Your Winter Projects

[RICH-I-AM]

Afternoon all.
I thought id start a thread that anyone who have done any small projects recently could put it on here.
Theyd be interesting to see.
Ive been doing a dash refurb this winter. Pix n mini thread to follow.
So, what you been up to?
Pix please :mrgreen:

Rich

 

[martin.sim]

Power to front from leisure battery, split charger & mains charger & hook up ..... Just to cold yet to do it


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Why didn't I buy my bus years ago !?

 

[Dave.P]

Spent the last two evenings refurbishing my steering wheel. :msn4:
Started with this..
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Fairly mangled up!

Then used "milliput" to to fill the holes ( great stuff for £3 )


Then sanded and primed..


3 coats of matt black and 2 coats off clear lacquer later..


Then sewed on the leather cover I got for Christmas ( 2 hours of cursing :mrgreen: ) and here it is.

 

[martin.sim]

Wow, fantastic job ....wanna do mine lol
Where did you get the cover from too ?


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Why didn't I buy my bus years ago !?

 

[Dave.P]

Cheers! :mrgreen:
got the milliput and the leather cover off ebay, about 25 quid for both.

Easy job really, 2 evenings work, quite chuffed with how it came out.

 

[martin.sim]

Top job, do you know name of cover as it looks smart


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[Dave.P]

Ill try to find a link for it when i get home mate

 

[martin.sim]

Cheers
Was it this one ?

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Why didn't I buy my bus years ago !?

 

[Dave.P]

Yep, mr steering.
Theres a fitting guide on youtube by him too, in which its made to look like a ten minute job.It isnt.
Took me two hours with the wheel off
:lol:

 

[gvee]

No pictures yet as I haven't started but I will be making some door cards, refurbing a cooker unit and playing with a Morris 1000 8)

 

[DorothyMantooth]

Squirt72, silly question but can I ask was it just standard matt black spray and lacquer (B&Q type of stuff) that you used?

Looks great btw.

 

[Dave.P]

cheers!
Yep, just poundland :lol: matt black and halfords clear laquer and primer.

 

[martin.sim]

Yep, mr steering.
Theres a fitting guide on youtube by him too, in which its made to look like a ten minute job.It isnt.
Took me two hours with the wheel off
:lol:

My wheel is firmly fixed on too :-/


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Why didn't I buy my bus years ago !?