Varekai: This thing was grunged up!
Varekai: This is the pile of crud as I finished scraping..
Varekai: Its a big pile of crud..
Varekai: I wondered how much build up there actually was, this is everything I scraped off...just over a pound and a half!
Varekai: It cleaned up really nice, tomorrow I'll hit it with some dawn and steel wool
Varekai: it was starting to get dark, pic looks kind of grainy..
Varekai: Replacing all nuts and bolts with SS
Varekai: Removed the bowl to wash the outside and inside, figured might as well, since I was replacing the hardware.
Varekai: This is looking down at the support for the ash pan..paint is flaking.
Varekai: TOTALLY surprised that BOTH whitewalls are in great condition
Varekai: I did replace the 2 front casters, 1 was busted.
Varekai: Lid bail was showing rust and damage from the salt air where it lived.
Varekai: I have 1 damper done..
Varekai: And there it is, 2008
Varekai: Bail cleaned up nice.
Varekai: So, you just light the bag, right?
Varekai: Turns out the auto body guy didn't want to try, he told "basically your sanding glass".. its all good, I can live with it
Varekai: The body guy did however get this crimped area fixed.
Varekai: bail cleaned up nice
Varekai: powder coating looks great!