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![]() As I have a week off from work I started the bodywork on my daily driver. My thinking is to get it into a basic Chevy 10 White one panel at a time so it is at least presentable.
Now it is a nasty mess of some kind of pearlescent clear coat that's flaking off of the cum white base coat on top of a ratty silver over the probably stolen blue metallic from the factory. I started on the hood to get an idea of what I'm up against. It's not pretty but I'll bet it's what every Corvette restorer sees. ![]() I'm stewing on how to attack the thick bits that do stick well. All of the curves!! The flat stuff flakes off easily with a razor blade but of course the curves won't ![]() A pretty crappy pic of what I've got: ![]() I think I'm gonna have to attack the whole thing with an aggressive grit and then work back up from there. I mean, the whole car is this way with loose crap! more pics here: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Last edited by GT6Steve; 11-22-2009 at 02:59 PM.. |
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![]() The hood looks great. To answer your earlier questions, my 82 hood was a flat black underneath and I used a heat gun to strip the paint - most of the paint came off in sheets beforehand but on the areas that didn't, a little bit of heat soon dislodged it. Dunno if that's an "approved" method tho...
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![]() Is there a SMART way to remove the headlight assemblies for sanding so they go back in and aligned easily?
I see two bolts to be marked on the outside but don't see anything on the inside. Is there a useful trick? Went around this morning buying supplies, the chemicals for the Glasurit primer I already have were brutal!!! At the second stop I told the paint guy (Centari) that if I stopped for a beer on the way home I'd have spent more than the car was worth! So of course, I did... Hit a Dueces Wild Royal Flush so that at least paid for the Mid Temp Reducer ![]() |
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![]() Things are starting to get serious here. I already see shipwrights disease kicking in.
![]() I think I see a smooth way forward on the headlight covers. There's a 3/4" head shoulder bolt at the front that releases the covers from all the springs and I can see some clamp collars that MAY hold some shafts that can be romoved thusly avoiding disturbing the careful alignment on the hinge joints. I don't want to disturb those three bolts per side clamping the hinges... More pics here:[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Last edited by GT6Steve; 11-25-2009 at 01:28 AM.. |
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What's with the toilet roll on the radiator...? ![]() |
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![]() [quote=saudivette;57641]Cuz I'm a pretty Shi**y bodyman?
Actually it's 220 grit adhesive back for the long board or Durablocks |
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