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Cowl Repair - Part 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Completing the Repair and Repainting the Firewall | |||||||||||||||||||
Both cowls are re-welded in, brushable seam sealer is applied, Eastwood Rust Encapsulator is applied and weldable primer is sprayed around the edges. | |||||||||||||||||||
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The inner cowl painted with DP90, two coats. | |||||||||||||||||||
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The upper cowl and a front upper valance piece are cleaned and painted with DP90. Because of the low pressure the air compressor made over time, I could sandblast without worry of overheating and/or warping the metal surfaces. |
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I've re-welded all the upper cowl spot welds I could - I ran out of welding rod. As you can see, there's more to do. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Here's a close-up pic of the re-welds. It's alot of hot, sweaty work. | |||||||||||||||||||
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I have sandblasted and scrubbed the firewall and upper cowl clean of rust and old paint. I wiped the surfaces down with degreaser, then... | |||||||||||||||||||
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...painted them with DP90 primer. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Here's another pic of the primered surfaces. They turned out NICE! | |||||||||||||||||||
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