Step one. Bought the van.
Hello Everybody, First post. I camp a lot in tents but after spending three days straight in a tent in the rain at Dolly Sods I swore I'd make a change. Here it is. Bought it Wednesday. Dro...
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Tire Carrier continued:
Before starting to paint the carrier I drilled out the two holes where it will bolt to the door near the right edge. Used the new holes to hang the carrier from the ceiling with some chain and a hook. To protect the garage from overspray I hung a plastic sheet on three sides around the carrier.
Placed two box fans in the gap below the garage door and blocked off the rest of gap so I'd have a fresh air supply while painting.
Break out my painting supplies. I'm using automotive paint from NAPA which doesn't have any usage directions printed on the cans. I downloaded and printed the instructions from this web page.
As soon as I started painting I realized I'd made a mistake. Forgot to close off the end of the square tube at the hinge ends. Too late now. Will figure something out later.
To speed up the drying I added a third fan. When painting I'm wearing goggles and a dual cartridge respirator. Even with the safety equipment I'd vacate the garage right after applying each layer.
Along with the carrier I'm painting the hinges. First removed the old paint and rust with a wire wheel.
Hanged from hooks and painted along with the hinge pins
Not bad looking.
Since it took a few days to paint the hinges and let them dry I had to do something about the rear door.
I roped it to the front seat. Get along little dogies.
Once the carrier is installed the spare tire will be visible so it's going to need a little work. Up till now it's been hung under the van where appearance didn't matter.
Clean up the wheel with the grinder then wipe down with paint thinner.
Paper and tape prep work.
After painting.
While everything was set up I went ahead and painted the basement door frame.
Painting hint. If you're pouring from one of these metal can and it's full, keep the spout at the top. Otherwise you'll get a mess.
It's explained in this 1909 edition of Popular Mechanics
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Before starting to paint the carrier I drilled out the two holes where it will bolt to the door near the right edge. Used the new holes to hang the carrier from the ceiling with some chain and a hook. To protect the garage from overspray I hung a plastic sheet on three sides around the carrier.
Placed two box fans in the gap below the garage door and blocked off the rest of gap so I'd have a fresh air supply while painting.
Break out my painting supplies. I'm using automotive paint from NAPA which doesn't have any usage directions printed on the cans. I downloaded and printed the instructions from this web page.
As soon as I started painting I realized I'd made a mistake. Forgot to close off the end of the square tube at the hinge ends. Too late now. Will figure something out later.
To speed up the drying I added a third fan. When painting I'm wearing goggles and a dual cartridge respirator. Even with the safety equipment I'd vacate the garage right after applying each layer.
Along with the carrier I'm painting the hinges. First removed the old paint and rust with a wire wheel.
Hanged from hooks and painted along with the hinge pins
Not bad looking.
Since it took a few days to paint the hinges and let them dry I had to do something about the rear door.
I roped it to the front seat. Get along little dogies.
Once the carrier is installed the spare tire will be visible so it's going to need a little work. Up till now it's been hung under the van where appearance didn't matter.
Clean up the wheel with the grinder then wipe down with paint thinner.
Paper and tape prep work.
After painting.
While everything was set up I went ahead and painted the basement door frame.
Painting hint. If you're pouring from one of these metal can and it's full, keep the spout at the top. Otherwise you'll get a mess.
It's explained in this 1909 edition of Popular Mechanics
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