to flat it back and repaint with a matting agent so it will have a eggshell sheen more like the original, as this was gel coat coloured by sheldon
this shows the inside of the gutters and the rear corner flatted to be sure of the shade, we want it to look like an original hitop fitted to a shiny blue van whereas at present it is too much blue.

and

all been flatted off and primered again and this flatted down

No more rust now under here

ready for seam sealing


tailgate looks better

as does the seal retaining area


Mike

[Plasticman]

Well finaly got painted and busy refitting
All the topcoat is doone with Dupont Imron elite, all baked at 70' (sorry but I think its knackered the tailgate struts
anyhow as I wasnt happy with the high gloss roof , did it again with a matting agent so now its as durable as the gloss but resembles the factory finish

and

and rear end

camera shows different shades but dont kn ow how to set it up


great refitting when its all clean and in good order.

have to post again as it wont load more pickies
M

[Plasticman]

Well again.
this is the usual really nasty bit behind slider guide

rear off

Slider handle has been bare metaled and finnished in the same paint and baked, this time with about 40% gloss same as the bumpers.Got to pick the masking of the lock barrel

This was the badly damaged rear corner that was previously repaired

rear off tailgate ready for nice vw seal and re-glazing

will be glazing the rest of it in the morning and call it a day for the weekend.
should look nice once its waxed and made to be a bit shiny
mike

[fidget]

Thats some great work there mike

When there shiney like that Id worry me self to bits on the re-fit in case I marked it.

James

[lloydy]

lovely! I'm definitely going to buy £200 van and send it up to you

[Plasticman]

|Aye James, thats why I trial fit everything and make good all the threads and stuff before painting and use a tap to clean any painted threads etc, but yes great care, some times its the silly things that cause the scratches like the screws that hold the headlamps in,whereas the slider is a simple one man ,bob it on job!
I worry more about where I park the bliddy things..

Well you could buy one for a little more!! and I could make it into a very very nice solid van probably worth more than the input cost
ta for comments
mike

[lloydy]

well my wifes friends got the camper bug after tagging along to bashtie. So you might get a pm shortly

[Plasticman]

Hmmm shows all the promise of an epic thread
M

[lloydy]

with her budget, yes

[toolsntat]

Well done Mike, good job we didn't christen it last weekend at the rally, the steam roller that was parked up behind us all weekend in the rain pulled off with a gert big bellow of smoke and covered the awnings in thick black soot

By the way the tail struts were on their last legs and needed replacing

Stopping over at the rally really brought it home to us as to how much luxury even a small camper like this gives you

Cheers
Andy

[New Kentish Campers]

Looking good, nice it's all shiny again after all the work done.

[mm289]

Looking great, as usual,

MM