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Showing posts with label paint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paint. Show all posts
Sunday, May 15, 2016

Ouch! Note to self - wear gloves!

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Today there were three or four goals in mind and blow me down if I didn't achieve most of them! The first thing I did - while waiting fo...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

I must be the biggest sucker

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No photo again but today's work didn't merit it. Two things were achieved but only two. Those that can cast themselves back a coup...
Sunday, April 10, 2016

Is this the end?

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It certainly looks like the end of the road for my cheap Walmart microwave. I count 5 bullet holes in its carcass. Seriously, how can Walmar...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Let there be a place to stick it!

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There is a photo of progess so far. The power inlet cover is in place. The grey doesn't match the grey of the bus but there is something...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Inlet socket

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Today was spent utilizing the warm temperatures. Inside the bus it was a rather sweltery 82F and I sat in the bus to write today's blog ...
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Unexpected achievements and a bad Kahr.

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Today was, I had thought, going to be a day of zero progress on the bus. How wrong I was. I did most of the things I intended to do for tomo...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

What a day!

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Two entries - would you even believe it? Yes - today has been exceedingly eventful. What with no electricity in the morning followed by inte...
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Probably the worst welding in the world!

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Yesterday I was reminded of my 2 year anniversary of meeting m'lady. Needless to say I'd had subtle reminders for the past week or t...
Monday, February 15, 2016

What a disaster!

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The angels wept today and did drench the surface of the earth with their tears. Menwhile, an icy blast and possible Snowmageddon quietly beg...
Monday, December 21, 2015

Interesting!

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I looked today more closely at my tyres. It seems that somebody has put 11R 22.5 on the back but 10R 22.5 on the front. Checking the inormat...
Friday, October 23, 2015

Lol. What a load of plonkers!

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Out of interest, I had another look at the bus conversion forum online. Yup... They're still mostly plonkers. I put a simple question ab...
Saturday, October 17, 2015

How disheartening!

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Today I went to the bus with the intention of painting the roof. It seems the Rustoleum on the roof is now beginning to peel. More areas of ...
Sunday, October 11, 2015

C'est la vie!

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Today I pulled out the grit blaster and attempted to use it on the flaked paintwork. First in went sugar. I pulled the trigger and had nothi...
Saturday, October 10, 2015

China wins again!

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I've had major issues with US based suppliers of Nema L6-30 FI connectors. They just don't seem to want to sell the product they adv...
Friday, October 9, 2015

Turkey day!

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No. It's too early for Thanksgiving but not too early for online turkeys. They say things come in threes and I have two so far. In my ...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

50 miles for what?

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Today I took a 50 mile round trip drive to Harbor Freight. Nobody else stocked a grit blaster. It wasn't expensive either. Of course, I ...
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The roof

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Yesterday I hunted in vain for a tool to use with the compressor to blast the silicone sealant out of the affected seams on the bus. The pla...