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It's BIG, Yellow and digs holes! JCB 3CX Project 8 is joining the Tractor Shed
awemawson:
Thanks chaps.
Yes Phil I'd much prefer to set the panels horizontal, but as I'm doing both sides that's not really feasible. All the edges and corners that they would rest on are visible when on the machine.
The paint is an alkyd based machine enamel, and although specified as quick drying it's not quick drying like cellulose paint was where panels were handle-able within minutes. It needs several days to fully cure - manufacturer says 21 days for fully hard but touch dry in 15 minutes.
awemawson:
After lunch I managed to get the (hopefully) LAST top coat on the engine cover panels. I'd been hanging around for a plumber who was coming 'in the morning' only to find he'd been called to an emergency leak at Biggin Hill airport - he should be along later but at least I got my spraying done!
There is one 'droop' but it's small and on the inside - after all any critics need to be able to find something to grouse about !
hermetic:
I put the black on the lathe today, awful colour to spray, reflections and the like, I have to spray with the doors open as I no longer have extraction, all in all it went well, but the paint pigment has clumped (don't know why, its not old)and I had to double filter it, but the second coat went on really well, used 2 spray guns, gravity gun for underneath so the cup didn't get in the way. Much more difficult than the Colchester, which of course was all in pieces!, No matter, it is done now, and I will probably build it up, and then put another coat on the bits I chip!
Phil
awemawson:
I sprayed some black today as well Phil as it happens! Just the chaff guard for the radiator and the top of the air filter and only using a rattle can so cheating really.
Yesterdays yellow is hardening up nicely - looks as though a bit more thinners would have been better and a bit of over spray in places - I may polish it a bit with some 1200 grit wet and dry but I'll experiment on the underside first !
I fitted new M8 captive nuts for the chaff guard and and the bolts retaining the engine cover to the cowl so hopefully the engine cover panels can go on for a trial fit tomorrow to let me adjust the cowl rake angle to suit. But being a Friday we have two couples departing, two couples arriving and a swarm of cleaners needing attention !
awemawson:
So at long last it's all back together. Assembling the two part engine cover hinge in situ was a bit fiddly trying to avoid scratching the new paint, and I did scratch a bit but it's now all there and can be left for several days to fully harden. At that point I'll decide whether to touch up the bits or not.
- so now I need to sort that sand blaster out !
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