Hello all you boys and girls! Welcome back for the next episode. Today, we will talk about clear enamel coating, triangle clean up and what it's like to paint a wheel as warped as me.
Whilst I was cleaning up the inside of the lid and bowl I had been thinking about the outside chips and ding and how
many there are and what to do about them. I couldn't paint them black, although a Holstein patterned grill might not be so bad, I hoped I could find a brown that matched. Of course, when I went shopping there were no rattle cans of high temp brown enamel to be found. But while cruising an auto parts store what to my wondering eyes did appear???
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we had found what was needed. This would allow me to cover any troublesome exposed sheet metal, retain the "character" of the years and not have to maintenance all of those damn spots so much. Yes, hello, I am a lazy man and fully believe in finding a way to do something once without having to continually mess with after. So again with the 0000 and a wipe down on the outside of the lid and kettle. After which, the brass bristle, and alcohol wipe and the model paint brush. We're getting there.
Oh, I forgot to mention that before the 0000 scrub down I purchased a brass bristle wire cup attachment for my drill. The pitting and corrosion and filth was so thick on
ALL of the daisy wheels that I felt it prudent to use said brush on my 12v DeWalt. No pictures of that, sorry, but one can see the results in the pictures above.
SO, while the new clear coat was drying I decided to face off with the entirely too rusted triangle. Witness:
It may not look like much in the photograph but the scale had expanded so much under the wheels they wouldn't rotate and were difficult to remove. Luckily my neighbor has a small blasting cabinet and to town I went. After the blast I rubbed the spokes and axle bar with the 0000 and a good couple of coats with the clear. Result:
Still unsatisfied that I ran out of another piece of the puzzle with yet quite a bit of daylight left I went on to the wheels. In these next photos it looks as if I painted on of those wheels poorly. I assure you, twas not my lack of skill but rather a wheel as warped and crooked as a politician. The wheels received a good soapy water bath, allowed to dry then wiped with the isopropyl and painted three coats of flat white.
Any mistakes made were cleaned up using a cotton swab and thinner as per the instructions. I suppose I should mention all steps taken during this refurb were learned from this site and followed quite closely. Except for the enamel, of course.
Stay tuned as this afternoon we shall discuss legs, the suspense in waiting for parts and weenie dogs. As in earning the approval of the dachshund.
Topic: MBH Brownie refurb in San Diego (Read 4226 times)