A spot of Neptune Blue for Iris’ underside today!!! To say I’m happy would be an understatement.
She’s now ready to start taking off the rollover jig and back onto some wheels.
Wheel arches all prepped and masked off. Out with the underseal gun and tinted raptor stonechip, and the wheel arches finally coated with 2 coats of raptor!!
Underside now all seam sealed. Possibly a bit thick in places but better than not having enough. Next to prep the wheel arches for 2 coats of tinted raptor stonechip for extra protection.
Started gathering all the components I’ll need to get Iris back on her wheels soon so treated her to a full set of Koni Shocks. Fully adjustable and with a lifetime warranty, they should be the only shocks I’ll ever need. Plus they look the balls.
There is a guest author writing the blog today, my ineffable wife.
Hey guys, I’m Max, Jim’s wife and seeing as I spent the day doing the majority of the work 😉 Jim asked me to write the blog this week.
So initially yesterday, Jim spent the day masking up the majority of the underside of the van ready to get the seam sealer out to make her water tight. Today I finished masking up the rest of the underside. The only thing that got me through laying on a cold, dirty workshop floor with a strategically placed torch, was spicy salami sticks and a great playlist! Check out David Ramirez and Nathaniel Rateliffe.
Once we got all the underside taped off after a looooong time, mostly due to me checking if I needed to do a certain section and making awesome geometric shapes to fit some particularly awkward metal, we began the seam sealing.
Thank fully Jim bought me a new special tool. An air compressed seam sealant gun. I felt like Linda Hamilton in The Terminator (without a mullet thankfully).
We used tiger seal and a Clarke pneumatic caulking gun. Once we got the pressure adjusted right, I began sealing while Jim hung back for about 10 mins so he could smooth it off. I managed to seal very quickly due to the brilliant gun and then helped smooth off the sealant with a finger dab into paint thinner, making sure it’s flat and evenly spread before peeling off the tape to leave a gorgeous line. You know that sunburn peeling feeling of relief? Yep, that!!!!!! I even went over some of Jim’s work, I must have got far too into it but the MOT guys that will look at the underside will completely appreciate the factory fresh look we achieved. We managed to get the cab floor completely done and the rest will be done by mid week next week.
That’s it for now from me, I need red wine and a lie down after spending nearly an hour in the bath scrubbing seam sealant off my hands. GLAMOUR.
Peace and love folks!
