Been making some progress on the car during the evenings this week. Under the hood, I’ve drained the cooling system and removed all the old hoses. With the fuel system, all the rubber lines have been removed as well as the large Fram filter housing that was bolted to the passenger side fender well. The cylinders are soaking in Marvel Mystery Oil after the plugs/cap/wires were removed. The spark plugs looked uniform- just black, but not sooty or oily.
On the exterior, I have begun cleaning the neglected paint. Instead of hitting it with polishing compound or other abrasive product, I am using Meguiars Show Car Glaze. Although it takes some effort, the results are excellent in getting the dirt lifted from the finish without destroying it any further than it is already. I learned this from an on-line article- the link is below:
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/car-article/Restoring+Single+Stage+Paint%3A+Part+2-65407.xhtmlThe paint on this car is pimpled throughout- either from solvent pop or being cocooned under a wet car cover or tarps (or both). But the cleaning is worth it- it looks so much better. So far, I’ve done the driver’s fender and door.
