Spent most of the day sandblasting the "Bilge Bus" and cutting about 10 pounds of useless metal off. Interesting discovery: when I went to raise the passenger/left side of the bus, putting the jack under the spring plate cover, and lifted, the _entire_ rear of the bus came off the ground, and the front wheels stayed put!!!! Weird!! Anyway, it was a very productive day - I used up about 150 punds of sand, getting most of the passenger side center underbelly done. Question: what is the insulation for the heater duct made of on these early busses? I hit it with the sand, and it just exploded in a cloud of dust. Doctor! It hurts when I do that... My eyes are really irritated today, too, but I got a lot of sand in them as well. I'm glad I'm using the same respirator-type as when I painted! Thom -- > Sex isn't the best nor the worst thing in the world. Thom Fitzpatrick thom@calweb.com - http://www.calweb.com/~thom Keeper of the Barndoor Bus Page: http://www.calweb.com/~thom/barndoor.html
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