Wiper Motor

They say that variety is the spice of life and it is certainly required when restoring a car. There was a great comment in Practical Classics recently from someone who had spent ages fixing up an old motor, which basically said "when you get fed up, just try to imagine yourself driving the finished product". That made me think, because I had been getting fed up, so it appeared a good idea to do something different and break the monotony. So, the diversion was the wiper motor assembly.

Looking rather tired.

 

What do you think of the colour?

The motor was looking a bit scratty, so it was cleaned up with lots of petrol and a wire brush after which it was painted with etch primer, followed by a coat of grey paint. I am not sure if that is original but it should look ok when on the car.

I should also say that I took the thing to bits and re-greased everything.

Additionally, the motor boxes were stripped down and re-greased, painted and put back together. The only problem was that I could not quite remember how it all went back together, so maybe when I put the whole thing back it will need some "adjustment". We'll see.

Painted in silver.