Hot again today but below 30C so I was able to repair the steel frame of the forward-facing, bulkhead-mounted large entance vestibule window by welding in a new strip along the bottom. This had rotted due to its contact with the aluminium beading that runs horizontally below the two windows on the front bulkhead. Hopefully I shall be able finish preparing the window and paint it tomorrow.
Window frame in process of being stripped
Close-up of welded repair to window frame.
Owing to the extremely hot weather (37C yesterday and 40C today in the garden) little has been achieved apart from stripping paint from some of the panels that will need to be replaced as part of the entrance vestibule refurbishment. This included the surrounding inner panels for the forward large window and the beading and side panels adjacent to the the entrance door. I noted that the door hinge is chrome but has been overpainted with black paint which is easily removed.
Stripped and prepared the panel that fits below the large window in the bulkhead in front of the entrance vestibule. This, and the window, needs to be refitted before the outer cladding of the pillar can be fitted. There was minor corrosion of this panel along the lower edges where it abutted various steel components. All the edges of the panel have been treated with waxoyl to slow down further corrosion. The panel is otherwise undamaged so good to be reused.