Today I will talk about how I restored the wiper panel.

Henceforth, I will not stretch the story of how I cleaned, primed and painted details over several articles. There is no point in this, I wrote about this in previous articles. Yes, and I think the recovery technology is clear to everyone. Within the framework of the articles, I will share only the body parts of the car themselves.

So, what was the damaged wiper panel like:

Damaged wiper panel - inside view from above

Damaged wiper panel - inside view from below

Damaged wiper panel - outside top view

Damaged wiper panel - outside view from below

I cleaned the soot from it and began to primer. First, I applied an acid primer HB BODY 960. I wrote about all the materials used in this article.

Acid primed wiper panel - outside top view

Acid primed wiper panel - outside view from below

Acid primed wiper panel - inside top view

Acid primed wiper panel - inside middle view

Acid primed wiper panel - inside bottom view

Then primer-filler HB BODY 634.

Wiper panel with filler primer - inside top view

Wiper panel with filler primer - inside view in the middle

Wiper panel with filler primer - inside view from below

Wiper panel with filler primer - outside top view

Wiper panel with filler primer - outside view from below

I applied anti-gravel to the inside of the panel. I had two bottles left - HB BODY 950 and HB BODY 951. In the bottle with 950 anti-gravel was on the bottom, I splashed a little, and that's it. The rest, what was not "got" by the tube of the gun for anti-corrosion materials, was poured into a cylinder 951. I shook it a few times and finished processing it. Made the anti-gravel more liquid to lay flat. To get the right consistency, I added a regular degreaser to the anti-gravel.

Anti-gravel HB BODY 951

Here's what happened in the end.

Wiper panel with anti-gravel applied - inside top view

Wiper panel with anti-gravel applied - inside middle view

Wiper panel with anti-gravel applied - inside top view

The next day, after the anti-gravel had dried, I went to grind the filler primer. I used P320 abrasive, P180 soft foam blocks, and at the very end of sanding finished the surface with P600 sandpaper.

Sandpaper P320

Sanded wiper panel - outside top view

Sanded wiper panel - outside view in the middle

Sanded wiper panel with light reflection

After that I started painting. First, I applied HB BODY 970 insulating primer once. Well, as usual, the primer lay in drops. I have already written about this and have already concluded that the low air temperature is to blame.

Thermometer with readings of air temperature during painting

Then he applied the base enamel and varnished it. The varnish at this temperature also spreads reluctantly, dries for a long time and gives smudges.

Wiper panel with lacquer - outside top view

Wiper panel with varnish - view from the outside in the middle

Wiper panel with varnish - outside view from below

That's all. In the next article I will talk about the restoration of doors.

Until next articles.