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What have you done today with your Austin Seven
"Stripping back to bare metal was not the original plan but once you start....

It all started when I found rust under the previous black paint and so decided it had to come off to see what was there.

I started with gel paint stripper (poly strip), then a pressure washer, then a combination of wire brush wheels, flap discs, scourer disks and lots of elbow grease.

When I thought it was done I cleaned it with grease and wax cleaner, then wiped over some phosphoric acid, wiped it off, then cleaned it all again. Tommorow it will get a coat of etch primer.

The main ingredient is the elbow grease!

Andrew "

Thank you, Andrew. So it's off to Screwfix for some elbow grease, if they have any in.

Regards,

Jamie.
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