So 24hrs later and it was time to apply the new underseal I decided to use Upol Gravitex Plus. I had read a few reviews and heard good things, also the "Plus" version of Gravitex can be overpainted which I through was a good idea for inside the bay on the back wall. I used 6 bottles for really good coverage and did about 2 coats with a few touch-ups here and there. I ordered it from eBay and the kit came with an application spay gun and a lance attachment to get in the hard to reach places. Overall it turned out a lot better than I expected and gave a great mottled finish that I was after. for a smooth finish, it can be thinned and put through a gravity-fed spray gun.
I decided to use Rustins Anti-Corrosion Metal Primer as it said the following on the tin.
"Protects metal surfaces from rusting. It can be used on old or new metal and may be painted straight onto rust after wire brushing. It binds to the surface making it ideal for vertical surfaces and reacts with any rust that it comes into contact with. This will neutralize the rust and prevent any further corrosion. Can be left as a matt finish or overpainted."
It needed to be thinned at a 2-1 ratio to enable it to be sprayed. It went on really well and I got a really good finish that I was really happy with.
With most of the welding done and waiting on a few panels to come through the post I decided to strip the underseal from the bottom of the car. and in all honesty it was a job that I never wish I started, but now its all said and done so gald I did.
Firstly I must confess this is the first time I have ever picked up a welder, but as the welding required wasn't too bad, rear arches, parts of the sills, bottom rear panel and a few bit here and there. I thought I would tackle it myself.
So at this point, I thought I would get a rollover jig. I had a look around and realised I could make my own see a few plans and got so info. but after pricing up all the steel it was still rather a lot of money. So instead I used galvanised tube and Q Clamp fittings. I have used this stuff in the past for other projects and its easy to use and put together.
So I drew up a quick sketch to work out what I needed, ordered it all cut to length and then just assembled it when it arrived, all in it cost just over £100 which again I thought was reasonable.
So I thought I would do a build thread of my daughter's first car. She is currently only 12 years old but loves a Classic VW after me owning a few (currently a Mk1) and dragging her around a lot of car shows.
I purchased the car in March 2018 as a daily driver to keep the Mk1 off the road. Not sure if I got it for a good price but I thought £600 wasn't bad. Its never failed me and I always had the intention of one-day rebuilding it. Ever since I purchased it, my daughter said she would like it as her first car and as it's only a 1.3 it perfect. This how it looked.
Bought a Mk2 about 3 years ago so I could rebuild it like I did my Mk1 Cab. So I thought I would join the group so I could document the build and get some advice along the way.
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