bongo body work questions

[wonkanoby]

hi

having been inspired by the repaint thread by puma 931 ive descided to rustoleam my van

ive a few questions if any one can help

as im limited in space,one way road sometimes cannot evan park in my own road it may have to be piece meal

1 platic wheel arch trims

my van has these in black and they need to come of as dor sure the rear arches will need a lot of welding

whats envolved in removing them please

2 front wings

I know they bolt on,what i want to know id can they come of alone,ie not removing the front bumper

my plan is to remove,treat what ever horrors i find behind,clean and paint their rears,and fit them back

with a view to painting out side insitu,im trying to break job down in my head to bits i can get done in my 2 days of


thanks

[stuc]

Unfortunately the front bumper does have to come off to remove the wings. You may be able to loosen the ends off and access the bolts but bumper comes off very easy.

[Puma931]

I removed my wings without taking the bumper off. Removed headlights to get to the front bolts and don't forget the bolts near the window screen under the black plastic trim. Good luck with your painting!

[Puma931]

The plastic trim under the arches - I tried unscrewing them but most were cut off with a chisel and I am not sure if I will refit them as I think it is easy to keep clean and free of mud etc. I just wire brushed the inner arches, treated any surface rust and protected it all with black tetroseal.

[Simon Jones]

The wheelarch liners help to keep water out the back of the indicators and stop all the spray getting to the hinge area by the door. If it were me, I'd refit them. If you need any scrivets to refit them with, drop me a message.

[wonkanoby]

cheers....2 new tyres have slowed the painting until i get paid again