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First Coats
I put two heavy coats
of paint on all the components of the car. I'm amazed at how
good the paint looks, it appears all the sanding and prep work
has paid off.
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Wet Sanding
After a few days of
drying, I wet sanded out all the dust specs and high spots. The
paint is thick enough to sand out most of the small imperfections,
this is the final chance to fix any problems before the final
coat.
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Maybe Too Thick
I wanted a good thick
coat on the car to make the wet sanding easier, in some spots
I went a little too far. The runs have to be very carefully sanded
out so as to not sand the surrounding area to far. Eventually
this run was completely removed.
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Final Coat
After the whole car
was sanded evenly with 600 grit paper, I spent nearly a day getting
the shop and the car as dust free as possible before painting.
The final coat went on nicely, no runs, very little dust and
a nice even sheen.
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Finishing Process
To get the final surface,
I had to wet-sand the entire car down with 2000 grit paper. This
removed all the dust and over-spray from the final coat. I then
compounded the sanded surface to a dull glass with the orbital
buffer.
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The Process
To get the final gloss,
a series of compounds are used to progressively polish the paint.
In the 3M system, you compound out the 2000 grit sandpaper marks,
then remove the swirls left by the buffer and finally apply a
glaze that gives the paint a lovely shine.
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Reassembly
It's a real pleasure
attaching the freshly painted parts back into position with nice
new screws and bolts. This is part of the hinge for the engine
compartment lid.
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Rear Lid in Place
After a bit of a fight,
the rear lid fit onto the car perfectly. There is a brand new
seal running around the edge of the lid to tightly seal the engine
compartment. The catch and license plate light fit on with new
seals as well.
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The Bonnet Too
The hood closes with
a catch located under the handle at the extreme nose of the car.
An enclosed cable had to be run from the catch to the driver's
area to release the hood. I bought a used catch on eBay that
seems to work fine. The handles on the 1967 car were completely
unique to the car and this one on the hood is the correct original
part
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