Crazy day of progress...

What a weird day. I & my whole family have this mucus sinus thing going on, & I noticed the only time I feel better, is when I am workin(doin something physical). Forgive me if this post is short and boring, for my head is pounding & my medicine is makin me foggy...

So, I got busy tacking down the passenger pan with the old welder, then made a trip to Wally world to get a few 3m rust removal discs...
After I ground down the welds with the grinder, I took after the tunnel with the 3m wheels. They worked great! I also removed the front end, so I could grind it down as well. Once I had it all shining like a penny, it was almost painting time!
This time, a trip to ABC auto to get some seam sealer. Got that on, and painted up all the shiny parts with masterseries. This completed my first complete coat, so I grabbed some cocoa and started on coat #2 of masterseries. By this time, it's getting dark, so I finish up this coat, & call it a day.
Great progress, sickness & all!


Closeup of paint & seam sealer:


DOH! Stupid moth!


- Posted from my iPhone

Next side - with Help!

I cut the passenger side out last week and got started on the new pan tonight with some help!

I was just planning to fit the pan in an put some clecos in, as it was getting late. The girls found some of my brush attachments for my grinder and started scraping off the shipping paint!
Well, being that we are in East Texas, and the humidity is ALWAYS high, I wasn't going to leave bare metal out on my new pan! So I showed the girls how to use the attachments the proper way (on the grinder), and we got it all nice and shiny for paint.

Little did I know, Avery, who is turning 6 as I type this, was wearing a brand new shirt that she got for her birthday. Well, I told them that they could not get any of the Masterseries Paint on them, or it would not come off. Sure enough, they did, and I got quite the tongue lashing when the wifey got home!

Anyway, we got the pan 90% covered, and I only left where I need to tack down unpainted. I plan on doing it VERY SOON.