crusty rusty rocket

[james butler]

right so ive removed a lot of mechanical gubbins including the gearchange mechanism which was blacker than the ace of spades with years of grime rot and oil stuck to it.
my granddad recommended this stuff

[james butler]

you wouldnt believe how potent that patio cleaner is!


look at the state of the fluid, but it brought up all the parts lovely and clean.




look how clean the nut and washers are!!

word of warning though make sure all parts cleaned in this stuff is painted asap or soaked in oil as this patio cleaner removes all protection and most of the parts i cleaned started to rust by the following day.

[james butler]

so after dithering about cleaning up the engine bay degreasing like a madman i gave the lot a coat of red oxide and under seal in the relevant places.

[james butler]

lastly I put the wings back on. the drivers one went on a dream, however the passenger one was a pita.
im not sure if it was me welding the wing back up or the body is a little bent on the front end but i couldn't get that wing to go on properly.
I ended up pulling it about and eventually got it too fit. may have used a bit of brute force
the top of the wing fits OK but at the bottom it seemed like the wing needs to be a bit longer.

[james butler]

oh yeah the patio cleaner is very very strong stuff, i was using it outdoors, but even so certain things i put in there actually started fizzing and making all sorts of weird and not wonderfull smells. cleans well though, and diluted down really gets the floors clean!

[mark1gls]

Get tip with the patio cleaner, I'll have to get some and give it a try.

[james butler]

so im at the last hurdle with the bodywork, rub the entire thing down and paint in primer then hand it over to the pros for its final coat.

[james butler]

and my buddy had a go painting the wheels. last ditch attempt before i was going to bin em

[james butler]

got a package this morning from our friend joost AKA blueshark

thanks joost, thats exactly what i needed.



now i can fit my boot struts, no more propping it up with a broom handle

[james butler]

ive now painted the car in primer and because this is the first time i have ever sprayed a car i have made a few cock ups!
1- i forgot to roll the rear arches before painting knew i forgot something!
2- dont ever use incompatible paint or glues before checking it will work with your primer. like a donut i used some stonechip paint and it caused the primer to crack and a silicon glue on the roof which it also doesnt like.
3- double check you have rubbed EVERYTHING down and prepared for paint. i forgot to remove the sealant on the lower part of the drivers door

i suppose that will teach me not to rush things.

[james butler]

on a slightly different note i decided to play with my other projects that have been on the back burner a while

and my trusty moped ive had since i was 14

still runs......................................... just

[Little_bro]

Nice bikes.
You can get a barrier paint to stop the paints reacting http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1Litre-BARCOA ... 3641.l6368

[james butler]

ahh that sounds interesting , cheers little_bro, i will give that a go.

[james butler]

the tomos is helariously good fun, 10mph uphill and 40mph downhill on bmx tyres.
has a horn that sounds exactly like a duck (quaaaaak) only has 2780miles on it having been sat in a garage ever since 1991 till i got it in 2001.
dont know how but seems to run on almost anything for a very very long time.

[G Beats]

Very good.It's getting to look Fresh.Learnt a lot from this great great great fred. Peace Gee Beats.