I mixed up some red undercoat and the brown I got from Ridgeons to make approximately 2 litres of brown gloss to match the cab and boot interior finish. I then used a roller to apply a coat of this to the boot stress panel and am pleased with the result and coverage of the custom mix.
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18/4/2020
With the red oxide now dry I was able to spray the outer face of the new stress panel with aluminium paint today. In between coats I manufactured more plywood sections to line the nearside of the boot interior. This took several attempts to get a good fit.
17/4/2020
Yesterday and today were spent in completing the boot stress panel, including deburring the holes and spraying both both sides with several coats of red oxide primer. Whilst the paint was drying I cut some 6mm ply for the boot wall lining on the nearside. I thought this would fit in one piece however on trial fitting it became obvious that it needed to be split horizontally in order to accommodate the complex shape of the body frame in the boot.