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While I'm waiting on parts and the machine shop I decided to get a little work done on the engine compartment. My painter came over and looked at it and said that the paint that was on there hasn't started to flake or peel in the seven years that I've owned the car, so we should be able to get by with just a good scuff instead of going all the way to bare metal. There's a few areas that will require him to grind out old filler and redo it, but only three or four small areas.
The weather was decent last weekend, so my buddy Gary came over and we went at it with Scotchbrite pads. Took about three hours (and about 12 beers) to do everything, but it came out looking pretty decent.
While we were standing around admiring our work (and finishing the twelve pack) he talked me into pulling the wiper motor for a little cosmetic reconditioning. It's 48 years old and showing it's age, so off it came. Member Rocky_JS is going to take it all apart, blast it clean, paint the motor housing and grease the internals for me. Hopefully that is all he finds when he tears it apart.
Maybe the weather will be warm again soon, and I can get my bodyman back over here to get started on the rough areas.
While I'm waiting on parts and the machine shop I decided to get a little work done on the engine compartment. My painter came over and looked at it and said that the paint that was on there hasn't started to flake or peel in the seven years that I've owned the car, so we should be able to get by with just a good scuff instead of going all the way to bare metal. There's a few areas that will require him to grind out old filler and redo it, but only three or four small areas.
The weather was decent last weekend, so my buddy Gary came over and we went at it with Scotchbrite pads. Took about three hours (and about 12 beers) to do everything, but it came out looking pretty decent.
While we were standing around admiring our work (and finishing the twelve pack) he talked me into pulling the wiper motor for a little cosmetic reconditioning. It's 48 years old and showing it's age, so off it came. Member Rocky_JS is going to take it all apart, blast it clean, paint the motor housing and grease the internals for me. Hopefully that is all he finds when he tears it apart.
Maybe the weather will be warm again soon, and I can get my bodyman back over here to get started on the rough areas.