Day 8:
Today, I did more sanding. I have around a total of 4 hours of pure hand sanding into this thing. I am down to bare metal in some of the bad spots, but there is still alot of enamel on this thing. I went to Menards and picked up some Bondo Spot and Glazing Putty. I've used this stuff before to full in nicks and fine scratches and it works pretty well.
One tip if you ever use this stuff is to not bother with a plastic spreader. Just use your fingers. Put a small dab on your finger and press it into the scratch and lightly rub it in. It takes about 10-15 minutes to dry, then sand it, and it should fill in the scratch nicely. If you need to do it a second time, go for it. This will not fix dents or large gashes though.
Anyway, I finished the spot putty and sanding and I started working on the inner door. I removed the rest of the insulation...boy was that nasty! Be sure to wear some face protection cause this stuff gets in the air.
As mentioned in my previous update, I needed to remove everything inside the door, so I will need to build a support for the door to hold its shape and to support the tap once its mounted. My neighbor ordered a gallon of pour in foam. He says he should have it this weekend, so maybe Sunday I can get started on that. I'll need to build the inner door support first before I pour the foam, for obvious reasons.
Thats about it for today, but the exciting news is I got my camera back. So, as promised, heres up to date pictures of the machine. The third picture is the bottom of the inside of the door. You can see how nasty it was and how damp it still is from the last time I had it running. This picture also gives an idea of how thick the door is. The last picture is of the electrical relay that I had to rewire. Theres 3 wires going to the relay, two go to the compressor, and the white wire is the 120vAC hot wire which is brand new. You cannot see the new AC cord I installed. The white flakes is just dust from sanding.
