Looking pretty nice there. The finest spray particles are always the worst to get off of something that you are stripping. especially a piece you are trying to be careful with. They have a lot of adhesion and not much surface area. Keep at it. Paint doesn't do well soaking in liquids and time makes it lose its will..... a little gentle scrubbing with an old worn-out toothbrush should help move the process along. I would keep the piece and the brush wet while doing it.
Stripping has been completed, time to fix a few minor dings and start the painting process. Went ahead and removed the rivets so I could refinish the latch hold down too.
Undecided, actually been sort of avoiding it. It’s riveted on with washers for support on the underside. Not difficult to remove and re-secure, it’s just a question of how far do you want to go with it. My only preference would be to remove so I could get at the hinge pin easier. There is some rust on the hinge pin itself, now would be the time to replace the pin. BTW, anybody have a source for the rubber lid cushions? (the two little rubber pieces that prevent the lid from slamming onto the plastic case)
Yes, Melvin's Classic Ford Parts.... See first page of the "Console and Shifter" section of their catalog.
I started on mine today. I was able to get a block off plate from a member here so I threw my clock on ebay. I actually found the original 2 keys for it too.
Made a little progress over the weekend, by looking at the photo’s below Tody was spot on! When I first took apart the consolette, the hinge had a little rust on it but it didn’t look that bad and I was a little reluctant to fully take it apart. I mean, it looked pretty good! Anyway, it got to eating at me so I thought what’s the worst that can happen? Well it was a good call because there was allot more rust than I thought. I used a dremel to grind down the rivet heads and pop it off. I then used two nails end to end to pop out the hinge pen. After I took it all apart I prepped the consolette, removed the paint from the hinge, then soaked the hinge and hinge pen in muriatic acid for a few minutes, then bathed them with baking soda and gave them a final wash. I wiped them down with acetone and primmered them immediately afterward. Hopefully they will be good for another 40 years LOL!
I tinkered with my consolette a little this weekend and noticed the inside bottom seems to be coated with a fuzzy coating. It started coming off when I started to cleaned it. Guess I'll get all of that off and put something down inside like black felt or something so things don't rattle around.
bkelley suggested flocking, I think I'm going to give that a try. Never done it before so I'll have to build a test box and see how it all works. His links: ---------------------------------------------------- Here you go, I used it in the past and it works great: http://www.woodcraft.com/product/200...3oz-black.aspx Here are photos of the above product used in a homemade jewelry box: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=37796
Made some more progress, let me know what you think? Before I take another step I'd like to make sure of the color match is close enough or maybe just use black. I think it's pretty close but would like to hear what you all think. Thanks!
