Time for another update.....
After getting sick of seeing the rusty ends of my wiper arms while driving, I decide to sort them. My wiper arms are in good condition, it was just the ends. I also bought a full set of brand new wipers to complete. Wiper blades removed and the wiper arms complete with surface rust:
Flatted the ends off with some 800 grit wet and dry paper, and gave them a touch up of satin black paint:
Fitted the new wiper blades and used Autoglym plastic trim renovator on the wiper arm cowling / scuttle panel. Looking much better:
Also replaced the rear wiper blade, but doesn't look any different, so moving on!
Next I turned my attention to the Enkei Evo wheels, which were missing the Enkei decals from the spokes as per the factory Evo 8. Googled the dimensions of the stickers and ordered a set, but with the Enkei symbol in red to tie in with my red H badges on the centre caps. Googled the Evo 8 wheel too to see where the sticker was placed. Spoke 90 degrees to the valve cap :lol:
Measured up, and stickers applied to all wheels:
And that brings me to today's job. Went out to the garage this morning and took the rear bumper off to have a look at the bodywork condition behind there:
All good aside from the rear bumper bar (common issue). I was tempted to get a new one, but I didn't like the idea of potentially snapping the mounting bolts trying to remove it, so I opted for a refurb. Plus it's still pretty solid and no issue with the mountings etc. Wire brush out and set to work:
Looking better already!
Next I used Hammerite Kurust all over it. I also treated any other bits that needed it and left it for 3 hours to do its thing:
Looking better again....
Next I decided to paint it in Hammerite 'Direct to rust' paint. I would have preferred to do it in black, but I didn't have any. I did however, have some spare silver, so thought I'd use that instead. It'll all be covered by the bumper anyway. Also painted the lower section and the 2 little bumper 'shelf type brackets' at the top:
More than happy with that. Another part of the car sorted!
Next up, I've ordered some trim removal tools in an attempt to remove the rear speaker grills and speakers to gain access and Waxoyl the inner sill cavity where I had the welding done. If I can't do that, it's rear interior out time!
Thanks for reading :smt023