Thread: '37 Dodge sedan

Tweet

Thanks for the support guys. She's already starting to make progress and it's only been a week since the wife left work. I'm thinking the TV was doing most of the babysitting, given the leaps and bounds she's already made in just 6 days. Either way, I'm happy with my decision. The car is just my hobby: my family is my passion.

Originally Posted by PNW Rodder

Thanks for the support guys. She's already starting to make progress and it's only been a week since the wife left work. I'm thinking the TV was doing most of the babysitting, given the leaps and bounds she's already made in just 6 days. Either way, I'm happy with my decision. The car is just my hobby: my family is my passion.

I could've pushed the 'like' button twice on that post.
Good on ya mate!
You're a good man.

The car will be there waiting. I'm in a similar situation. My wife has been a stay at home mom for over 7 years now. I wouldn't have it any other way especially with all the issues at day cares and not to mention the cost. I have found that lack of sleep enables the extra work to get other stuff done. Good choice and take care of your girls!

From me too. The hobby (and us) can wait, the girls need to be first. And like JB said, I wish I could hit the like button a bunch more times.

Well, I'm glad to have found a group of like minded folks who understand my situation. We never wanted anyone else to be spending the majority of the day with her, but bills and adulthood made it necessary. Thankfully, in February, I finally received a long awaited promotion at work, and a near 10% increase in my income along with it. All of the sudden it became realistic for my wife to stay home with Evelynn, so the choice was obvious. Honestly, the overtime probably isn't necessary, considering we're not paying for child care or the wife driving back and forth from work, but it makes me a little more comfortable knowing for sure that we're not trying to make half the incomes stretch farther than when there were two.

Anyhow, keep your eyes peeled this weekend: the wife has informed me I'm not allowed out of the shop until I get something accomplished on the sedan. Updates soon to follow!

Originally Posted by PNW Rodder

Anyhow, keep your eyes peeled this weekend: the wife has informed me I'm not allowed out of the shop until I get something accomplished on the sedan. Updates soon to follow!

She's a keeper! 8-)

Originally Posted by 34_40

She's a keeper! 8-)

What he said.

Wasn't quite as productive as I had hoped, the shop was pretty well thrashed and trashed, so I started by getting things back in some type of order. With that done-ish, I was able to get a little done on the car. Managed to get the rear quarter between the door and fender flowing correctly. Cut a slice up the middle and added some more material to widen the bottom out. Picture makes it look too narrow still, its just the shop lights playing tricks with the camera on my phone, it is actually correct now. Still have to make a piece to finish up the bottom, but I was lacking motivation, so that's saved for another day. I work more efficiently when I actually want to be doing it anyways.
IMG_20180408_152732713 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

Proper motivation or mood can sure change the way things turn out. I've been there. Nice work. Every bit gets you closer to the end product.

Looks great, and I agree, if you don't feel like being out in the shop, your better off staying on the couch. I've had to redo a lot of stuff because of a poor attitude.

Those lights can be tricky. I asked my barber why my hair has gotten so grey since I started seeing him.................he blames it on the light over the chair................

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Those lights can be tricky. I asked my barber why my hair has gotten so grey since I started seeing him.................he blames it on the light over the chair................

I started loosing my hair when I was in highschool, so naturally I just went ahead and buzzed it all the way down. Worked out great when I was on deployment in the Navy: never had to wait in line for the ship's barber, just did it myself hanging my head over the trash can.

I'm not going bald, I just have rebellious follicles: it's not my fault my hair doesn't want to stick around!

Continued cleaning up the shop this weekend, I'm usually pretty good about cleaning up when I'm done for the night, but having a child has caused me to head inside the moment I realize how long I've left the wife to parent on her own. So, what do you do when the shop is spotless for the first time in months? Cover everything in paint dust! My current goal is to have the main body ready for epoxy primer as soon as the weather is suitable for spraying. That means all the paint has to be stripped before that day comes, and I've been putting off stripping the roof for too long, so out came the stripping wheel and the respirator.

IMG_20180415_183159580 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

I hadn't used a stripping wheel for over a decade, and at that time they didn't hold up too well. I figured I'd give it another shot, and I can honestly say I won't be removing paint any other way ever again. Took me 45 minutes to get this far: would have taken several hours to do it with the DA

IMG_20180415_182926668 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

What's the stripping wheel look like? What tool are you using to run it? That's some good progress for 45 minutes!

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

What's the stripping wheel look like? What tool are you using to run it? That's some good progress for 45 minutes!

I corrected my last post to clarify that the 45 minutes was only on the passenger side of the roof, not the entire passenger side shown in the first picture.

Google "Wagner paint eater" . The purple discs are supposed to be the best, but 3M offers some similar stripping wheels in black. I found that the 3M ones are working just fine for me on my 4" grinder. It's soft enough that it doesn't scar the metal any more than sand paper would, very minimal sparking once it's through the paint.

Same as with any other grinding/sanding disc: if you resist the urge to tip the grinder the disc will last for quite a bit longer than you would expect, and the results are cleaner.