21st March 2020
Trying to get everything ready for painting
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| Almost ready for the paint shop ! |
good progress !
Saturday, 21 March 2020
0016 Lots of painting and sanding
0016 Lots of painting and sanding
21st March 2020
Trying to get everything ready for painting
It has been a really busy couple of weeks as I am trying hard to get everything ready for painting. In order to save money and time, I am trying to have everything primed and rubbed down with 600 wet & dry and masked off so that when I move it to the spray painters they spend less time (and money !) having to do the preparation work, and can just get on with the spraying. But I see how the costs of spray painting quickly mount - The painting itself is the easy bit - It is the preparation of the car that takes so long. And there are so many nooks and crannies, as well as the body shell, plus the 8 panels that all need rubbing down - It sometimes seems like an endless task. But I think I am making
good progress !
21st March 2020
Trying to get everything ready for painting
good progress !
Sunday, 1 March 2020
0015 Is anything ever easy ?
0015 Is anything ever easy ?
Sunday 1st March 2020
When nothing seems to go right !
The last 2 weeks have been extremely frustrating. As I have mentioned before, I believe, I am only
pretending to be a mechanic - Underneath I am still just someone with an inquisitive mind who is willing to have a go. As a result, when some of the more "difficult" mechanical skills are required, I am often left floundering. With the Healey it was somewhat easier because the car was mostly located in Classic Car Clinic with their expert mechanics, so when an issue came up that stretched my knowledge, I had them to fall back on, and often they were able to even help me do the job. Another issue is age !! My strength is not what it was, so often difficult bolts are hard to undo, and additionally, as I do not have a hoist, my car is at floor level, and much of my day is spent getting down on the floor and then up again repeatedly (often to get a spanner I forgot !), so at the end of the day I am exhausted. As a result of this, I decided to have a few days sitting inside the car doing the wiring - It may have been less physically exhausting, but since I am even less proficient as an auto electrician than I am as a mechanic, it would prove to be mentally exhausting instead !
Sunday 1st March 2020
When nothing seems to go right !
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| The wiring is a problem ! |
pretending to be a mechanic - Underneath I am still just someone with an inquisitive mind who is willing to have a go. As a result, when some of the more "difficult" mechanical skills are required, I am often left floundering. With the Healey it was somewhat easier because the car was mostly located in Classic Car Clinic with their expert mechanics, so when an issue came up that stretched my knowledge, I had them to fall back on, and often they were able to even help me do the job. Another issue is age !! My strength is not what it was, so often difficult bolts are hard to undo, and additionally, as I do not have a hoist, my car is at floor level, and much of my day is spent getting down on the floor and then up again repeatedly (often to get a spanner I forgot !), so at the end of the day I am exhausted. As a result of this, I decided to have a few days sitting inside the car doing the wiring - It may have been less physically exhausting, but since I am even less proficient as an auto electrician than I am as a mechanic, it would prove to be mentally exhausting instead !
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