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Small Parts
The glove box door,
the speaker grills and tail light housings were stripped clean
and sanded to bare metal. When I spray the larger panels I usually
do a few of the smaller parts with any remaining paint and avoid
waste.
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Primed are ready to
go.
The parts look so
much better with even one coat of primer on them. Original metal
surfaces seem to come out best when the primer is applied, these
parts were rust free and won't need much work before final painting.
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Hood (Bonnet?)
Still no conclusion
on the terminology so we'll call the front hood "the bonnet"
from now on. It fit on with no trouble and closes nicely.
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Aligning the Doors
With a bit of monkeying
around, the doors fit back into their spots and seemed to swing
properly. All of the car's 'lines' are still intact which is
important to me.
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Ready for Paint
You have to be creative
when working in small spaces. I hung the bonnet and engine lid
from the ceiling while being painted. This way I can paint all
sides of the part at once to save time. I've been really lucky
with the weather and I don't want the body of the car outside
more than it needs to be.
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Change in Position
The way the bonnet
hung, I wasn't able to get to its nose with the paint gun. First
the underside got a coat of red, then I repositioned it to do
the top. One thin tack coat of paint was put down, followed by
a 20 minute wait and fairly thick coat to finish.
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Doors
In the same manner,
the doors relieved two coats of the red enamel. The surface of
the doors is far from perfect, a fact that the highly glossed
paint makes very clear. They will do for now, but I'll be looking
for new doors at swap meets and wrecking yards in the future.
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The Finishing Room
My wife is a very
patient woman. As the parts are painted and finished, they are
stored in my living room until the car body is ready to take
them on. It's great to wake up in the middle of the night and
come out and visit your car, I'll be needing an attached garage
soon.
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Paint Booth
It took me a day,
but I completely cleaned my shop out, vacuumed the floors and
dropped the plastic walls. I sanded the primer to nice finish
with 400 sand paper and wiped the surface clean with a lint free
rag and Silicon wash from Sherwin Williams.
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