Builds Moe Green - Tilda Bogue Service Station

[Kaderabek]

What's the plan for the summer? Bikini top? Soft top? Sunburnt scalp?!

Options 1 and 3. Plus soaked by our daily monsoon.

 

[Kaderabek]

Yeah, quite distracting us with the label nonsense, repair rust, we wanna see !

I did just ask a friend of mine who speaks Japanese to translate those labels. My best guess is it congratulates me on acquiring a moneypit.

 

[Catching Neutral]

Do you know what the labels say?

That’s one interpretation. I was told it says “miles of smiles”. Mine were in much worse shape. I assumed they were factory though since there was one on each jump seat.

 

[Kaderabek]

I should have a translation shortly. Took a less blurry photo. What she could read says something about "inspection method."

 

[Kaderabek]

Before I clean up the rails, here is what was left of the original weather stripping - not much.

 

[shellb]

You should have a box of some new weather stripping!

I can’t remember everything that I bought but I passed it all along!

Brett

 

[Kaderabek]

Oh yeah - it's all ready to go. Thanks!

 

[GatorBait1551]

Random, what's the FB sticker on the tire swing?

 

[Kaderabek]

I'm a HUGE fan of Facebook.

Not really. We have a place at Folly Beach, an island off the coast of Charleston, SC.

 

[GatorBait1551]

hah I grew up in a place called Fernandina Beach so that’s why I was curious

 

[Kaderabek]

You're the second person this week from Fernandina to ask me about that FB sticker. My sister in law lived in Jacksonville for a few years. That Beach Road Chicken sure was good.

 

[Kaderabek]

The kanji to the left says "made date." The kanji at the top says "inspection method." My guess is these were fill in the blank tags and the ink has faded. I'd also speculate that these were supposed to be removed before the trucks left the factory but some were overlooked and once the hardtop goes on, they're really hard to see and access.

 

[PAToyota]

Guessing they're quality control stickers -

 

[cruiserboy14]

I uncovered these cool little paper labels on the back of the jump seats. 48 years later, still there.

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I have some on mine too! I found them when I put in the seats!

 

[PAToyota]

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IIRC, your "recipe" had started out with CLR and then boiled linseed oil and then went to CLR and Fluid Film and now you're at CLR and then a coat of wax?

I've got a "patina" project I'm looking at and I'm considering my options.

 

[wngrog]

Fluid film has totally replaced BLO for sure.

The wax and polish all depends on the paint. My 45 paint is so texturally rough it can’t be waxed but I wash and reapply oil as needed

 

[PAToyota]

Given something you could use both on, how does the oil and wax compare to each other as far as lifespan or other factors?

 

[wngrog]

Given something you could use both on, how does the oil and wax compare to each other as far as lifespan or other factors?

Wax and polish lasts much longer

 

[PAToyota]

Hmmm... I would have expected the opposite.

 

[wngrog]

Hmmm... I would have expected the opposite

The oil soaks in to exposed rust and protects it from getting worse. If it’s paint the oil will shine it up but it also attracts dust and dirt.