Three weeks before we moved.
The clean down of the underneath of the chassis went quite well and was achieved with 160 sanding disk. the resulting finish was a little colourful in the picture opposite, but
this picture does not only show this. During the clean down several bits arrived back from the blasters 'AC
Blastings' The Roll Bar and the front
bumper were tested for fit so the body had to be
transferred back onto the chassis for
alignment purposes. The buggy body was then removed and the rest of the bottom
was finished returning it back to the fibreglass. It was then painted all over with a combination of Gel coat and other chemicals which would allow the Gel coat to set without being inside an air tight wrap. The finish provided a clean gray colour. next the body work was p
repped, primed, and painted with spray cans. This was intended as
a sealant to the bodywork that would last until the finances for a full respray was available. The finish came up pretty good considering it was sprayed by unconventional means. Obviously it did not have the high gloss finish that comes from two pack paints but it gave the project a more finished appearance
that pushed the build on.
The dash board was also Gel
coated and then primed and sprayed. Once the paint was dried the parts where re-assembled and the bonnet was primed to be painted. The buggy was starting to become mobile and was now a rolling chassis. I was starting to see what my dream may look like. The final paint was applied to the bonnet
and the paint work was finished. The bonnet had not been fixed in place as the tank was still at AC
Blastings being zinc coated. This was necessary as the tank was showing some signs of rust and I wanted to be sure that the tank would not leak. Would the tank come in time and fit correctly so that the rolling chassis could be moved.
The clean down of the underneath of the chassis went quite well and was achieved with 160 sanding disk. the resulting finish was a little colourful in the picture opposite, but this picture does not only show this. During the clean down several bits arrived back from the blasters 'AC Blastings' The Roll Bar and the front bumper were tested for fit so the body had to be transferred back onto the chassis for alignment purposes. The buggy body was then removed and the rest of the bottom 
was finished returning it back to the fibreglass. It was then painted all over with a combination of Gel coat and other chemicals which would allow the Gel coat to set without being inside an air tight wrap. The finish provided a clean gray colour. next the body work was p
repped, primed, and painted with spray cans. This was intended as a sealant to the bodywork that would last until the finances for a full respray was available. The finish came up pretty good considering it was sprayed by unconventional means. Obviously it did not have the high gloss finish that comes from two pack paints but it gave the project a more finished appearance that pushed the build on. 
The dash board was also Gel coated and then primed and sprayed. Once the paint was dried the parts where re-assembled and the bonnet was primed to be painted. The buggy was starting to become mobile and was now a rolling chassis. I was starting to see what my dream may look like. The final paint was applied to the bonnet 
and the paint work was finished. The bonnet had not been fixed in place as the tank was still at AC Blastings being zinc coated. This was necessary as the tank was showing some signs of rust and I wanted to be sure that the tank would not leak. Would the tank come in time and fit correctly so that the rolling chassis could be moved.
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