Lynn
12-20-2012, 03:45 AM
After a decade long break from working on my car (long story) I started back up last summer.
Most of the paint is done. Only stripes laid down so far are on the cowl vent panel (managed to get some white overspray on the black, but it should easily sand off before the final buff.
Shot lacquer over dp90lf. I have decided to leave a little of the orange peel, but am going to wet sand to take a little out. Also decided to go ahead and install the engine and tranny before asttaching the front clip. That way I won't have to worry about dinging things up when I break in the cam and change out valve springs. I am having a guy come out and buff the lower part of the front fenders before the clip is installed so I can put the "Camaro" emblems on. Plan to have the rest of the car buffed professionally buy the same guy (I can paint, but I can't buff and that is a good way to ruin otherwise good paint). IIRC, it is almost impossible to access the nuts for those emblems once the front clip is installed.
Car is 99% original sheet metal. I re leaded the seam between the roof and quarters and took out about 50 hail dents.
Attached are a few pics of the progress. As you can see, the hood is laying up against a closet door. Have I mentioned that my wife is a saint?
Hope to drive it by Feb 1.
Most of the paint is done. Only stripes laid down so far are on the cowl vent panel (managed to get some white overspray on the black, but it should easily sand off before the final buff.
Shot lacquer over dp90lf. I have decided to leave a little of the orange peel, but am going to wet sand to take a little out. Also decided to go ahead and install the engine and tranny before asttaching the front clip. That way I won't have to worry about dinging things up when I break in the cam and change out valve springs. I am having a guy come out and buff the lower part of the front fenders before the clip is installed so I can put the "Camaro" emblems on. Plan to have the rest of the car buffed professionally buy the same guy (I can paint, but I can't buff and that is a good way to ruin otherwise good paint). IIRC, it is almost impossible to access the nuts for those emblems once the front clip is installed.
Car is 99% original sheet metal. I re leaded the seam between the roof and quarters and took out about 50 hail dents.
Attached are a few pics of the progress. As you can see, the hood is laying up against a closet door. Have I mentioned that my wife is a saint?
Hope to drive it by Feb 1.