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<<< Previous Instalment
20th May 2005
The steering wheel was badly cracked and in need of some major repair. This section has had the cracked pieces removed and has been bead blasted clean to give the epoxy good grip

 
After much research on the web for a good strong epoxy putty for the repair POR Putty was the strongest and the easiest to work with. You just knead the two parts together and you have 30-60minutes to work it into shape.
This is the above picture after the repair. I found that a file and wet and dry was the best for the final shape up as the product sets extremely hard
The wheel also had hairline cracks running all the way around, so I decided to key out sections with the Dremel tool stabilizing the cracks with epoxy.
I wasn’t in much hurry with this repair and found myself sitting in front of the Television over several nights moulding epoxy into the cracks. The steering wheel was then given a coat of Flexi Primer, then a coat of 2k Primer Filler and then top coated with High Gloss Black 2k.
It is the first time I have used 2k paint and the result was fantastic. I do have an Iwata Spray gun but it was too  big to play around with on this small Job. So I purchased one of the mini  touch up guns from PPC in Sydney and was most impressed with its               performance.
12th July I took a week of work to sand blast the car here are my friends Paul & Graham helping me lift the car onto a float
All loaded and ready to go !
I had always intended in doing as much as I could myself and that included sandblasting the chassis.
I may have taken on a bit too much here as I had problems with the Air supply and it took me two days to finish.
On the second day I had an accident whilst stepping off the draw bar on the trailer. I got my jean cuff caught on the jockey wheel knob and fell to the ground receiving a compound fracture to my wrist and a night in hospital. This will slow me right up for next couple of months
My friends all chipped in and got the car back to my place ready for paint. The blasting came up great, no distortion. I must have of got all the rust as I only one had piece that blew through. It was only the size of a 5 cent coin.
It makes such a big difference once all the surface rust and paint is removed.
Just like New!

 
We had to clean the surface with Prepsol before the second coat as the ilmenite may have had some silicone in it causing fish eyes or It may have come from the brake and clutch lines as the previous owner was using silicon hydraulic fluid.
The next step is to do one more body panel fit up to make sure it all fits up correctly and then to paint the chassis back to the original colour (Healey Blue)
Just thoought I would would send you a couple of pic's of the Healey Chassis. These shots are of the tie coat over the Por15. The chassis looks fanatastic and I can't wait to get some colour on it. Next month I will send you update 3 for your site.
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