Paint Class - Day 7

Today we went over the answers to the test we took on Monday, which apparently were not graded (at least mine didn't have a grade on it, but I got there 5 minutes late as usual). and over the parts of a pressured-fed paint gun, and accupaint, which would normally be used for primers and sealers. So they say you should have like 5 or 6 paint guns one for primer, one for light color paint, one for dark color paint, one for clear, one for other products. - Oh and I found out that I didn't miss anything after I left yesterday, they just cleaned.

Paint Class - Day 6

Today we watched an instructional video showing the process and steps of painting a car with new panels and blended panels. It's kind of a crappy old video, the information is still current (kind of - the instructor has to stop the tape a couple of time and say "you can't to that anymore"). Then we went down to the shop, where he asked us to bring our tools (none of which I had gathered/purchased). Those of us who were missing anything were sent home early, and told not to come back until we had the tools.

Painting Class - Day 5

Today we learned what the different types of paint guns are, and how to diagnose problems with paint guns that don't work.

Battery dead in 944

I haven't turned it over in a few weeks, so the battery had died.

Painting Class - Day 4

Well, the class is going alright. I was able to obtain a fender that was left from previous classes, so I don't have to find one. We have our first quiz on Monday. I don't really care about my grade, but I don't particuarily want to fail either...

engine block wine holder

While this isn't a caddy block, it would be cool to make one!
http://www.jag-lovers.org/include/iv3.php3?zx=SdADyw4IiM8ED8ZK%2FZfkxwPOCQCYmM8Czgc41s2j3L1HN6OXvET8PwvO2gpCvAwPi5jc98kfRd3dxDz4QPvS1Qw3CUz81dj998kfQdTHBkW8CxTZ1PdC9kk21doFMQo%2BMdrPBUD2QjzKyw4ExUk21pm8NQJMO6Od9wvMCTCdnsgCBxEEnp%2FPTNAS%2F5iZzgMPDwGWlsYEyTrwoQ%3D%3D

Fender

I have to find a practice fender for my painting class. The instructor suggested that we not use a panel that we want to use on a real car, as we will be practicing on the panel a lot. Maybe I can go to pick and pull, or MAYBE doug still has part of his jeep laying around that I can use...

Painting class

Tonight is the first day of the automotive painting class I signed up for. The class cost about $200, and I'm sure materials won't be cheap either, and it's a huge time commitment. So, if I'm not going to come out of the class with intimate knowledge of how to paint a car and make it look good, I may drop it.

FINALLY!!!!

Cadillac has finally decided to play around with the idea of making a CTS coupe. I don't know what they've been smoking the last few years, but I've been waiting to see when they would finally get around to this.

interesting are the engine options it rumored to have, the v-6 and a turbodiesel engine. Maybe you will be able to run this car off of biodiesel as well.

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080114/FREE/974474836/1528/newsletter01

today I'm shopping for parts

Specifically, a new wheel cyclinder for the drum brakes on the '67 Convertible. it's the parts that the brakes lines go into at the wheel, and what creates the braking pressure to the pads. Here's what it looks like:



My brother is moving into the house where the convertible is being stored, and he'll be moving a few cars down there, so I thought I'd take advantage of the opportunity to have the 'vert towed up to my house, where I can work on it more easily. But I'd like to change the wheel cylinder out before that happens so the car will have an effective braking system (helpful for when you're moving them around).

New Cadillac Concept

I'm growing ever more dissapointed with the designs that Cadillac has been revealing. Here's the latest concept something called a Provoq, obviously an over-thought name to follow in the steps of the previous over-thought marketing names like the Evoq, but probably better than whatever they end up calling it real life. Lets see - what "hot" letters are left to form into a non-sensical attempt to appear more European?

This thing looks like a Saturn Vue meets a Nissan Murano(Um, hello- so NOT European inspired!). Cadillac is supposed to be the luxury GM car, where's the sexy, I-really-want-to-max-out-my-credit-to-buy-this-car aspect?

Things they got right: fuel economy with a hydrogen powered fuel cell. "green" gadgets partnering with Michelin to produce low-carbon emitting tires (it' not thourouly explained how they do this) and earth-friendly interior materials such as recycled carpets, and soy-based headliner wraps. It's the way of the future and there's nothing we can do about it but embrace it. Interior console design, while it's not super-awesome, they are on the right track with the lighting.

Here's the article from Jalopnik with all the details:http://jalopnik.com/341986/ces-cadillac-provoq-hydrogen-fuel-cell-concept-revealed

Jim's back and wants his space in the garage

Now that Jim is back from Sacramento, he wants his space in the garage back. I had to hook up the trickle charger to the '93 (which I had put in the garage with the '67when I was swapping wheels around a couple weeks ago). It involved taking down the extension cord that the Christmas lights were hooked up to is the freezing cold last night. Jim tried to move the '93 out of the garage yesterday when he got home from work but it wouldn't turn over, which I think is good, because I really don't want him driving it anyway...even if it is just to back it out of the garage. That car could stop functioning at any moment.

I really need to fix or get rid of this car...but I just can't deal with it until the summer.