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Gave the MINI the day off. Top down roadster day.

 

Went into my garage to grab something and got distracted by the shininess (gave it a good bath yesterday), so I stood there and stared at it for a few.

Otherwise it's been a pretty uneventful day...

 

Hah.... Fort Lee Virginia... I was born in the Army hospital there many many moons ago....

My dad was in the Army Quartermaster Corps at Fort Lee...

 

Well then.....

Tell her it's very important to check the oil every time she fills up with gasolene...

 

All I did was go to Harbor Freight to buy some top quality Chinese goods.

 

My parents are coming over for a BBQ.....

So I.....

Backed the MINI out of the garage....

Backed the JD tractor out of the garage....

Mowed the front yard...

Mowed the back yard....

Put the tractor back in the garage...

Put the MINI back in the garage...

At least the yard looks nice and my parents won't think they raised a slackard.....

 

I intended to wash the weekend's trip dirt off it, but it's going to rain for the next four days so that seems like a waste. And I'm just relaxing around the house today after the exhausting weekend, so I'm not even driving anywhere.
(Quite a change from the rest of the weekend, which involved this fun little trip down some neat secondary roads to the place I spent Friday night camping.)

Speaking of camping, here's Black Top mid-pack. I'm amazed at all the stuff I can fit in this little car!



But I did the first trial of Dave.O's penetrol trick to restore my black plastic trim. So far it looks great! And I'm taking before and after pics for those interested.

 

scoured and rainx'd the exterior glass.

 

I did more sanding and more sanding and your guessed it more sanding.

(JCW Aero Front bumper restore project)

 

You can use a sponge, old Microfiber or a new wax applicator sponge. just make sure they are clean. Just remember you cannot wash it out of the applicator so you may as well toss it when you are done.

I use old dirty MF towels when I apply it to others cars and just toss them in the trash.

 

My mom gave me my dad's 05 GMC when he passed. When I jumped into it for the first I started laughing, the wife couldn't figure out why until I pointed it out it had window cranks, hadn't seen any in years. I cant belive they still make vehicles with window cranks.

 

I tried to repair a crack in my JCW aero bumper and failed the first time but not the second time.

I mixed up a nice strong batch of epoxy and added something to strengthen the bond from the back and got it all setup and clamped it into place. After a few hours of drying I removed the clamp and bingo it's perfect. I only had a little bit to sand on the front and add a little filler to level it out. I will let it sit for the night and start finish sanding tomorrow.

This project it taking a lot of time but it's worth it to do everything by hand.

Getting closer to Primer.

 

My neighbors think I went to work for the state highway department. It really has a blotted look to it.

 

I finally finished sanding my bumper last night. Took off the tale and washed it down to remove a weeks worth of dust. Today will be another wipe down and another tape job for primer weekend.

Then more sanding...... Before color

 

Nice little garage you have there MM!

Sanding down one little bumper is easy Dave... Since I started the respray on my rusteration I have used 2 rolls of 180 sticky paper, a full 5 gallon of medium reducer, and a gallon of wax and grease remover... Still not close to done, so I had to pick up another 5 gallon can last weekend, and have a sand paper sleeve of assorted grit blocking paper that is starting to wear thin again!

Ahh the things we do for the things we love...

 

Went for a nice ride in the foothills today on the Moonshine Rally. It was a great day navigating twisty back roads with my wife....she only punched me and screamed "SLOW DOWN" twice this time.

 

Congrats.