wkitchens
05-08-2008, 06:01 AM
Hi Ya'll! Haven't posted here in a long time. Those of you that have been here a while know that I'm doing a ground-up resto-mod on my '48. I work on it in my spare, spare time. Well, I'm back on it, and I am detailing and putting the front suspension back together. I ordered a vibratory polisher from Eastwood about 5 years ago, and I just got a chance to use it. WOW! It's my new playtoy. I took the old rusted, dirty nuts and bolts, and soaked them overnight in Carb Cleaner. The next day, I put them in the tumbler, with the green pyramid media, and in 24 hours, they were all a dull, but clean silver. I then put them in the Dry Shine media, and let them go for two days. When they came out, they were just one step below chrome. I like the outcome so well, that I'm doing every bolt, nut, and metal piece I can with this tumbler, and putting a "clear-coat" on them so they'll stay that way. I just thought I'd pass this info along, because sometimes it is a lot easier to restore some of these bolts, than to go out and fine the right diameter bolt, with the right threads, the right length, with the correct amount of shank on the bolt. If you're just doing a few bolts, it wouldn't justify the cost of buying a tumbler, but some of you that are restoring your whole car could save some money and time. I was going to post some before and after pictures, but I recently got a new computer, and haven't yet figured out how to make a picture smaller . I could re-size on my old computer easily, but I just haven't clicked the right place yet on this one. There is a local car show that I've been going to the last few years with my Vette, and I'm trying to get the front suspension together enough to use a tow-dolly to get my Hudson there instead. This weekend, I'm painting the front clip, and all the suspension parts I'm not polishing. After a couple of weeks of curing, I'll start assembly. Then I "HAVE to prime the body, because it stripped to the metal, and I don't want to take it out of my shop, and it start rusting. The show is June 21, so I hope to have it ready by then. If anybody's got any suggestions on how to resize a picture, using Picasa 2, let me know.