The bonnet and doors needed some touch up on the glue lines between the inner and outer panels. Some filling and sanding was require to bring the joints to an acceptable finish.
I had a piece of body that had been cut out with the black gel coat on it so I took it to the local auto paint store and had the colour matched and might I say they got it spot on. I primed all the repairs including the side and vent areas and painted them in the matching black.
With the touch ups done, I started to polish the body and the more I got into it the more correction I had to do, no wonder painters charge a fortune, the hours required are staggering. This task still requires some work so I will post some pics when completed. It was about this time that I decided I will have the car painted professionally by Sime at Paintwerks in Moorabbin because the Cobra is just worth the extra TLC.
I have also installed the insulation under the bonnet and the scoop with a high heat resistant reflective fibre glass matting. Using the same Selleys 401 Industrial adhesive I used on the fire wall, I spread an ample layer of adhesive on the bonnet making sure that no thick patches were there as this can be seen in the matting. It takes a while to get it right and you have to work fast using a roller to push the adhesive around. I used a $2 Aldi pie edge decorator to push the matting into the edges of the bonnet, the edger has 2 decorative wheels and a blade type wheel that gave a nice sharp edge. Same with the scoop, I just forced the mat into the adhesive and trimmed the edges.
With the insulation in place, I finished off the edging with some rubber U channel which gave it a nice touch. The coffee cups were enough to hold the rubber in place while the adhesive dried.
That will do for tonight, I will have some more progress pick soon.
Cheers
Russell
