First Priming Done

No photos I'm afraid but I wanted to report that the first layer of red-oxide primer has been applied to the engine bay. I bought a large bottle of Jenolite rust treatment and one of the application directions was that the surface had to be primed within 12 hours of Jenolite application.

I'd spent the majority of Friday morning grinding out the rust with my electric drill wire brush but a few areas remained, especially where the metal was covered in surface rust, such as the driver's side where the master cylinders had leaked and removed all the paint. I got the worst off, washed the entire engine bay down and treated the remaining rust with several coats of Jenolite, worked into the metal as directed.

While that was drying, I masked up the areas that disn't need to be painted, and checked that every surface was free from dust, water and oil contamination.

The primer went on without any problems and it's been left to dry out properly before I tackle it with the wet and dry.