Hello everyone and welcome to another warm weekend from Quorn. The push on the Palvan continues, with primer being applied and more paint removed simultaneously.
Oliver, Mark and Dan made a start by applying undercoat to the framework that Nick and I prepared on Bank Holiday Monday.
Ernie applied red oxide primer to the west side under frame, and was joined by Oliver and Mark once they’d finished with the undercoat.
Tom was gainfully employed with the needle gun tackling the north end framework and the east side metal work, getting them ready for primer.
Barry and I decided to remove the fuel pump from the Test Car’s generator so it is ready to take for testing or maybe even rebuild. Dan assisted by removing the belt guards and inspection plate to allow the pump to be disconnected from its drive gear. We also cleaned the engine with some degreaser, so its easier for us to see future issues.
Dan finished off by cleaning up the belt guards and applying some etch primer to them.
Nick and I finished off preparing the iron work on the Palvan. Nick scraping and me spending the day applying primer to all the uprights and north headstock.
There is a little bit of needle gunning still to do on the east side, put we are firmly in paint territory, although there will be some keying to do on the glossed woodwork to ready it for a second coat. Thanks for reading!
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