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Re: A '54 named Busty
so while the tumbler was a tumblin' I was busy myself, though I was supposed to rest my arm
anywho first I wire wheeled them chop sticks that hold the truck to the fenders - please try to hold back your excitement |
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Re: A '54 named Busty
~ WARNING ~
If you are not passionate about headlights and headlight accessories, you may want to skip the next 73 pages! LOL |
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Re: A '54 named Busty
it appears they used much different zip ties back in '54
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Re: A '54 named Busty
gently remove the conduit woven out of only the finest asbestos, don't forget to savor the aroma
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Re: A '54 named Busty
this
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on to the Wire Wheel Of Fortune
oh, almost forgot, original piece is on the left, the one already wire wheeled is on the right, (whaaa haa ha) |
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remember we are not going for perfection since we are going to hit it with some acid next
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ah, a reminder of the good ol' days, when things was made in 'merica...
... by immigrants! hee hee |
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this is 3 days of soaking
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Dunno, bro. Those NBWs (nuts bolts washers) look ok for a fire-and-forget process. Clean enough to paint with Rustoleum after degreasing.
Also, you mentioned that the propane didn't get hot enough for you. You can try MAP gas for the same bernz-o-matic torch. I think it's in yellow bottles. I have both and will try the MAP if I remember and get the chance. I gotta find something I can try to turn red-hot. Maybe on the neighbor's car, but he's home alot now. |
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Re: A '54 named Busty
Love the work on the headlights. Those are looking good.
I tried Evaporust and it didn't work well for me. Hope your arm gets better soon so you can use it and make some real progress! Really, you are moving along very quickly.
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MAPP Gas or Propane - Bernzomatic TS8000 Torch Kit I just ordered mine on Amazon! |
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very pleased with the way the headlight bits are cleaning up, I hit these with a wire brush after I took this pic and got rid of all the remaining hard to reach rust
Fun Level: 0 Last edited by Gregski; 04-26-2020 at 03:56 PM. |
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today I forced myself to tie up all the loose ends and get every part of the front end primered that was going to get eventually painted satin black
as far as the different colors of primer, the gray stuff will be visible like the grille, the brown stuff will not I went this route because I already primed and painted some grille pieces this way and I wanted to repeat the process the same way for the remaining external pieces increasing their chances to match yeah now I realize no one will see those headlight buckets, LOL Last edited by Gregski; 04-26-2020 at 04:24 PM. |
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yup, this process was un ending
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Gregski, here is the pic you requested:
![]() Like I said, its nothing but a palm sander bolted to a paint can (or in my case, an old bondo can). It works way better than the expensive tumbler I have, and cost about 15 bucks to make. My best results come from using a shallow layer of fresh sandblasting sand for a half hour, after which I change the sand and give it another half hour. Here’s what an hour of hillbilly tumbling gets me (these bolts were a rusty, cruddy mess when I started): ![]() I no longer bother with the tumbler. Stephan |
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most of the day was spent repairing the little things that end up on the editors floor and never make it on Overhaulin' ha ha
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you thought I would forget these babies
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I weldered up the corners of the grill base where I chopped and rolled it to give it some strengthtacity
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I caught a second wind and was dying to shoot this SEM undercoating, so I did
was hoping to do both fenders but I only mysteriously had half a can note the spare nozzle and straw I'm not a smart man but I know one thing about undercoating, it is really really good at sticking to stuff you don't want it to stick to, hence the plastic even on this old patina beater of a fender Last edited by Gregski; 05-03-2020 at 09:38 AM. |
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really hard to see the finished product, I am not impressed, it don't look as good as when the shop did the floor on my '68 Mustang, I think I'm gonna give a fresh new can a try on the other fender
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Re: A '54 named Busty
How's the arm? Better I hope.
Parts look good. The undercoat covered, from the pic I can't see the issue. I picked up some HF undercoating/bedliner to do the underside. It sprays with the cheap HF gun. Will give a report if I ever get that far.
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Thanks for asking Rober yes it is recovering and feeling better, I see from your build thread and the "Robo Boot" that you are no stranger to injuries.
Yes please do, I think I am giving up on aerosol undercoating and will stick to roll em on types. |
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