2010_11_18 MachLene: Lead Removed
A day at the office…
Hello Everyone,
Had good day today! I felt good and weather was nice and I just enjoyed working. Here is my quick recap… Painted Dave’s dash parts, i.e. glove box door, ash tray, glove box hinge, and of course the bolts that mounts everything. After over looking the doors, I decided to repaint them. The Wimbledon white had yellowed. It must have been the clear that was applied last. I never was completely satisfied with the job anyways. Yes, of course the painter that did that is no longer among us. He was told not to do the clear in an effort to fix a flat spray job– he did the first time. No one does it like Big Chief– I mean no one! These doors will be right even if it takes (5) tries to make it right. Yes, of course the client was only billed once.
I ordered the paint for Biff’s Shelby: concourse has to be just right or “NO GO”. Some colors and one brand will have to be sent in from the manufacturer. I was promised by next Monday. I ordered the (2) part epoxy direct to metal. I mean this is some good stuff at over $300.00 per gallon. I got the “hot rod” black for the engine compartment. It is very special and has to be special ordered from “SEM Auto Finishes”. They are one of the oldest specialty automotive paint manufacturers. I use the “Hot Rod” black because of the quality (It comes in from “House of Colors”) and it has just the right “FORD” black semi- gloss– I mean perfect for concourse. Then came the hard part– matching 42 years and 9 months of Ford primer to an all new DuPont red oxide. It has to be just the right tone or Big Chief says, “No”– well we will see once it gets here. Everyone, let’s cross our fingers.
Only one worker came in today, Kev. He finished the sand blasting on the “Mach 1 Big Block” and primed with some “epoxy”. It was hard and dirty job, but someone has to do it! We used the “Silicone” based 3540 grade, triple sifted, and dried. This makes a real fine mist blast and digs down deep into the pits of cast metal. Case metal is what our 3.00 positive traction differential is cased in from Ford. Can you believe the brakes were all good after over 20 years laying in the dirt and snow, wow! Sometimes these equine amaze me all the time.
I finished up by scuffing the “lead acid rust” off Kat’s fenders and door and neutralizing the rust with a “lacquer” wash. Once finished, I primed the “lead” repairs with the DTM primers and made ready for welding. Second note, I found some more sand blasted parts and primed them for top coat.
The rest of the afternoon was spent at the dentist, yuck!
Oh yes, Moz I got your paperwork done! Finally!
November 27- Laurens’s Metalwork
We had the whole family out on the Friday after Thanksgiving working on Laurens’s Fastback. We did a lot lead filling and sanding and body filler and paint priming. We also got under the dash and painted seam sealant all around the cowl repair collars and metal seams in order to prevent water leaking.
November 17- Laurens’s Paint and Lead Work
Big Chief has started painting over the parts of metal that we’ve finished the rust treatment on, while our other guys keep grinding and filling metal elsewhere.
November 14- Laurens’s Lead Filling Update
November 13- Laurens’s Lead Filling
Timbo and Big Chief have started the lead filling metalwork on Laurens’s Mustang! It’s a big project which will take a couple of days, but as you can see, they’re making quick progress.
