With both feet planted firmly on the very slippery slope Walt uttered
suddenly, "been here, done that"! Knowing the exponential results of
removing JUST ONE LITTLE SCREW he tread carefully using only baby steps.
>
>...he removed the little clips that held the brake lines so that he could
>clean beneath them, then the lines themselves. "Those little number plates
>sure would look good polished", he thought. "How about rebuilding the
>master cylinder since the brake lines are disconnected? now would be the
>perfect time"....without even realizing it Walt had both feet firmly on the
>slippery slope....be careful.
>
>Dave (BTDT)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Walter Fogle
>Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:56 PM
>To: 6Pack@autox.team.net
>Subject: Engine bay paint and detailing
>
>
>Hello List:
>
>As the engine of my '69 TR6 is now out of the car and is being rebuilt at a
>great, local British car shop I'm bringing the car home this weekend to (at
>least, for now) detail and do some painting in the engine bay. At some
>point in the car's life it must have had a battery spill as the previous
>owner did some ugly painting in the battery well and surrounding bulkhead.
>The sheet metal appears to be solid and not corroded or rusted from both
>inside the car and in the engine bay. I'd like to remove the old paint
>from
>the bulkhead and respray it with spray cans prepared by my local auto paint
>supply shop.
>
>Can someone provide some paint removal, prime and spray information and
>basic engine bay detailing tips?
>
>Thanks as always for any help provided.
>
>With best reards,
>Walt Fogle
>'69 TR6, CC30689L
>Woodinville, WA
>
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