Just a quick update, filled in all the cracks and the big hole and I’ve left it for 2 days before sanding with 100 then 600 wet and dry. Looking really good and it passed the finger test. Bought some Hycote primer and the Fiat 249. The primer’s gone on today, with probably 5 coats. I’ll let it harden for 24 hours before sanding if tomorrow. Quite happy with the progress so far.
All primer coats have been finished, probably 15 thin coats in total. It’s not perfect but not too bad. 24 hours now for it to harden before starting the top coats. 
Thanks for the kind words Rob 👍 My problem is I lack patience, so to have done everything in sensible stages and left stuff to harden and cure properly has been the secret. I really took my time with the filler sanding. Forgot to take pictures of that stage but it took me a while to get it right. Final stages now and will really take my time with layering up the top paint coat. I’ll probably try to get the cover back on this weekend, weather permitting.
Getting to the business end of the project. Layered around 10 coats of the paint and it’s looking smooth but a little dull. So ordered some lacquer today to give it a nice finish. Will let the paint cure now for 24 hours before the final few coats of lacquer. 
Does anyone know of the ‘adhesive’ that’s used under the steps of the fairing? Basically being used to stick the cover to the A frame. When I took the cover off it had a malleable gum-like substance that I was able to scrape off. Felt a little like industrial blutack. I was going to use gripfill as a replacement but I wonder if that would be too rigid.
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