November weekend

While I was trying to begin with the rubbers and seals of the Eriba,
I couldn't help letting my 20-months-old nephew play inside the caravan.
All is child-dimensioned there, so he felt better than at home!

He tried to dismantle everything inside...

On Sunday I helped Silvia with her KG...
Caution! Work in Progess!

Rust is already eating the pan here, so we just sanded the whole thing...

We opted to stop the rusting process for now, putting a black antirust gel by Saratoga, applied with a paintbrush. Not for show. But I'm sure it will be fine for a while.


In the meantime the winter recovery for a pair of VWs is almost ready:

Bed work...

The bed had been sprayed several times from previous owners during the years, but these couldn't stop hungry rust continuosly eating everywhere. Unfortunately some little holes are already present. First I removed the various layers of old paint.

I used a strong paint-stripper. This was the result. Romantic...

Let's see some less romantic details...

Then I used a metallic brush rotating on the drill.

At this point I put a layer of Remox (a deoxidizer) using a brush. I let it work for an hour, then I removed it with water.

After filling holes in an unorthodox way, I sprayed an antirust.

On Sunday I sprayed Max Meyer filler on the bed and other parts, and prepared the rest for final paint.


With my body I was at home working on the doka, but with the mind all the weekend at the seaside...

More body work and turn / tail lights

Front non definitive work:

Left back corner:

Left side: still some work to make it straight.

Inside I began removing paint and surface rust:

Side turn signals are needed in Italy, so I bought a pair of Hella from Maggiolino Restore.

I bought also a pair of orange/red tail light from an Austrian guy, to pass the 'collaudo', the Italian MOT inspection. Original from Hella.

Spraying Max Meyer anti-rust

Today I sprayed some parts with Max Meyer anti-rust. Other parts need more work to become straight before spraying. I'm enough satisfied with the result. This is my first time for this kind of things...