I banged up the dash a lot so I grabbed a can of paint today
turns out I used satin, it dried and looks really nice though so I am leaving it.
finished up the doors, the lower door seal steel pieces were rusted and all the screws stuck, so I hit bowtie bits again for them (only $6? sign me up).
dont mind the missing panel, I forgot the screws.
the running board seals are a weird assembly, my first time doing it. the rubber is sandwiched between the top of the bottom of the rocker (does that make sense?) and a steel bracket. since the bracket had the screw retainers, I took a chance that the rocker would have through-holes and used the grinder to just zap the head off instead of working like a doofus with a stubby on old rusty screws. I was right, and it worked great!
the rubber is not prepunched, so I was wondering how to do this sandwich while laying on my side trying to find the screw holes in the steel. I decided to grind the head off of a nutrunner and sharpen it to a punch. the seals came with new steels, so I lined them up. worked perfect, my tech tip to you! I will use it again tomorrow when I install the windlace that doesnt have prepunched holes.
grabbed a stainless mirror while I was at bowtie bits and stole the mirror arm from the GMC in the back yard.
while I was at walmart (only walmart carries krylon ivory gloss, go figure) I stopped by automtive and got the perfect LEDs to brighten up the gauges. I will install them on their own switch that is only active with the lights on.
tomorrow is filler neck day and then dash reassembly. I hate working alone because I really need someone to push in on that chrome strip on the windshield to get the screws started. need a son or more realistically a son in law. haha.
talked to the buyer tonight, he will be here sunday or monday! lots to do.