March 17th 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Mary Ouellette, a new member of the club, enthusiastically championed a parade venture in West Warwick on St. Patrick’s Day.  The club had four cars in the parade.  Mary was thrilled to be able to distribute copies of the Pawtuxet Valley Times featuring a picture of she and Ed with their Model A on the front page related to the parade!  The weather was sunny and cool, a nice day for the parade!  We were greeted by large crowds of people of all ages along the route.  Mary had arranged participation in a luncheon at the Elk’s Club after the parade. Entertainment was provided by Irish Dancers and Bagpipe and Drum Players. 

 

Lining Up

Meet and Greet

Discussion of Parade Readiness

A new member's Truck

Mary Distributes the Newspaper Article

Checking out the Crowd

Next to Boneheads Restaurant

Lunch at the Elk's Club

Irish Dancers

Junior Irish Dancers

Bagpipes and Drums

The Little Rhody Model A Club Meeting March 10, 2019

 

 

The weather was cold and wet with a promise of snow/icy conditions later in the day.  Attendance was affected by this nastiness!  The highlight of the meeting was a presentation by our Program Chairman, Moe Rousseau.  Evie Osborne had been offered some rust removal products to try by WORKSHOP HERO.  Moe used the product samples on several rusty items and was pleased with the results.  A soak with a mixture of the product and water is designed to remove rust within 18 hours.  He did the soak for about 8 hours with very good results.  The product is water soluble, non-toxic to skin, and does not require using gloves.  The gel type product was not as effective, had to be brushed on an item and then wrapped with plastic wrap and timed out.  It did require gloves, and the results on the items he used were less than stellar.  Discussion followed the presentation, pictures of before rust and actual items that were rust free were sent around the room. Members were invited to look at the products and take some gel samples to try.  The demo product is available at Home Depot and is very reasonable at about $20 to mix up 4 gallons. Upcoming events include the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in West Warwick on March 17^th, and the DUST OFF Tour on April 27^th.

 

 

In Attendance

Listening to the Presentation

Vice President Bob Osborne runs the meeting

Moe Rousseau Presents Rust Remover Products

The Rusty Items

Moe's Invention for dipping the rusty items

Before and After

That very rusty clamp all cleaned up

Samples of the gel