Mac - I don't think I'd get away with a pin up on my car, let alone a tattoo!
Mr T - I guess a "Mystery Machine" paint job would be a tad excessive...
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Odd Jobs Sort of Day...
Excessive Gardening Chores:
As well as moving some stuff for my friends yesterday, I also did some gardening for them!
The path to their house needed pruning so we could carry the boxes in without getting tangled in the weeds!
But there was no escaping the big pile of stuff I needed to finish in my own garden this morning.
Before:
After:
This pile of bags does not even include any of the grass cuttings bags in the before photo.
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Car Work:
After working through a huge list of other domestic chores, I could only do a little bit on the car.
I finished welding the edges of the hand brake panel to the lowered floor pans.
Then I added some fibreglass filler over the join.
I also put some filler on the welding I did to repair the chassis the other day.
The amount of filler used turned out to be a tad excessive, but it will be sanded down smooth (ish) another day.
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Body Work Tools:
A big thank you to
Mac for sorting out a box of goodies for me, that arrived today.
It is basically a beginner's guide to body work and I certainly have a lot to learn.
Given all the "cutting, shutting & filling" work that still lies ahead, I am sure these will get a lot of use.
I know
Mister Towed was also a fan of the long board and his car looks great.
So it only seemed right that I got my first bit of sanding practise in with it.
I started on the filler around the door gap on the passenger side.
I didn't get a chance to finish the work, but I did at least make a difference.
Some bits came out very well, with just a few pin holes to fill.
Other areas are a lot rougher.
But this was an area I didn't really spend too much time on.
Also the door skin profile isn't an exact match to the body shell in this corner.
This was actually my first time using sandpaper attached by velcro and that is a clever trick.
I hope with some more practise I will be able to at least get a "reasonable" finish on the body work.
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I've got to pick my mum up from the airport at 6.20 AM tomorrow.
So not quite sure how the day will pan out, but I hope to at least chip away at a bit more.
Until then, take care, Paul.
