The weather cooperated for about 3 hours on Friday so we did some sandblasting. The body was wheeled to the RV pad and both of the driver side wheel wells were sandblasted.
All areas received attention, even the areas that would never be seen. This was a messy job.
The fiberglass looked great after sandblasting but there were still areas that needed attention. Ty came over on Saturday and ground out a couple cracked bonding seams, feathered a few areas that need fiberglass repairs, and he did some general cleanup in preparation for paint. He was covered in dust and was as dirty as I was from sandblasting.
Time for a repair. This access panel is suppose to be oval but you can see someone modified it years ago. I can only guess why.
A batch of resin was prepared, strips of fiberglass matt were cut, then the repair was started.
After the fiberglass cured I used the die grinder to restore the original contour. Holes were drilled and all surface irregularities were removed. This repair is ready for paint.
I also decided to resand the inside of the engine compartment. This will be repainted when the drivers side wheel wells are painted.
Other minor fiberglass repairs were made this weekend and new bonding agent was applied where needed. While we wait for the weather to improve we will continue to make preparations for paint.
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