Patrick T. on Portrayal TV - Restoring History

Patrick T.

Branchville, NJ, United States

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25 Sep 16:38

I have a couple of helmets. The 3M is called a Speedglas. It was my first good helmet. I broke the lens and then replaced it with an "upgraded" and larger viewing lens. I swear I am getting sunburned...bought the replacement lens off of Ebay from a supposed 3M dealer...wondering if I got duped. So I tried it again and my eyes hurt. The Miller is a cheaper model, but it works so I think I need to chuck the 3m. You can get into an inexpensive TIG now pretty easily.....or do what I do and get a used one so you can add to the project list :-) Hope all is well!

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22 Sep 06:18

Thank you Howard .... and for being patient with the jeep deep dive. I am absolutely itching to get the T24 finished. I am going to rebuild the engine in October, plus I have a take-out that I need to see if I can get running to replace the engine in the M29 that is starting to knock - otherwise that one needs a rebuild too.

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22 Sep 06:16

Thanks Nick! Almost time to get to work on that G506!

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22 Sep 06:15

Thank you Stephan! I find this work so very rewarding!

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18 Sep 14:51

Paul Bellon Since I live in the People's Republic of NJ, they have outlawed all the good chemicals so we don't have anyone to dip locally. There is a place about 1.5 hours away in Pennsylvania - that really is the ideal situation. I would love to have the tubs dipped!As for the "non-lead" lead, Eastwood sells it. It works fine...really just like lead. I am not sure it makes any real difference.....Here is the link: https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-lead-free-body-solder-basic-kit-file-sand.html

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18 Sep 10:35

Greetings Joe and thank you for the comments. I am not a professional painter by any stretch of the imagination. I sincerely appreciate the suggestions. The red oxide we are using has zinc phosphate...which is a typical "etcher" in self-etching primers so I think we are more or less doing what you suggest with respect to the first step. As for the fill primer - the only issue is covering up spot welds - which probably doesn't matter, but ...on some of these vehicles it does look different if you can't see the spot welds. In areas that need to be blocked, I end up spraying heavy and blocking anyway so again... probably more or less following your procedure, just not doing it for the entire vehicle. I have stayed away from seam sealers with the jeeps out of historical accuracy. I did use them on the last Weasel we worked on. I used a 3m product - impressive. My biggest concern with the jeep is that there is already some rust in the seams....not sure whether we add to the problem if we seal everything in? I probably could have used a seam sealer on the hat channels and been better off on this tub. Good suggestions - thank you.

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18 Sep 10:24

Appreciate it Nick - it never ends!

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18 Sep 08:53

Welding & Tin Knocking Class - Sept 29/30

Based on several requests, I am going to be offering a 2 day welding & tin knocking class on Friday & Saturday September 29/30 at the shop. The class will be limited to 4-5 participants - $350 per person.

The main focus will be learning to weld in a patch panel, hiding seams and managing the inevitable distortion from welding sheet steel.

We are going to use the MIG welder as well as the oxy-acetylene torch. We may add TIG depending on student skill levels and desires.

We will discuss the proper use of the pneumatic and electric angle grinders and the various media available for this work.

Finally, we are going to manage panel distortion with planning, the torch, the hammer and dolly and the shrinking disc.

Students will need to bring their own PPE (minimum gloves, welding helmet, eyes and hearing protection).

There is local lodging available within 20 minutes of the shop. We will provide lunch.

If you are interested, kindly send me an email to sales@portrayal.com by Wednesday 9/20.

I am opening this up to subscribers first and then will broadcast this more broadly starting Thursday.

Looking forward to seeing some of you!

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13 Sep 07:29

Reunited and it Feels So Good!

Tub, engine, transmission and chassis are together again. This is a little like the Hell Freezes Over Tour....

Everything fits and other than a little sanding...and maybe a little hammer and dolly on the unpainted rear panel, I am pretty pleased with how it looks.

See you Thursday.

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12 Sep 07:44

Appreciate the thoughts Dana. Like so many things....I don't think there are many absolutes here. I love that we can get repro tubs and parts where damage is so extreme that there is no alternative....better than the carcass rotting in a field....but that line is hard to decipher!

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