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JJ

Cheers matey, appreciate it

No probs - I’m loving getting into this Volvo

JJ

So in my 30min lunch break I did a bit more work on the rusty section - just sanded and refilled the metal epoxy

https://i.imgur.com/aW6Tqsol.jpg

Another sand, some primer and a hint of body colour then I’ll cover with the new trim panels I bought from Ashley’s classics & Retros and the clips I got off eBay

Should look ok and what’s more important, limit any further rusting


The other thing I fixed was the seatbelt warning sign. It was half working when I collected it but not recently

I love it so much - massive flashbacks to dad’s 740GL

A load of electrical contact cleaner down then gap and a cotton bud and some jiggling of the seatbelt and it’s working - wahoo.

JJ

That'll want cutting out and fresh metal welding in eventually, but you've helped slow it down with that work!

cheers

James

Yeah 100%

Unfortunately it is across 2 panels, one of which is the rear wing which is huge

So someone I’ve spoken to who is breaking Volvos knows that before the shell goes to be crushed, i want a cut out across those 2 panels :)

But yes it looks (and is) a bodge to protect everything underneath for now.

I hope fixing the seating of the rear boot rubber will help

JJ

So did some more work on the rust area today - again it’s just a rough fox short term :)


So gave the area a really aggressive sand and got some shape onto it

https://i.imgur.com/emTjsFRl.jpg

Masked an area

https://i.imgur.com/f03MYu9l.jpg

Then a few coats of black primer (I used a hair drier between each coat as I only had half hour for lunch)

Then 2 coats of body colour using the hair dryer between

https://i.imgur.com/AksoMfyl.jpg

It’s now drying properly

JJ

https://i.imgur.com/B6D1wVjl.jpgDoesn’t look too bad tbh

https://i.imgur.com/xKaO0g4l.jpg




JJ

Pretty sure the one we picked up at the weekend has been repaired in that area, but I am guessing not by the person we purchased it from, but a previous one. It is an OK job on ours, but not the best really...

I could have (and will) do it way better in the future if the car stays with me :)

JJ