I just finished this Western Flyer Chief on Friday. I would have liked to have done a better job on it, but considering, I didn't do all that bad. Near the end of the first week of cl***, my instructor brought me 2 bowling pins he picked up for free from his neighbor, and when he brought them in, he had them in the wagon. So I asked if he was going to restore the wagon, and he looks at me and says - NO! You are! Of course I just couldn't resist and got excited. It was a lot of work, but I had a lot of fun in the process. Like an idiot, I forgot to take pics when it was together. OOPS! Here's the first set of pics!
Hey........that thing is looking better all the time. Good work! What grade are you in? Great way to get some resto/repair experience.
nice work you should get a pinstriper to teach you how to do the lettering .. i would if i wasn't so far away
The Next Set! My instructor decided to use a rattle can spray on bed liner that another student had used. We tried it out on a 4x6 piece of 16 gauge steel and then painted it red to see how it would turn out. It worked pretty good, so we went ahead and sprayed the inside of the wagon to the top outside edge of the lip. I forgot to take pics after the spray on liner was done. But, here are the pics after I painted it with the Single Stage Red. My instructor also decided to have us cut and put in a piece of black carpet so that the neighbors grandson wouldn't get burned if the wagon sat outside in the sun.
No Grade! Modesto Community College. I'm also 38. Decided it was time to do something I have always wanted to do and had no chance to do it. Well the chance came up, and I took it. That is actually one thing I am trying to learn. I am the only one in the cl*** that wanted to, so the instructor gave me the paint and a couple of "00" Mack brushes. I now have over 10 colors and I think 6 brushes to learn with.
Now the next project! The instructor has cool textured metal gl*** 3 door message board for me to scuff and repaint. He has the nice green paint for the new Camaro that runs a pretty hefty $800 a gallon for me to use. I'll post that after I finish it.
Those are awesome! Believe it or not, the rubber was still very good. I just hit them with the media blaster to clean them up. I also need to know where to get some new rubber for future projects. I have a chance to get a Fire Chief Pedal car and 2 real cool trikes that are all in need of rubber replacement.
Yes it is! I plan to do something in the Fall semester in the Independent Study course I plan to take. But, that all depends on if I find a job between May and September. I have a 1934 Coldspot Icebox to get restored, and 3 different fans I plan to get to as well. I also may find a nice Pedal Car to do. Eventually I'll start doing some work on my '88 Extended Cab GMC S15. I had a lot of plans for it, but I just might end up dumping it to get something worth restoring. I should have never sold my '48 Chevy Panel Truck back in 2003!
My cl*** instructor sent me this shot showing it actually completed. He had to stop off at a local ACE Hardware to get the wheel mounting caps before he gave it to his neighbor. The neighbor asked for it to be restored as a gift for his 1 year old grandson.
hi,who is the instructor now.i lived in modesto for 42 years.my brother taught welding there.seems like it was lee hienrich teaching body work at the time.i was asked about possibly teaching upholstery,but my shop ,j&k was too busy and only so many hours in week.nice work on the wagon.i heard glenn wild was back pinstriping,you might get some tips from him.wild signs on needham.good luck, jack
THANKS GUYS! The current instructor for the Autobody/Refinishing is Jeff Beebe. He has been great. However, I feel bad for how many retards he has to deal with. I'm not sure who is doing the Welding. I appreciate all the feedback for the work. It keeps me motivated.
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