Rookie's First Restoration Attempt...

[JE Caudle]

Looking real good Buddy. Sure can't call you a rookie anymore...8)

 

[stinger12]

It has begun, a new stage.

 

[advancedtooling]

Give us more pics!

 

[stinger12]

Give us more pics!

You got it!

Its really coming along now. I finished making the thickness of the hood even around the perimeter, it looks very nice. I did the same with the t-tops. The underside of the hood was slick sanded today, and so were the tops of the t-tops.





The last color I chose looked great at the beginning, but over time I decided it wasn't what I wanted - I wasn't happy. I picked another blue, and Byron surprised me with a silver stripe (it will be the baldwin motion scheme, not like this stripe). Now I am happy! This is it, these are the colors I am going with 100%...I love it!



The body is almost ready for slick sand...a few last touch ups and she's done. I'm almost there!

 

[stinger12]

It's done:woohoo: Time to get this thing to the shop where the prep and paint will unfold. I couldn't be happier with the way everything has come together. This past month has been hell - I told myself I was going to work on it every day until it was ready for primer, and, I actually did it. I'm beat from all of this, and can't wait to see it all grey shortly.

 

[mrvette]

That last pix, those tail lights, I don't recall ever seeing that cut out oval shape before, I assume that's custom??

it sorts looks like the Olds lights in the back of my car....same recessed large opening with the lens in back....


shown on either site below.....

 

[Kid Vette]

Doesn't really look like a Vette anymore without all the uneven seams and mismatched panels.

 

[stinger12]

Doesn't really look like a Vette anymore without all the uneven seams and mismatched panels.

Thanks for the compliment. It took a lot of patience to get them to look like that.

 

[stinger12]

On February 16, my project is finally heading to our shop.:cheers:

I finished prepping the slick sand on the bottom of the hood. I sprayed the final urethane primer on it last week.



I also removed all the cracked GM pink adhesive, and rebonded the underside of the t-tops. I made the edges even thickness around the perimeter of each t-top, then primed with urethane primer.

 

[advancedtooling]

When is the big day?

 

[stinger12]

Today was one of the big days! The back half of the car is primed!

 

[stinger12]

Tomorrow I'm planning on priming everything from the doors forward.

 

[stinger12]

 

[MYBAD79]

getting close to paint.... looks great !!!

 

[JE Caudle]

What grits are you going to sand the primer with?

 

[stinger12]

Slick sand, which is the first primer we use on all of our projects, is blocked with 180 grit. Once the body is straight, we next go to 3 coats of urethane high build primer. That is blocked with 320, then the panels are hand sanded with 400 grit to remove the 320 scratches. We seal all of our panels during paint.

 

[stinger12]

Hood mounted for the final time.

 

[mrvette]

:flash:

I stand here today to pray over the kid's late lamented broken ass.....:goodnight:

 

[GT6Steve]

This is looking so good it's like Christmas every time there's a new pic! Keep em coming...:hi:

 

[advancedtooling]

I agree with Steve! I am impressed too!