Most of today was taken up with the MW, a little trip around the block with Colin and Sue Hodgin and Mr. B. I did find time to make up the plate needed for the wooden rail in front of the door, under the canopy. It will need trimming once fitted but I etch primed it to protect the metal where the galvanising was scored.
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26/2/2019
Very little progress today, just spraying a coat of etch primer over the grit-blasted steel for protection. The rest of the time was spent cleaning up after the grit-blasting exercise
25/2/2019
The grit-blasting was completed today and revealed that the edge of the steel is rotted through in places. This has not compromised the strength of the body but will do if it continues. A possible solution is to paint it to protect it then plate over it with new Zintec to create a double thickness at this point, thoroughly sealed to prevent more corrosion although this does seem likely to have been caused by the unprotected aluminium that was used to clad the edge. This cladding extended inwards by about 3-4in and was beaded with 1″ flat feathered bar so adding further steel may mean having to make a new cladding piece.