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03-01-2016, 09:57 PM | #1 |
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Restoring small parts can be fun too
Sometimes I get just as much enjoyment from cleaning up the little bits and pieces as I do from getting the big jobs done.
This accel pedal was grimy and rusty. A little degreasing, Followed by a medium-to-fine wire wheel Then 3 days in my bucket o' vinegar... Total time spent, maybe an hour? I like that it has the original metal finish and is not textured by sandblasting. Plus I didn't want grit in the tube that rotates on the cross bar. image.jpg |
03-02-2016, 09:14 AM | #2 |
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Re: Restoring small parts can be fun too
Nice Job! I'm geting ready to do a pedel also. I will do it the same way.
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03-02-2016, 11:57 AM | #3 |
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Re: Restoring small parts can be fun too
My truck, which I've owned since 1986, has been SLOWLY worked on since that time ( kids, house, medical, etc.. ) and I basically have done the same. Take the best candidate and cleaned, primed and repainted it. Let it dry for a while, then put it away in a plastic bag or newspaper. I am putting it together slowly as time and funds permit. I have 2 tall parts bins like in the dealerships packed with done parts. May I live long enough to assemble and drive it!
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03-02-2016, 07:02 PM | #4 |
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Looks good Scott!,Barry,If i lived down the road, i would be over there getting your truck done! LOL Ken
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03-02-2016, 07:50 PM | #5 |
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Re: Restoring small parts can be fun too
Every small thing you finish adds up to a finished vehicle. That's how I did mine.
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03-02-2016, 08:47 PM | #6 |
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03-03-2016, 06:42 PM | #7 | |
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My wife kept reminding me that it was "on her side", she has been good about this whole project but I get the evil eye about the hood being NEAR the washer/dryer. This spring it will be gone, I promise. Scott I have a soda master attachment on my TP blaster for those small parts and that leaves no texture or pitting, looks good. Scott |
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03-03-2016, 07:39 PM | #8 |
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I used to have a TP Blasting cabinet in my Mustang shop, sold it with the business 12 yrs ago. That cabinet worked very well! Now I'm working out of a 2 car garage and space is very tight.
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03-03-2016, 07:52 PM | #9 |
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Ahh the memories of all the small restored parts hanging on my barn walls. So HAPPY the car is together again
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03-04-2016, 09:07 AM | #10 | |
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I feel your pain. I have been working on my wagon since 2006. I work on it as time and money permit. My wife does not like all the rusty parts stacked in the basement! Keep V-8ing and 4-banging!
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She just don't have the appetite For gas somehow, And Dad, I got four carburetors Hooked up on it now. I tried to hook another To see if I'd do a little good, But ain't no place to put it 'Less I perforate the hood. Wanted, lower side sections of 32 radiator cowl. |
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