As you’ve read… I’ve been getting back into cars again lately. The ED Civic has been a lot of fun, it’s more like building a bicycle than a car. I’m much more hands on with it, less prescious about it too.
Today I stripped myu rocker cover with some acidic shit which burned my hands and feet.
Super hot today out at JDMYard. Yonas egged me on over so I did, with the DIY King’s guidance all will be well.
Yonas went at the rocker cover with spray-on paint stripper.
The paint instantly started to bubble up.
We hosed it off 15 minutes or so later.
But there was heaps of paint still on it. One can went a little too quick so we went at it with sponges and fine grade sandpaper, more paint stripper (brush on this time) and eventually a wire brush.
The gasket looked and felt fresh (soft) so we re-used it (my call… dodgey aye haha). Yonas applied some gasket sealant stuff which smelt pretty funky.
I try to avoid saying it… but “That’ll do”.
Done. Raw goodness. Reminds me of my old MX-5’s engine cover.
PS: Another eBay impulse buy. A genuine SiR badge, not sure if I’ll use it, or not, nice to have it though.