Word.
Once I got the paint on it became clear that I did not do a great job, so when it dried, I had to sand it down a bit and try again.
Fail x 2 = D'oh!
Dirt and dust got on the finish on the second try; It was too windy to be painting outdoors.
Sigh...
I will try again next weekend.
This weekend I also continued the slog through small bits, such as these side curtain screws. It is difficult to tell from the crappy quality of the iPhone camera, but they are quite shiny; when I started they were crusty. From shiny to crust = good.
Also, I'm missing one of these, and I know why. The captive nuts that these things screw into are welded to the inner top of the doors; one nut is missing. That will be yet another thing to add to the body work portion of this project.
And on the subject of body work, I took an awl around the car yesterday and poked at some bubbled-paint areas in the usual rot spots for old cars. Some spots were solid, but others went straight through! Crap; more body work; awl wrong, man!
Another piece I am beginning work on is the bracket for the windscreen washer bottle. I'm looking for another painting project to get some practice on and this seemed like a good candidate. It is pretty crusty as the photo below shows.
After some sanding, the bracket is beginning to look pretty good (note the new vise!). Some minor corrosion, but nothing to worry about.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention how stoked I am about my new tool case!! I was a good boy and got a generous Sears gift card for Xmas from the misses.
And so onward I go, cleaning, painting, screwing up paint jobs, sanding, repainting, etc.
I'm enjoying every minute of it.
