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1996 Mazda Bongo Camper
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Yeah, they look better than the matt black or chrome versions you'd see. I'm re-spraying the wipers and front grill anyway myself so was thinking could do arch covers while I'm at it. I might get a rough quote to repair & respray arches first but I can't see it being less than a few hundred, or am I way off??
The previous owner had a carport and it was pretty much blister free when I got it. If it's not under cover/in a shed, any small chips or marks seem to brown over/rust fairly quick.
I've a side awning tent that uses the figure of eight fitting - but it marks the roof gutter, so I've these really small little brown marks showing up. Not sure how to tackle them.
Re: your arches deteriorating quick - The inner arches do build up a lot of soil/muck inside the lip, I'd usually clear it out by hand otherwise it's only speeding up the rust. And I have a tin of thick car wax that I smear a good covering over the outside arch that seems to help.
Polishing and Waxing the whole van also seems to keep things at bay. I'm getting this on Thursday...
http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=53659
Always wanted one, just so I can make my own mind up whether they're as bad as I hear
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Sir Liamalot wrote: »Two small bottles! :pac:
You'll be grand. I go though 2-3 litres a year!
He wouldn't post the bigger ones! I'd say it'll be loads anyway.
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Not meaning to highjack your thread at all Simona1986, but this might be of interest to yourself or others with a Bongo.
Got to have a go at sorting out some surface rust on my own Bongo. There were a few small areas that were bothering me - the rain gutter, the rear arches and the tailgate.
I got the Vactan on Sir Liamalot's recommendation - it was very easy to use, so thanks for that (and I've loads left
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Used a wire brush set to get off any blisters around the van, and then used a small kids paint brush to apply. Did three to four coats all over and it already looks miles better.
Going to order some touch-up paint, not willing to chance a DIY spray.. well maybe the tailgate, but we'll see.
While I was at it, I removed the front grill and gave that a spray. Did this and the wiper arms before when I first got the van and it made a huge difference.
DOE last week, road trip tomorrow with the kids and sleeping out in it on Saturday. Roll on the summer!0 -
judgefoozle wrote: »Not meaning to highjack your thread at all Simona1986, but this might be of interest to yourself or others with a Bongo.
By all means!
I ordered the Vactan myself, have to collect it from Parcel Motel on the way home tonight.
Like you, I also made a start on the rust treatment. Mine looks a lot worse than yours but most of it is DIYable:
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judgefoozle wrote: »
How are you planning to paint?
I just went whole hog and decided to paint the whole van.
I'm using this technique: http://wiki.club8090.co.uk/index.php/Bodywork_and_Glass_Roller_painting
It took us about 3 full days to do the body work:
Filling all the spots where there had been rust and sanding smooth where we'd filled or had welding done...
And keying the existing paint...
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It looked pretty poor after one coat - patchy in places:
Because of this, I didn't do any flatting back before applying the second coat.
Currently looking like this:
It looks great from a distance but up close it is quite orange peely and there are one or two patches where it's still a bit patchy.
I plan on doing the first flatting back this weekend and then adding another coat of paint if I've time. Then I'll give it another week or so before flatting and doing a final coat, then flat again and polish - hopefully giving a good finish. I've a bit of clean up to do here and there and then will probably spray the front grille black as it will be hard to match the colour perfectly. After two full coats of the van I've hardly used half of a 2.5l can!0 -
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