26th July - Still painting the bulkhead

Well the steering relay has still not been reassembled. Ideally I need to borrow the correct LR tool or a makeshift equivalent for an hour or so. It is really a PITA without it. I could knock one up but this 2 week vacation has been taken up with decorating and a ton of other necessaries so the LR bits are having to take a back seat.

The big plus is the bulkhead has had it's last coat of Paddocks bronze green and has had a few days to harden off. Now comparing the final colour to the original it is a lot lighter. I have to expect some degradation of the paint finish and colour after 45 years or so but it would be good to know it is correct?

Pics below with a comparison of the old and crumbly b\h finish.




So to find some more info I have placed a few enquiries with both the guys on EMLRA and HVMF ;)

http://www.hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?p=151793#post151793
http://forum.emlra.org/viewtopic.php?t=5854