When I had the car media blasted, almost two years ago, I had them shoot black epoxy primer to protect the bare metal
from rust. Since then we've done a lot of cutting, welding, rust repair, fabrication, etc and exposed a lot of
steel. Since I'm getting serious about installing all the wiring and EV components, I figured now would be a
good time to re-prime all those exposed areas, before they become difficult to get to.
I didn't want to stall the goal of driving the car within the next two weeks so I took a day off work and
disassembled the wiring in the trunk area, the cooling pipes, the A/C, power steering, and brake booster so that I
could shoot some paint. This, along with prep and masking took the better part of a day so I ended up shooting
the epoxy primer late at night. At least now everything is protected.
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| All but the outer edges seam-sealed and everything primed
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| Now that most of the drilling, cutting, and welding is
done, it is good to have it all sealed up |
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| The new floor pan repairs, etc. are all black now |
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| Rocker repairs were already coated inside, but now the
outside is protected too |
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| Dent repairs and US side marker and bumper hole fills are
now primed |
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| While I had the paint and gun out, I primed the brake
booster support (the fluglehorn) and other bits in the engine compartment |
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| I also shot the rear battery rack parts while I was at it
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