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Ford Model A Pickup Restoration March 2012

My parcel for the galvanic shop will soon be ready. I still find parts and screws which are not ready yet.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

For grinding and polishing screws I take a piece flat steel in which I cut a thread. The screws can then be fixed and easily polished.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

Where are the old screws and which are the new ones? 4 pieces of them are made new.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

These two parts of the front bumper are now polished too.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

Polished parts are best protected with such a cling film you normally use in the kitchen. You can put all parts into a box, without being scratched.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

This is a part of the inner rear-view mirror, which was cleaned and polished.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

The front lamps will be newly painted but I need to remove all attachments first.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

All rivet heads are milled off in order to remove all the rivets.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

The old wiper motor looks worse than it is.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

Inside it is still looking good and there is enough grease in the mechanics.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

Cleaning, a little bit polishing and it is looking almost like new.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

I want to reuse the old steering wheel. Unfortunately it has several cracks on the outer ring.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

I treat this problem with POR 15. The thin liquid flows through every crack and stops further rust. I will repeat the procedure until all cracks are filled. Finally I will polish the steering wheel.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

I used the warm temperatures to paint the underbody of the car.

Ford Model A Restoration March 2012

Here I had to fix some minor paint cracks from polishing.