I was pressure washing the wings and other bits in the garden and the underside of the bonnet came up so nicely and showed all the original overspray that I decided I could touch up the black paint on the steel frame of it too.
I've included some original shots (after the cup brush) to show the green overspray originally went as far as covering the two horizontal parts of the frame, including the small bracket the spring-latch is threaded into. I haven't re-produced that when I've painted the steel frame, but if and when I spray the bonnet as part of a re-spray in the future I will!
Note this is a blade bonnet but it does not have a full size bonnet "strike" bracket that bolts onto the frame like other S2 bonnets do, just a small one welded to the frame under the spring latch.
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| After a pressure wash and cup brush on the steel frame the original overspray is clear |
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| Over spray went straight over the some of the frame bottom sides and centre |
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| Over spray went right along the top of the frame too |
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| Tidy! |
I think it looks tidy now, and I took the spring latch apart and degreased that and straightened it out so the bonnet latches nice and tight now too.
I've also cleaned up and am painting the mudshields but I'll just show those when the wings eventually go back on.
Next job is the other dumb iron rebuild.
