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Slow, plain repair videos, from finding the rust to the last coat of wax.
Nov 5, 2026 · 18 min
Rustproofing the sills before the first snow
Cavity wax through the drain holes, and the corners most people miss.
Nov 4, 2026 · 14 min
Cutting a patch panel from cardboard first
A cardboard pattern, a scribe and two magnets, then the steel.
Nov 3, 2026 · 21 min
Welding a sill in short tacks so it does not warp
Tack, wait, tack again, and why the order matters more than the heat.
Nov 2, 2026 · 9 min
Heating a cold workshop for under an hour of work
One wood stove, a thermos and what I do when the steel is too cold to work.
Nov 1, 2026 · 12 min
Finding the real edge of the rust with a sanding block
Where the paint ends and the rust really stops, and how to mark it.
Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min
The yearly underbody check I do every October
A torch, a screwdriver and a printed list, from the front axle to the rear.
Oct 17, 2026 · 16 min
Welding thin sheet without burning through
Settings, wire, gas and the small movements that keep the hole from growing.
Oct 10, 2026 · 8 min
The first drive after a long winter rebuild
Twenty minutes on a snowy forest road, listening for what I missed.
Oct 3, 2026 · 19 min
Making a wheel arch patch that follows the curve
Shaping a flat piece over a stump, and checking it against the old edge.
Sep 26, 2026 · 13 min
Cavity wax: where it goes and where it must not
The closed sections, the drain holes and the places that need to stay dry.
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Salt and Seam
A short letter every other Sunday about one repair, one tool and one thing I got wrong this fortnight.