SimplifyTALightness posted:
...Don't want to upset the wife or neighbors with an engine on the patio or living room.
I've rebuilt 3 VW engine inside- the first on a table in the basement of the family home when I was 19 (my stepmother wasn't pleased, but we all survived), another on the kitchen table of my apartment (I was 21? 22?) and you can imagine my brother and I pushing this thing complete down the hallway to the elevator on a dolley hoping not to get caught by the building manager!
The third I finished the top end assembly on the kitchen table of my first house. I wasn't married and my 2 room mates didn't seem to mind. A couple more in the garage proper and that's it for engine parts in the house- except, of course, for baking pieces in the kitchen oven after cleaning and painting with rust paint- let it dry in the garage overnight, and then when the wife's not home the next day bake at 150-160°F for ½ hour. There's no smell (most of the solvent outgassing happened overnight and any residual will clear before she gets home) and the stuff is really tough! Al