Pier Restoration

[ballaratdragons]

Bert was kind enough (thanks Bert :thumbsup: ) to give me his old pier (the one he used to capture all his great images in here over the years) and it was in a slightly rusty state, and the chrome parts were shot.

I immediately went into 'restoration' mode :lol:
I stripped it right back and Etch/Primered it all before giving it a few coats of Full Gloss Black. Then I polished all the rusty chromed parts.

The top adaptor wasn't included (Bert needed that part for his new pier) so Houghy was good enough to sell me one :thumbsup:

Below are the pics of the restoration:

1. How the pier came
2. Etch/Primered
3. Gloss Black top coat
4. Restoration assembled
5. Close-up of polished bolts
6. Close up of polished adjusters
7. The Adaptor in place

[Hagar]

Hi Ken, Great job it looks brand new. Now you won't want to use it in case you chip or scratch it.LOL.

[avandonk]

I think you are wrong Hagar it now looks better than new. I have never seen it looking better. Very good restoration job Ken. It should nicely match your EQ6 and black telescopes. You will now need a torch to find it in the dark!

Bert

[h0ughy]

:rofl:he can get flashing battery powered LED's and wrap the tube and mount in it - match the disco purple and the mirror ball in the main shack:D;) and never fall over it:whistle:. Nice work Ken

[stringscope]

Looks really nice Ken :thumbsup:

Cheers,

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks all.

All black equipment in the dark?
No worries.
Once I turn on the EQ6 power switch I don't go near the scope again for the rest of the night until I turn off the power switch again at the end of the night :thumbsup:

The advantage of a seperate controlroom :)

[mick pinner]

superb job Ken, looks great.

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks Mick.

Coming from a spray-painter it makes me feel even better :lol: