Now here's some Saturday fun for ya'. Parking your 56 Buick frame out in the driveway and blasting away with a pressure blaster. A couple of the neighbors (and one concerned jogger) stopped by to see what the commotion was about-- chuckling at my ambition. :) You have to laugh a little bit given I live in a pretty common suburban neighborhood and seeing me out welding, blasting, powder coating, etc, etc-- it just doesn't fit the mold of the neighborhood (so to speak). For the most part, my evil plan of tarps and stick frame contained the tornado of alum oxide. The front engine cradle area was a real mess, and took the better part of the afternoon to get it all cleaned up. I'm not pictured in the photos, but I did wear full coveralls and respirator. While some of the dust of the process blew away (slight breeze that day)-- most stayed contained in my little blast area there-- enough to be able to sweep up and refill the pressure blaster. I decided to just do the tops and sides of what I can see, and I'll have to do the whole frame again with it flipped over to get the underside completely. I tried briefly doing some underneath work on my back and, well-- that wasn't going to work out in the long run. Try holding your arms up for 10 min stints and tell me how you do? |