Day 8

I had a nice surprise today. Linda was going through some papers and came across some old Mail for me. One of the letters happened to be a refund check for $163.00. I decided that money needed to go towards the Mustang. So off we went to buy a drill for me. I wanted a power drill so that I could help out with stripping the paint (since that seems to be something I can actually do). I was so excited when I pulled out my drill. I honestly didn't think I would be so excited. I felt so cool having my own drill. It looks so nice and tough. Mike said it looks feminine but I told him no drill would ever look that feminine. Although on second thought.... if it was pink and had Hello Kitty on it, it wouldn't look so masculine anymore.

I worked on stripping the paint on the passenger side fender while Mike continued getting everything out of the way in the engine bay. It got very tiring holding the drill. In fact... I have a nice little blister from it. I felt like I got a decent amount done, but nothing compared to what Mike gone done on the engine bay while I was in here blogging.

I kept having problems with the safety glasses fogging up. I kept having to stop and wipe away the fog so I could see. I also ended up taking little breaks here and there. It got to a point where my hands didn't want to grip anymore. It was also a very dusty job. I had red dust EVERYWHERE by the time I left the garage.

This is the area I got done before calling it a night. I was pretty proud of myself. I need to go back over it though because there are spots I missed. You think you have it all done, but then you view it from a different angle and can see all the little spots that didn't get stripped off so well.

This is what Mike was able to get done in the engine bay tonight. He stayed out a bit longer than I did. He tends to work much faster than I can. It is starting to look good though. It is nice being able to see the surface rust stripped away. There are some spots that the metal is scarred, or completely eaten through. We will end up having Mike's dad come over and cut out the bad spots and weld in new metal.

I really thought that stripping the paint would make the car look much worse... but it makes it all shiny and pretty. I feel like I can see the cars potential much better once that old paint is stripped away. For me, this is a big and exciting step. I can't wait till all the paint is stripped off and we have it primed and ready for its new fresh coat of paint.