tdgray
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Hey Scott
Not a lot to them. As far as process... When it comes to shapes like that I always use scotchbrite pads. Red to get the surface rust off. Then grey to smooth things out. Wax and grease remover to get all the nooks and crannys clean.
As far as the trim rings and surround trim I use very fine steel wool and then polish them with my bench buffer using the appropriate paste for the material. Have to be really really careful with the surround trim. One misstep and you will wind up with spaghetti.
Oh and pay attention to the lights and their order with the buckets... The buckets are indeed different. On one of them I got them backwards. The plastic adjusters can be installed by hand or in my case I used a drill and a bit to make the process faster. They have a drive on the inside of the "handle". Go slow... very slow.
Not a lot to them. As far as process... When it comes to shapes like that I always use scotchbrite pads. Red to get the surface rust off. Then grey to smooth things out. Wax and grease remover to get all the nooks and crannys clean.
As far as the trim rings and surround trim I use very fine steel wool and then polish them with my bench buffer using the appropriate paste for the material. Have to be really really careful with the surround trim. One misstep and you will wind up with spaghetti.
Oh and pay attention to the lights and their order with the buckets... The buckets are indeed different. On one of them I got them backwards. The plastic adjusters can be installed by hand or in my case I used a drill and a bit to make the process faster. They have a drive on the inside of the "handle". Go slow... very slow.
tdgray
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Well the 2800 body is coming home tomorrow.... one way or the other.
As I have made progress on many things. A few more I will add after this rant... I have been dying to get the body back here so I can start work on it.... yes I said start.
If we go back in this thread a ways... quite a ways. You may remember that I trailered the car off to blasting in DECEMBER. I was assured that no problem they would get on it and they did... sort of. They hand stripped the top of the hood, trunk and top. A great start. I saw it in person. Then after collecting some additional funds. NOTHING.
It was winter, so I was like no biggie I've got things to work on. I then called in January, February and starting in March I called every two weeks. Each time an excuse, working on it... weather too cold... raining... shop is full of other projects (WTF) etc. In April I started calling every week. Same thing... right on it... yep... working on it....will get in primer this week. May came and I continued my calls. Same.
Fed up and fuming after they didn't even take my call Friday I called today to inform them I would be picking it up tomorrow. PERIOD. Oh the litany of excuses started flying. Just give us until the end of the week. Me- NO. Well we have to finish stripping the hood. ME- Don't care I'm picking it up tomorrow afternoon. Well it won't be in primer... ME - tough shit I can shoot primer too.
Sorry for the rant gents but I am fed up! Again... this is just STRIPPING the car... no body work... nothing more than taking all the paint and garbage off.
As I have made progress on many things. A few more I will add after this rant... I have been dying to get the body back here so I can start work on it.... yes I said start.
If we go back in this thread a ways... quite a ways. You may remember that I trailered the car off to blasting in DECEMBER. I was assured that no problem they would get on it and they did... sort of. They hand stripped the top of the hood, trunk and top. A great start. I saw it in person. Then after collecting some additional funds. NOTHING.
It was winter, so I was like no biggie I've got things to work on. I then called in January, February and starting in March I called every two weeks. Each time an excuse, working on it... weather too cold... raining... shop is full of other projects (WTF) etc. In April I started calling every week. Same thing... right on it... yep... working on it....will get in primer this week. May came and I continued my calls. Same.
Fed up and fuming after they didn't even take my call Friday I called today to inform them I would be picking it up tomorrow. PERIOD. Oh the litany of excuses started flying. Just give us until the end of the week. Me- NO. Well we have to finish stripping the hood. ME- Don't care I'm picking it up tomorrow afternoon. Well it won't be in primer... ME - tough shit I can shoot primer too.
Sorry for the rant gents but I am fed up! Again... this is just STRIPPING the car... no body work... nothing more than taking all the paint and garbage off.
i know the feeling all too well ... don't care to count how many years my coupe was at the painter ... with zero body work to be done. but i was lucky, i got an amazing paint job for a song.
tdgray
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This is exactly why I do all my own work… last time I farm anything out like this. I have people I trust… he was not one of them.
I’ve been taught a long lesson.
I’ve been taught a long lesson.
tdgray
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Been busy last couple of days but I got it home last evening.
Literally shoved it off the trailer and into the shop.
Some of the bad... Post more later. Almost all of this was known. The only part I thought was okay was the spare tire well... Nope... It's swiss cheese.
All the known bad parts are already purchased and in the shop. Have to get the trunk part.
As said .. more to come
Literally shoved it off the trailer and into the shop.
Some of the bad... Post more later. Almost all of this was known. The only part I thought was okay was the spare tire well... Nope... It's swiss cheese.
All the known bad parts are already purchased and in the shop. Have to get the trunk part.
As said .. more to come
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tdgray
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When you look at the “Swiss cheese” it is sometimes good to look back on the project and realise the parts that are already finished. Ready for reassembly and go for the next part.
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tdgray
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Yep. Nothing I have not encountered in previous restorations. I do love that I got a super head start on a lot of the parts that get bolted on after the paint is done. That will make it a very pleasant experience after the long slog of bodywork.