Progress is edging ahead rather than surging at the moment.
I’ve learned the following over the weekend:
1) Make sure your router bit is securely held in the chuck else you’ll end up ruining something and having to make it again
2) You can’t paint cellulose paint on with a brush as it dries too quickly
3) Inhalation of cellulose thinners can really take it out of you
From this one should infer that I’ve not been as productive as I would hope over the three day break. I made the tailgate frame. You can see it as the unpainted part on the back of the vehicle. It doesn’t look much but it took the best part of an hour and a half. I got rear axle on and have temporarily mounted the wheels. The steering column is in and all the metal parts are now painted in Smoothrite. I also routed out the radiator grille area and backed it with 6mm board.
Having concluded that I am not prepared to ruin the look of something on which I have spent so long I bought a little noddy compressor and spraygun from Machine Mart on Monday. Sadly the paint gun hisses air whether the trigger is pulled or not so that will have to go back for replacement. :-(
Update on that: Machine Mart didn't have a replacement unit available so I got all the money back and I'm going to simply buy some different paint that is more amenable to being brushed on and use that. Another setback - this is like Chop Shop.
I’ve learned the following over the weekend:
1) Make sure your router bit is securely held in the chuck else you’ll end up ruining something and having to make it again
2) You can’t paint cellulose paint on with a brush as it dries too quickly
3) Inhalation of cellulose thinners can really take it out of you
From this one should infer that I’ve not been as productive as I would hope over the three day break. I made the tailgate frame. You can see it as the unpainted part on the back of the vehicle. It doesn’t look much but it took the best part of an hour and a half. I got rear axle on and have temporarily mounted the wheels. The steering column is in and all the metal parts are now painted in Smoothrite. I also routed out the radiator grille area and backed it with 6mm board.
Having concluded that I am not prepared to ruin the look of something on which I have spent so long I bought a little noddy compressor and spraygun from Machine Mart on Monday. Sadly the paint gun hisses air whether the trigger is pulled or not so that will have to go back for replacement. :-(
Update on that: Machine Mart didn't have a replacement unit available so I got all the money back and I'm going to simply buy some different paint that is more amenable to being brushed on and use that. Another setback - this is like Chop Shop.
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