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Lastly I picked up a needle gun. I needed something that would help remove the old layers of paint. It was proving very slow trying to sandblast off the postwar applied paint. I tried it out on the front hull and was quite pleased with how fast it was removing paint. This should definitely save time and materials when sandblasting.
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31-05-24, 04:33
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The rear viewing hatch is pretty much all rebuilt. There were two castle nuts on the arm pivot bolts that needed replacing. They had taken a bit of a beating from weather coming in the open hatch over the years. Thankfully I found some matching ones on EBay. Bounce they arrive, the rusted ones will be replaced and cotter pins put in as well.
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31-05-24, 04:46
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Next up is removing the heavy cast antenna cable hole covers. These were used to protect the cable hole in the hull armour. Interestingly when I removed them I discovered yellow paint on the metal under the KG#3 paint. I’m thinking they were shop markings during production of the Otter. There was also the remains of the right side antenna mount that had been ripped off the hull.
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When I removed the left cover I noticed more yellow paint under the layers of green. This time it was painted the numbers 277. After sandblasting I found the hand stamped numbers of 326. I suspect these were done during production but as for why, no idea.
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01-06-24, 14:50
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Jordan, if you’re having trouble with your sandblasting you may have numerous issues.
I’ve yet to see sandblasting fail. Your choice of media for starters. Try a more aggressive grit size. Maybe your compressor isn’t sized to keep up , CFM. Worn out nozzles can also affect the work. Looking good
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01-06-24, 15:09
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Chris.
Even the sandblaster guy said this paint was time consuming. It comes down to, do I spend 20 plus minutes sandblasting off the really hard thick paint or do I spend 5 min with the needle scaler and then 5 min sandblasting. My plan for the big stuff that won’t fit in the cabinet is to now needle scale it then send it off to be blasted.
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01-06-24, 23:53
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Finally got around to making up another engine cart from some scrap lumber. Now the engine can be easily moved around the shop and the transmission can be removed for rebuilding.
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