There's a time for everything, and there's a time for auto body

After the Blue Goose was towed over and situated, I had to wait a while before I could start the process of restoration and making the bus safe for the road.
Money is always a factor and the goal is a reliable daily driver.
It was decided that the body should tackled first. The Goose was stored in a garage but now is stored outside. Being exposed to the elements allows rust to be formed at an exponential rate.
So the current priority is to secure the body from rust and get it ready for paint. The engine has good compression and I'm confident it will be fine. Besides, the engine will be pulled in order to clean and re torque and take care of the engine compartment and to preserve the area. It's easier to work on it out. I really want to inspect it, from every angle.
Back to the body.......
I went to work on the bus and, as I no longer have the tools I used to , I've had to accumulate them. I started with a palm sander and sand paper.
I also enlisted the help of my daughters and my niece.
My oldest is the photographer, my youngest and my niece are the auto body workers.

Safety is always a concern.
We all have safety gear- using it correctly is important and a slight learning curve had to be over come.

Wrong........ Right...

Wrong.................


Right........................
Right........... Now they're ready.........

Once we were ready- we started.

I sanded-

















My niece sanded...........................





















My Daughter sanded...................

















Sanding is long and arduous and I'm still not done...

Overall it was a good day.
My workers worked hard, occasionally stopping every 10 minutes or so for a cold soda break.
We sanded, a little made very little, progress and had a good time..


We nearly had a mishap though,
I almost slipped on an old banana.
Ha.