Mike, I figured that was the case... Just like the way we have to approach a job of eating an elephant, only way it can be done is one step at a time.
Same way you prep a part...you break it into steps or bite size pieces.
Totally understand you on the enjoyment of one task over another... In woodworking most almost universally hate sanding, I love sanding...feeling it and seeing it come together...it is like getting a long curl when using a hand plane from a plane blade you've honed to a sharp edge and you are able to get the feel and smell and visual of that plane skimming off the high spots or leveling a board or trimming a joint with the plane...etc.
So, when it comes to polishing, while the sanding is tedious and it making your fingers hurt after a while, all of that work starts to quickly show when you start buffing the parts with the polishing compound and the gleam of the polished aluminum develops.
Stuff with intricate curves can be really tough though and you hate those just like everyone else. It really is the difference between having some of the tools that a professional would use that makes that task easier.
Oddly enough electrical many have a mental block that it is some giant hurdle they are not capable of solving.
Some of the electrical stuff with cars today is well beyond the ability of home mechanics because of the computerization of many modern cars. But, there are tons of cars that develop electrical problems and those shops doing electrical work earn $$$ because so many mechanics can't solve electrical problems because they are racing to crank out tons of work to perform and bring home their normal salary. Electrical problems usually are not something that is rapidly solved and is a single point of failure. The typical book rate and manufacturer's approach is to shotgun the problem into submission replacing lots of components until you don't see the problem or it fixes it. So, often wiring issues that go intermittent cost tons of money because if they are trying to solve it replacing lots of components and it is at the owner's expense. When the manufacturer is paying the bill they can afford to have the failed components or those replaced be sent to a recycler who can thoroughly test the component to cull through the expensive ones to see if they really were the problem with test equipment not available to every dealer. Those remanufacturers would either verify it passes tests or it needs repaired and then they either replace the failed components or they scrap the part.
I've been down those same rabbit trails everyone has and understand some of those traps we fall into.
Bartering for work can be a very nice thing to have with people who know what they are doing and you can mutually benefit.
Having Calj virtually step beside you, and others on the forum doing this as well, and walk you through the confusing parts and helping direct you with wiring, Motogadget, or other troubleshooting and diagnostic work.
Finding a community of owners like this whom are helpful instills that sense of community and "brotherhood" if you will, or family and friendship. We are lucky to have this forum and those mods and owners who have fostered and developed the resource we enjoy today. Kudos to Glenn and all the mods and all the contributors.
Thank you and all the others who have threads as I know it is not the most time efficient and to write it up as well as to capture the pictures and add them. It really can slow things down and that dialogue of the thread isn't without a cost to that thread owner. I have done threads on one of my other hobbies and it is rewarding by the ideas and things your learn while you do it. It can be a bit of work to stop everything to catch a few pictures. On some things like laying up fiberglass composites you are racing time for the epoxy to kick off so it really takes another set of hands helping with photos and even during layups that is so helpful.
David
