Primer!

Grinding finished! Rear surface of the cross member took half an hour tops, came up really smooth with no rust at all. Bottom surface was a bit quicker, but a good few awkward spots around the mounts for the tow bar.

The top surface is definitely much harder to get at, and didn't get much attention as I was worried I'd damage the aluminium panels around it so I left it alone for now, its not too bad anyway.

You can really see the state of door here, there's no underside to it where water has got in and just sat inside it.

Masking up was the next job, taking care the edges where accurate. Harder than it sounds, and I relived my hatred for masking tape. Rest of it was a bit of a sloppy job, but as long as there are no gaps its not doesn't have to look great.

Primer went on easy, using smooth strokes you get a nice even coat. Last job left is to pull the masking tape off, but going to let it dry a bit first.

Next job, while this dries for 24 hours, is the get the tow bar brackets and rear corner protectors ground down and primed as well

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