[Mg-t] Some work on the grill

[Gene Gillam]

Damn but you work fastor do you get started at 4 am?

Gene Gillam
Saucier, MS

On May 7, 2013, at 2:19 PM, Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Friends,
>
> Today I picked up a lot of clutter in the garage and rebuilt the
> radiator shell and grill.  That wasn't my intent this morning, but its
> the work that got done.  Pictures follow.
>
> The work started with polishing part of the radiator shell, just as a
> test.  Here's how it looked.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1274.JPG
>
> Here are a few pictures of the radiator after the shell and screen
> were removed.  These were taken as an aid to reassembly.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1275.JPG
>
> Obviously the grill was resprayed turquoise while in place.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1276.JPG
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1277.JPG
>
> Here's how the shell looked, partially polished, sitting on the garage
floor.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1278.JPG
>
> Careful disassembly allowed the grill to be removed without damage to
> the grill, the studs or the brass nuts.  Here's how the grill looks on
> the bench.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1281.JPG
>
> Here is the grill, now coated with paint stripper.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1282.JPG
>
> Once stripped of paint and the rust sanded away, the grill was
> primered with Rusoleum Rusty Metal Primer.  The primer is beginning to
> dry in this picture.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1283.JPG
>
> Here's another look with a second coat of primer.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1285.JPG
>
> Here's the grill with the first coat of paint - an SEM  color to match
> the Honey Tan interior.  In this case, the think coat of red primer is
> still showing through the paint.  It got another couple of coats,
> leaving it a good match for the leather..
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130507_120026.jpg
>
> And finally, here is the shell and grill, all refinished and reassembled.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1286.JPG
>
> Once there is a super thin coat of black paint on the radiator, the
> grill will look great.
>
> And now I just realized that I have tan paint under a couple of
> fingernails.  Poo.  Hole in the glove.
>
> Happy Tuesday!
>
> -rick
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