Some chafing pictures:
First the top edge of the scuttle:
The touch up (a Fiat yellow) is a closer match than it looks here, but you'll see in the next picture why it doesn't matter.
My solution after a bit of head scratching is a leather patch on both sides. We'll see how that goes. Secured with double sided tape.
Here's the body under the doors:
This is not uncommon, and you need to check your car regularly here, although my Roadster doesn't chafe here at all.
The door bottoms were also down to the alloy, here I've blobbed some etch primer on, before top coating. You can get away with taking liberties down here because it doesn't show. It's not worth too much effort either if it continues to chafe.
This next one shows the sealant on the bulkhead, which I've now tidied up.
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The underside is a mixture. The floors are almost pristine, having been undersealed by the factory, and have remained shiny and black. This must be because road spray stays under the wings. The wings need some serious TLC.
This picture is the nearside , showing some spattering, but also shows the limitations of factory applied underseal, (which extends into the spare wheel well - must be applied with the wheel removed because it's comprehensively black inside).
The sump is well tucked out of harms way............
I've added neoprene corners for the wheel to sit on, but you get the black picture clearly here:
This is what happens to the edge of the rear wing on pebbly roads after 12k miles:
I've treated it for now but it needs more work. The other side is not so bad because the exhaust offers some protection.
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The door bottoms are sorted for now......with extra rubber seals, and I've reset the latch on one side.
But before I get serious with the body I need to see if the chafing continues, so after some experimentation with clear 3m, some electrical tape has covered it for now:
There was also some chafing on the drivers seat:
But the Furniture Clinic kit has sorted it. I'm a real fan of this:
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More to follow...................
