Exuptoy
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Peed off seeing a rusty streak down the roof of my Bay I took off the roof rack to see if it was salvageable. These things are £270 so I’m not being tight, but money is money.
First thing was to remove the slats that were flaky, and disassemble the frames.
The wood looked shot, but a couple of minutes on a linishing belt found it to be hardwood, (teak I think) so that will clean up.
Taking apart the upper frame saw one of the tubulars rotted out and it snapped off.
I priced up a new set of four and they were £60 for the set in 1/2” tube but the radius was tighter than standard so I thought I’d try to turn a 1/2” stub with a step on both ends to push inside to strengthen any repair.
Which I pushed inside then welded up and linished back.
I also left a step on the outside end to help hold things together. It has sockets to slide over the joints which are retained by grub screws so this isn’t strictly required but it’s belt and braces.
Time to clean it all up and get some primer on the bits.
First thing was to remove the slats that were flaky, and disassemble the frames.
The wood looked shot, but a couple of minutes on a linishing belt found it to be hardwood, (teak I think) so that will clean up.
Taking apart the upper frame saw one of the tubulars rotted out and it snapped off.
I priced up a new set of four and they were £60 for the set in 1/2” tube but the radius was tighter than standard so I thought I’d try to turn a 1/2” stub with a step on both ends to push inside to strengthen any repair.
Which I pushed inside then welded up and linished back.
I also left a step on the outside end to help hold things together. It has sockets to slide over the joints which are retained by grub screws so this isn’t strictly required but it’s belt and braces.
Time to clean it all up and get some primer on the bits.
