Cape Ann food Pantry “empty bowl”

Posted on by Ian C.

Went to the Cape Ann Food Pantry Empty Bowl painting tonight – they have a fund raising in May where people purchase locally made bowls and have a soup & bread meal; the charity provides food & meals to those that need it in Gloucester. Tonight we had a chance to paint our own bowl, which will be fired and included in those offered next month.
Of course, I tried to paint a MINI in my bowl! First time I had attempted art since school O’levels (1978) and it was DIFFICULT! No way to erase any mistake either – the paint just soaks right into the unfired bowl so you cannot wipe off any errors. And the bowl shape makes it a little inaccessible. Anyway, here is my attempt:

We will go back to the Empty Bowl event on May 15 and I hope to see the final glazed bowl.

GBMINI visits Tweeter, Nashua

Posted on by Ian C.

Visited Tweeter in Nashua, NH today. Everybody there enthused over GBMINI; they could not believe how small and cute it was! And the Union Jack was impressive too – a great visit 🙂
I talked with them (for two hours!) about how to improve the sound system … we finally came up with a plan to replace all the speakers, the head unit and a new amp. Expensive, and not sure I will do all that yet. Trying to find what experiences other people have with their MINIs.

First “wax” on GBMINI (Klasse)

Posted on by Ian C.

Weather was nice enough yesterday to give a first good shine to GBMINI, using Klasse All In One and other products bought from CLASSIC Motoring Accessories; I was reasonably pleased with the shine after two coats of Klasse, but it was not quite the mirror finish I had hoped for:

GBMINI#2 washed and waxed
GBMINI#2 reflections

In close-up there is good reflection, but it has a “mottled” appearance, referred to as like “orange peel” by a friend. Not sure why …

GBMINI#2 reflections close-up

Hopefully we have seen the last of the awful winter, and my car might be able to stay clean between washes now 🙂