She's definitely gonna get a facelift since I don't see me trying to till what is virtual concrete at the moment. In the spring after the rains when she's all pretty I'll get it dirty.
Came out good but it helps when it's decent to begin with.
True, but I think that there is more than a little skill and talent involved...
Started doing repair work on 6wd weapons carriers (keep them running) almost 50 years ago and advanced thru Triumph TR6's then onto Jeep Wrangler TJ's I'm doing now. I pick up skills as I go along and now I love this Yanmar stuff. There's a Jeep chassis in the background under restoration
I prefer to leave surfaces intact whenever possible otherwise treat as necessary but I really spend a lot of time with scotch bright's , small ss or brass brushes and Dawn/hot water. A fresh gallon of Evapo-rust for de-crapping the hardware always a good thing, the paint was all rattle can.
Sometimes the rut is so intense and continuous with minor pitting a wire wheel brush on a drill would greatly help and reduce the time. A set of 4 or 5 wheels with coupon from Harbor Freight puts the cost at a mere $4. Hard to beat the price for the simple effort of getting a job nicely done to remove rust.
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