Tag Archives: cab window

5/1/2025

Applied undercoat to the inside of the cab door, mixed from brick read with a little black in it.   Made sure it was thinned well and warmed it so it would dry.   Next, I continued with the cab window by starting to strip the paint from the opening glass.  The next day was dry and sunny so I took the opportunity to continue prepping the wheel rims, wirebrushing the outer faces of three and giving them a coat of red oxide.  It was a bit thin in places so a second coat will need to be done soon, weather  forecast suggests the middle of next week.  The cab window frame was not screwed together, so I removed it from the glass to make painting easier.  I straightened the wonky offside window (no.4 from the fornt) as much as I could, so its slant is not so noticeable from inside as it was, although it is not perfected, so I started to fix it permanently.  I finished fixing the rest of the windows, though there might need to be one or two more screws inserted to make sure the bottoms are fluch with the aluminium side panes.  At the moment the weather is too cold to do anything else.

6/10/2024

Started the week by stripping the second steel panel for the rear seat back.  However, the dust produced caused me a major  chest problem, despite the fact I was using a dust mask so I had to stop.  Luckily I needed to go and collect the emergency door glass from Dunmow Glass so I had a chance for a break.  When I returned I set about providing an air supply for my pressurised hood mask, which proved to be very effective despite a leak from the the compressor water drain that required attention.  However  the second and third steel panels now have a coat of primer on the inside face.  Whilst waiting for these to dry, I welded the channel to the vertical of the cab window; this however proved unsuccesful as the welds were unable to penetrate the channel.  Worked stop then in favour of a deep clean of the shed and adjoining workshop.