Just a picture, made without any Photoshop editing, only using a long exposure (20 seconds) and light methods from LostAmerica.com... Not too bad, uh? (Click the picture to see it fullsize)

Only few updates those days, many other things to think of, way more important than all this stuff...

This time I believe I've validated my polishing process... First sanding with 240 grit paper just to get rid of the anodization, then 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, and finally 2000 (all of those wet, obviously).
Then, final refinish in two steps, sewn cotton first, non-sewn then, with two different polishing pastes. The result looks pretty nice to me (see left picture)...

The main point is to follow closely the order of the papers grit : so I kind of organized this stuff in a folder, with the sandpaper already cut ; the actual work will be much easier (see right picture).

Here we go, I'm going back to my wheels...

I'm trying to validate my polishing method before I actually do it on my rims... So I'm doing some tests on the wheel-center caps...

The result is not that bad, but not as mirror-like as I want it to be : too many micro-scratches, only visibles under raking light. Probably cause I sanded up to paper 1000 grit only...

Next test will occur with paper 1200, 1500 then 2000 grit with oil, as soon as I receive my abrasives order...

I promise, I'll make you a nice tutorial...

Last April, I already told you about the excellent blog Modern Mechanix.

I'm coming back to it today, as a rare document has been added to it, especially interesting to us, old VWs lovers... A scanned article from the May 1945 issue of Popular Science : the US people was discovering the KübelWagen!

This article mentions a document from the US Army, comparing the features of the Kübel to its american equivalent, the Jeep. Here, it's said that part from its "ingenious in design" and the fact that it's "economical to run", the VW Type 82 is way inferior to the Jeep. But we are in May 45, the war is barely over in Europe, and will totally be finished only 4 month later : propaganda...
We'll learn much later that this comparison done by US experts was not that bad, they actually praised its design and abilities...

And here we go, for a little quizz... You'll have to be quick on this one, I'm pretty sure this will be easy for the VW experts... The lovely heart on the right is a detailed picture of a part that will soon be installed on the Karmann... Well, after some "refurbishment"... So, what part is this? Ready, set? Answer! (beware, only an accurate answer will be accepted... This shouldn't be too easy...)