Juggling garage space... fresh resto and on-going project

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MikeGee

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Greetings Folks... I'm very excited as Chris_H is nearing the end of a new paint job on my 1974 MG Midget (purchased when I was 17 in 1982)...

Unfortunately, this car shares the garage with an on going restoration of a 1959 Triumph TR3A, which Chris will eventually see as well. I am deep into body work on the TR3 (extensive rust mitigation). I am worried about the MG while working on the 3...

Garage is a double with a 4-post lift to one side that has the 3 on top. I can easily store the MG under with the 3 up high, but when it is time to work on the 3, I worry. Weather permitting I'll slide the Midget out and work but I worry about grinding dust messing with Chris' work.

Do y'all have any recommendations for how to do this garage dance? What about car covers? I realize I don't want to cover the new paint for some time, but eventually I need to protect it.

Thanks, Mike
 
I'm in a similar situation where we have a nicely painted car in the shop and still far too much fabrication on the list to do. We use USC Shark Skin to drape the car, and it does a nice job of keeping grinding dust off the surfaces. For your case, perhaps spread out the plastic sheeting on the four post lift, drive on, and then close it up like a bubble to keep out the dirt/dust both top and bottom. I would check with Chris and do this only if/when he thinks it's safe (paint outgassing) to do such a thing.

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When I was doing my Spitfire, there was a totally original 240z in the 20x40 space with me. The owner invested in a good quality (fabric weave) car cover for the top and some plastic sheeting for the bottom that the car was parked on and pulled up to protect the undercarriage and then the car cover put down over that (they overlapped), like Robert mentions above. We rigged up something to allow the front and back of the plastic sheeting to be dropped when I wasn't doing heavy dust/paint work so it could breath and we shook out the cover and drove the car around the block a few times every so often just to keep it clean. Took some discipline, but when it was all said and done, we didn't find any lingering effects.
Good luck with the TR3! I'm still doing significant rust mitigation on my TR4, but close to finally getting the body off after floor/sill replacements.

Cheers,
Chris
 
Thanks Chris... I'm documenting the TR3 restoration for my dad on YouTube (handle Mike G)... Currently learning how to block out fenders using old time coach building techniques. I'll eventually get there...
 
Oh, crap, Mike. I think we've been watching each other's videos for a while. We "know" each other via YouTube. You're the crazy one building a whole fender from scratch! I'm the Roundtail Restoration guy.
 
cmfisher4 said:
Oh, crap, Mike. I think we've been watching each other's videos for a while. We "know" each other via YouTube. You're the crazy one building a whole fender from scratch! I'm the Roundtail Restoration guy.
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indeed... I have the elbow bursitis to prove it. o_O
 
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