Panther black Puma from Prague

yippeekiay · Sep 22, 2023

Shame you scratched the steering column shroud - YES...I spotted it!!!!

Otherwise nice job

MerthO · Sep 22, 2023

Damn it, I hoped this would go unnoticed! I unfortunately lost concentration with a file in hand. Luckily it is not so visible, if you don’t look closely. But I have some more work to do!

yippeekiay said:
Shame you scratched the steering column shroud - YES...I spotted it!!!!

Otherwise nice job

MerthO · Sep 27, 2023

Haven’t done much on the Puma lately, but I had the spare wheel tray media blasted and then had it sprayed with black zinc phosphate coating. So now there is no more rusty metal lurking from under the rear bumper!

I have also washed the underbody and wheel wells of the car and treated all the spots, where surface rust started to show, with a wire brush and rust-killer and then sprayed them and other exposed bits of the underbody with underbody wax. I unfortunately forgot to take any photos, so you will have to believe my words, that the car is still luckily pretty rust free. I did this just as a precaution and preparation for the upcoming winter.

EDIT: I found two photos I took of the car on the lift after I washed the underbody and the left front wheel well

Dolomite16v · Sep 28, 2023

Did the same job on my Puma recently, well worth doing

MerthO · Oct 24, 2023

Not much going on with the Puma lately. I have been busy with school and work and I had to do some work on my girlfriend's Skoda Fabia.

Also the weather is starting to be a little bit cold to work on the car outside. So at least I took my gear stick and handbrake lever covers to be reupholstered since I have found some tears on them. I am extremely pleased with the result! The guy at the local upholstery shop had a look at the interior to get the right color of the material to match the dashboard. I guess this was one of the last jobs I have done on the car this year, if something urgent doesn't come up (hope not!). Only thing left is switching to winter tires.