That pin you have is the brazzilian bay pin and it does indeed need clips on the end The original as zed rightly pointed out was machined in the middle and the spring kept it in place
So a small update - Stripped out the interior, will sand down rust and the floor, sides etc and paint in rustoleum. the floor is in much better shape than i first thought, so happy about that.
its mostly surface rust so nothing serious. i wonder what to do about the old screw holes - get em welded or insert screws up from underneath - any ideas?
Not much to update - I was out sanding today which was a bit of a slog. Got half the floor sanded, wheel arch etc. but not much more. once floor is finished & painted then they'll be some updates & pics. Family life gets in the way and camper is kept in garage 5 min drive from house.
So am I. Going to get rust oleum in gloss white and thin first coat out like @paradox said. I'm going to brush it on by hand rather than roller.
Well I spent about 5/6 hours today on it and it doesn't seem like I've done much. So there is plenty of prep being done
I was trying to encourage you in the endless sanding of awkward corners. A quicker way to a flat surface to paint is to blitz it to bare metal with a wire wheel on a grinder.
I suggested a wire wheel in another thread, can't find that thread now but quite a few said not to use wire wheel as it would end up with lots of swirls so busy with P240. I don't mind it being a bit slow - gets me out of looking after the kids
The wire wheel's all or nothing. There is that of course. And 2-4 hours solid wire wheel on a grinder tends to annoy the neighbours.
Not to mention it gives you a good dose of white knuckle!! But I'm with Zed, sometimes the quick way is the best way!!
If you're not exaggerating the white knuckle you should be careful. I don't get this for some reason, but I've had the office equivalent and it took about 5 years to get strength back into my hands and forearms. When I gave up office and went on the tools starting with my own resto, I could barely grip a spanner and I'm not exaggerating. I hoped it would do me good to squeeze into a few wheel arches and use my arms and it did. Maybe you'll go the other way and end up stuck in an office.
It never used to bother me but since i broke my hand i find it quite painfull using a grinder for an extended amount of time Id still preffer a wire wheel on a grinder than sanding a whole cargo floor of rust by hand though
use a taper drift to punch them down, so it forms a shallow bowl around around the hole....fill with seam sealer/bog/silicone....depends how big the hole is....plug weld if you've got a mig....bit overkill, but permenant
It just gives me tingly fingers and highly sensitive finger tips... but not to the extent where I lose strength in my hands!! I've done office jobs, and that fooks my back up from sitting on my ass too much
I had carpel tunnel, tendonitis including double tennis elbow, my shoulders were round my ears and I had the sitting posture of a vulture. I'm in fine fettle now so it worked a treat, I'm 10x as bendy now. Now you have dependents you'll be inclined to work more, I'm just saying keep an eye on your health, from personal experience it's too easy to put it to one side when you have the demands of a growing family to meet. For me it was watch Corrie and Eastenders or nip down the garden and put in a shift. If I did this every evening I could be £1-2K a week better off - hard to resist, but in hindsight a more even work/life balance and less frittering is the way to go.
So finally a couple if updates. Finished sanding the floor and started painting. Ideally I'd liked to have got quite a bit more done up the sides etc. but didn't think it was really required. As we are coming into season I'm just concentrating on getting the cargo area done so I can get floor in, then seat and the rest of the interior. First coat Start of the second coat This has been over the last couple of months, with no garage to work in, its been a bit slow on progress, but getting there.
