I'm still in a holding pattern with the heater box, as it needs to be sent out for sandblasting to remove the old paint. I did however, manage to keep myself amused with the rotary tool for a couple of hours working on the clips for the heater control cables and the latches that hold the defrost and heater flaps in place. Here's a before-and-after photo along with the 4 most used attachments that I rely on for this kind of work. First from left-to-right is the sanding bit that I always start with to remove surface corrosion, followed by the grinding tip to get into areas not feasible with the sanding bit. Next, is the stainless steel rotary brush to get into the nooks and crannies, and finally the rubber polishing wheel to bring metal to a shine.
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The coolant overflow bottle also got some attention this weekend. If you recall, the cap for the bottle had already been restored back in September. As seen in these photos above, the inside of the bottle started out pretty nasty. For the cleaning process, I "borrowed" a handful of gravel from the fish pond, dumped it into the bottle, added some water, a slice of lime, and shook it like a martini. See ... I did learn something in college! The fish pond has also been very handy in the restoration process ... that's 2 saves in 2 weekends! If you don't have a fish pond, use a brush instead - that usually works.
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looks like I will be coming round more often to your blog for entertainment, Joe's blog will probably be put on hold for a long long while. e had quite a nasty accident over the wkend, give him a call when u have time.
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