Elevators 9 (3.0 hrs)
Today was priming day. I finished all of the acetone prep and cleaning. The priming went perfectly. The gun setup was perfect, and I managed to mix the perfect amount. I’m very happy with how it all turned out.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Elevators 8 (2.0 hrs)
No photos for today’s post. I added a new step to my priming prep process. I wiped all the parts off with water and a rag, and then rinsed each under the hose. I had noticed previously, especially on larger parts, that all the dust from the scotchbrite pades made cleaning with acetone longer than it should be. I dryer all the parts off and then used forced air to get any water out of holes and dimples. I allowed the parts to further dry for several hours and the in the afternoon I wiped them all down with acetone. The amount of grey dust was seriously reduced by the water wash. I think this will be an improvement on the primer adhesion as I’m more confident all oils and first have been removed.
Workshop Redo
So I’ve been meaning to switch my shop around for quite some time, but a recent incident forced my hand. Our garage is a three car garage. The third bay has a bigger door, but it only opens by hand. Because the tools and the air compressor were on the other end, in a bay with an electric door opener, I had set up shop there. In the mean time, I’ve been parking in the bay with the manual door. Well unfortunately, the door came back down about 1/3 of the way the other day after I opened it. I couldn’t see it in my rearview but it was enough to clip the top of my car as I backed out. Luckily it didn’t do much damage, but I’ve noticed its not staying up as well as it used to. Finally time to switch the shop around.
On the bright side, this would actually allow for a better location for my workbench and plans. Here are before and after panoramas of the garage. Moving all the heavy stuff by myself left me utterly exhausted after a full day of work. Now its priming time!
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