Rust Removal and Reel
June 17
I bought some Rustoleum from AutoZone to see if it would help with the pitted rust in the engine compartment. After using it, we decided that we need to buy a grinding. My brother-in-law and I decided to take the front bumper off to get at the rotted bumper support. If anyone has any suggestions on what to do about it, please let me know. The rest of the front frame is in good condition and I'd rather not replace it if I don't have to. The rusted support is shown below.
June 18
I went to Harbor Freight after work today and bought an automatic drainer and a lead in hose for my air compressor. I tried installing the drainer, but I don't have enough clearance on the bottom and also I would have to cut the tubing connecting the tank and the shut-off switch. I want to do it right, so I need an expert's opinion (hint).
Today, I also unmounted the hose reel and re-mounted with better support connecting to the wall stud. I ran into several problems in doing this. I first took the reel off the piece of 2x4, drew the holes by laying that piece onto a new 2x4, and drilled the holes. I found out that that was a bad idea, because the holes were nowhere near the correct location. So I did it right and took apart the reel so that I could drill straight holes into the 2x4. After that was all done, I screwed the 2x4 into the stud instead of nailing it and then I mounted the reel. All of this took me about 2 hours to do. But it is up now ad the picture is below.
