11-04-2014, 05:54 PM
Hi,
Today's update. I top coated the motor this morning not thinning the paint too much allowing me to blow on a heavy coating without runs or curtains; the first couple of passes with the spray gun looked rough but because of the thicker paint I could quickly lay on a good thickness which leveled itself out but this takes a bit of practice. I used my HVLP spray gun which does an excellent job without causing a dense fog; I always wear a respirator whilst using the spray gun; no restoration is worth destroying lungs.
After dinner I added the fan and fan cover so the motor is now ready to install; the new motor starter also arrived today so its slowly coming together.Washing the car and doing some pointing took care of the rest of the afternoon. As usual due to dashing around I need to do a bit more work to the motor; only after taking the pictures and looking at them on the monitor did I realize the fan cover edge is still painted blue? This is easy enough to sort out but why do a job once when it can be done a number of times? Such is life. The wooden cradle was well worth the effort to make.
Kind regards, Col.
Today's update. I top coated the motor this morning not thinning the paint too much allowing me to blow on a heavy coating without runs or curtains; the first couple of passes with the spray gun looked rough but because of the thicker paint I could quickly lay on a good thickness which leveled itself out but this takes a bit of practice. I used my HVLP spray gun which does an excellent job without causing a dense fog; I always wear a respirator whilst using the spray gun; no restoration is worth destroying lungs.
After dinner I added the fan and fan cover so the motor is now ready to install; the new motor starter also arrived today so its slowly coming together.Washing the car and doing some pointing took care of the rest of the afternoon. As usual due to dashing around I need to do a bit more work to the motor; only after taking the pictures and looking at them on the monitor did I realize the fan cover edge is still painted blue? This is easy enough to sort out but why do a job once when it can be done a number of times? Such is life. The wooden cradle was well worth the effort to make.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
