Finished filling and sanding the curved section of the entrance step metalwork and shot two coats of red oxide primer over the whole lot.
When the red oxide was cured, I sprayed a coat of silver over the rear of the entrance steps sheet metal – i.e. the side that faces the chassis and won’t be easy to reach when its all assembled. Final coat goes on tomorrow.
With the timber now in stock I cut the first lower side rod section. However I was unable to finish it as the belt sander motor burnt out.
I examined the sheet metal for the entrance steps after the first coat of primer and decided the curved section needed to be improved with a skim of filler, so applied the first couple of layers and sanded it.
Drilled the last few holes in the sheet metal for the entrance steps and sprayed it and the lower riser panel with several coats of red oxide primer.