On Saturday we went to pick up our campervan (Lily) from the farm where she is stored. Having been pretty busy for the previous few months, we hadn’t seen or used her since last September. Expecting the worst, we went armed with jump leads and a tow rope – needless to say – we didn’t need either, she started with the first turn of the key.
Upon inspection it became evident that the long winter days and nights out in an open field were starting to take their tole, severe rust had set in under the windows and in many of the panel seams. Having never done any body shop DIY before, I seen it as a major challenge, another string to the bow if you like, and set about having a go myself.
I spent the whole weekend grinding, filling, priming, spraying and finally t-cutting. There wasn’t enough time left to do the waxing and polishing, maybe next weekend. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves – no close ups. Sam meanwhile gave the inside a full valet.
She is not near finished, I am working on her each night until it gets dark. We are away camping for Easter weekend, so we have a few weeks. Once all the t-cutting is finished, I’ll give her a good wax and polish – more on that next weekend no doubt.
