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« Reply #9495 on: May 09, 2017, 10:45:42 PM » |
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Time to go home.
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« Reply #9496 on: May 10, 2017, 09:47:39 PM » |
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Looking good Andy , you have a decent light in the garage no excuse to not work into the small hours , ha forgot you get up a silly o clock to start work , god i dont miss those days at all
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« Reply #9497 on: May 11, 2017, 01:13:50 PM » |
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Yeah, got a rechargable LED lamp. Unfortunately it doesn't give me any warning that it's about to run out, just suddenly plunges me into darkness, usually when I'm laying under the Pop with tools everywhere.
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« Reply #9498 on: May 11, 2017, 03:34:26 PM » |
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same type we use at work, doing van checks in middle of winter at 5am and then darkness!!!!! lol
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« Reply #9499 on: May 21, 2017, 09:40:32 PM » |
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You skiving off Andy 10 days and no update as to how long before its on the road
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« Reply #9500 on: May 22, 2017, 01:33:05 PM » |
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Nope -been in the garage until late evening most nights lately. I've discovered my garage area's the favourite place for the local lads to sit in their cars & smoke weed late at night. That doesn't bother me, but I draw the line at having to listen to their techno garage music at full volume, so I lock up & go home if they arrive.
Not much to report at the moment. I'm scrubbing rust off the chassis & painting it with rust killer, then flatting that back & painting it with red oxide. Then flatting that ready to paint gloss black. Only brush painted, but I'll get it as smooth as I can. Ideally, I'd still like to run it with no bed at all, but the wooden one sits flat on top of the chassis, rather than hanging over it like the steel one does, so it's all on show.
I'm also scrubbing 30 years of rust, paint & oil off the back axle & painting that the same.
So slow, tedious work, but worth it in the end.
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« Reply #9501 on: May 22, 2017, 06:33:45 PM » |
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A gorgeous Summer's evening, & where am I?
I really need a new hobby.
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« Reply #9502 on: May 22, 2017, 06:34:48 PM » |
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« Reply #9503 on: May 22, 2017, 07:23:33 PM » |
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My neighbour opposites son used to play techno on his "decs", all well and good but he did it loud with the bedroom windows open. Tha base was just loud enough to get in your head - but guess what the thing that really annoyed me was the gaps between the thud thud bits! I found myself subconciously holding my breath all the time! It usually didn't take very long for me to get very grumpy indeed...
But he grew out of it eventually.
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« Reply #9504 on: May 22, 2017, 07:27:43 PM » |
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Yeah, I've turned into that grumpy old bloke we laughed at when I was a teenager!
Why do they always insist on opening the windows & inflicting their cr*p taste in music on the rest of us? Surely, if you want it so loud it permanently damages your hearing, you'd close all the windows to keep the sound in?
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« Reply #9505 on: May 24, 2017, 06:27:42 PM » |
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A lovely Summers day here today -so I spent it in the garage, painting the back end of the chassis.
This has had 2 coats of Fertan rust killer, as well as spraying as much of the inside of the chassis rails as I could reach, 2 coats of red oxide zinc primer & now a coat of Hammerite garage door paint. I hate normal Hammerite -not a patch on what it used to be & never goes on well. This was recommended by a car restoration mate though. It flows out much better & self levels to a certain extent. Nice glossy finish, but bleeds back from edges. I'll give it a day to harden, then flat back the runs & brush marks & give it a second coat.
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« Reply #9506 on: May 24, 2017, 06:33:49 PM » |
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« Reply #9507 on: May 24, 2017, 06:36:38 PM » |
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I thought it was a perfect day for painting, but the moment I started, the pub next door had it's weekly beer delivery, then 2 different bin lorries arrived to empty their bins, then a delivery to the Co-Op next door -all chucking dust & grit everywhere. Thanks guys  |
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« Reply #9508 on: May 24, 2017, 06:39:45 PM » |
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amazing how a coat of paint changes it.
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« Reply #9509 on: May 24, 2017, 06:40:54 PM » |
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As I finished, the wind changed direction & blew insects & fluffy Dandelion type seeds over from the neighbour's garden. *sigh*
Fortunately, I need to flat it back tomorrow to get rid of some runs & brush marks anyway, then will give it a second coat.
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