Red Nineteen Project Log 22 - 25th June 2006

The last log for the weekend - 12 logs in a week!

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^ A tip for those who don't already know - don't mix up too much filler! I put a huge dollup into my mixing tray, added the hardener and after covering one side of the fascia, the rest of the filler had hardened in the tray! So I mixed a little at a time from then on...

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^ The fascia after a few minutes with the orbital to smooth the edges out...

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^ I spent about 45 minutes with the orbital and wet/dry paper - to get a perfectly smooth finish. Here I am rinsing off all the dust prior to wet/dry.

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^ And here is the fascia finished. The sanding is sooo smooth and the original fascia has bonded so well to the acrylic - the 2 pieces have literally become one.

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^ I left it to dry for a few minutes after using the wet/dry paper.

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^ A close-up of the edges. There's no visible gap between the two pieces now, at all.

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^ Each of the 4 corners have been rounded using the orbital too.

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^ Another shot - you cannot feel any variations either on the sides.

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^ One final shot of the naked red acrylic - wave goodbye!

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^ I happened to have a small amount of primer left from Project Pink PC, so decided to give it a shot.

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^ It's only a thin layer to start and I've run out now.

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^ It looks like one whole piece, not two glued together anymore.

There we go. I hope it gives everyone, who were confused about the fascia, a better idea now. I've got to go and purchase some new paint this week, including a darker primer. But it gives you a better idea of how it will turn out now!