Rear mudguard restoration

The rear mudguard was sound with only light surface rust	Traces of the original Polychromatic blue remained	The rear mudguard was sound with only light surface rust
A wooden trough was constructed, lined with polythene, and filled with Oxalic acid. This solution removes rust but does not attack good metal	A wooden trough was constructed, lined with polythene, and filled with Oxalic acid. This solution removes rust but does not attack good metal	All rust removed ready for final prep work
An extra hole drilled for the indicator wiring was filled with metal and welded	An extra hole drilled for the indicator wiring was filled with metal and welded	Lower section This was quite rust pitted but generally sound. The original metal is quite thick and good quality which has helped
Lower section This was quite rust pitted but generally sound. The original metal is quite thick and good quality which has helped	Once all the rust had been removed any holes were mig welded and the surface was leveled with filler	Once all the rust had been removed any holes were mig welded and the surface was leveled with filler
Once all the rust had been removed any holes were mig welded and the surface was leveled with filler	With all defects repaired three coats of filler primer, rubbed down with a guide coat then a final coat of primer	Final finish Three coats of Polychromatic blue and four of clear coat. This allows the clear coat to be flatted back to remove orange peel and then compounded and finally polished

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