As the title suggests I did some sanding.
I used some of the wet-n-dry on the side stand that I have recently purchased to get it ready for priming. Also use the wee wire brush wheels on my Dremel to get to the hard to get bits such as nooks and crannies to get rid of any rust and some oil/grease residue.
For those who don't have or use a Dremel tool you really ought to as these come in very handy for getting into tight places where hands and fingers can't or sandpaper might be to bulky to use.
Anyway when the weather gets warmer I'll be get a few rattle cans of some primer that I've heard about that both primes for painting and fills in small areas such as scratches or nicks. Just spray on, rub it down for the next coat and repeat. If it works well, then part of the job is done.
After that the hard part of the actual painting and rubbing down a few coats of actual paint will take place on the frame and all the associated parts such as the oil tank, battery tray, swing arm, etc.
When all this happens pictures will of course be posted to show the work in progress. None have been taken at this point as sanding parts is you'll agree a little boring, akin to watching grass grow each day.
Oh BTW, forgot to mention in the last post about one of the roving security alarms came face to face with a legless lizard or commonly known as a SNAKE and not just any snake.
No sir, this just happened to be a Copperhead variety that if it had sunk it's little fangs into the four-legged
alarm could most likely have killed him.
But it was not to be as the bugger was dispatched with a stick and will longer be a bother.
Bodger 1, Snake 0
I used some of the wet-n-dry on the side stand that I have recently purchased to get it ready for priming. Also use the wee wire brush wheels on my Dremel to get to the hard to get bits such as nooks and crannies to get rid of any rust and some oil/grease residue.
For those who don't have or use a Dremel tool you really ought to as these come in very handy for getting into tight places where hands and fingers can't or sandpaper might be to bulky to use.
Anyway when the weather gets warmer I'll be get a few rattle cans of some primer that I've heard about that both primes for painting and fills in small areas such as scratches or nicks. Just spray on, rub it down for the next coat and repeat. If it works well, then part of the job is done.
After that the hard part of the actual painting and rubbing down a few coats of actual paint will take place on the frame and all the associated parts such as the oil tank, battery tray, swing arm, etc.
When all this happens pictures will of course be posted to show the work in progress. None have been taken at this point as sanding parts is you'll agree a little boring, akin to watching grass grow each day.
Oh BTW, forgot to mention in the last post about one of the roving security alarms came face to face with a legless lizard or commonly known as a SNAKE and not just any snake.
No sir, this just happened to be a Copperhead variety that if it had sunk it's little fangs into the four-legged
alarm could most likely have killed him.
But it was not to be as the bugger was dispatched with a stick and will longer be a bother.
Bodger 1, Snake 0
You ate the snake?
ReplyDeleteOMG, no way!! Not to fond of seeing them dead or alive, so no way I'd eat one, though have heard they taste like chicken.
ReplyDeleteThe dead 'un has been left out as a warning for all others. :)
Should I ask, how do you dispatch a snake with a stick...?
ReplyDeleteI'd beat them severely about the head and shoulders, but as snakes don't have shoulders, give it a right good thumping until he/she is a lifeless pulp.
ReplyDeleteThen if it's big enough, make it into a belt:P