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Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 12:35 AM
This will be my step by step driveway strip and paint thread. This may not be the way everyone will do it, but this is the way I will do mine. If you like it, you can do it this way also. If not, then you can take it to a body shop and pay $3k to $5k for a paint job. You could also do different variations and run the cost up. I will post what I spend on this entire process. Some have said its like hitting your self in the head with a hammer, ok, this will be my first smack in the head.
First shot, before.
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Posted by: Andyrew Mar 8 2005, 12:42 AM
Your actually going to do it in the driveway as aposed to in the garage?
Should be interesting.
What color?
Posted by: JB 914 Mar 8 2005, 12:54 AM
| QUOTE (Andyrew @ Mar 7 2005, 10:42 PM) |
| What color? |
Andrew,
Scott is color blind.......he only see's yeller
Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 12:55 AM
First application of the chemical stripper. Try not to breathe the fumes and dont do this wearing shorts. Splatter will get to your legs. You let it set for about 15 minutes and then using a scrapper, you scrape everywhere you applied the stripper. You will need to do this a couple of times if there is a lot of paint on the car.
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Posted by: ovilla Mar 8 2005, 12:55 AM
Please check your town's ordinance for this first. You'd be surprised at what you can get a fine for. Once your neighbors find out what you're doing someone's going to get worried about their new car getting oversprayed in turn signal orange. Also, another thought is to just do sanding and primer and let a professional body shop spray the color coat. My neighbor did that with his truck and it only cost about 1K and it looked awesome. Also, if you have access to a garage, you'll most likely do a better job with it as you can jack up the car and comfortably reach the bottom half. In some body shops you'll see that they use lifts to get the car at a comfortable height and sometimes even use shop chairs that are on casters. Have fun! I've always wanted to do this too.
Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 01:00 AM
Second coat of stripper, same as the first. However, where ever there is bondo, you will need to remove it all the way. Do not try to just smooth it out and paint over it. The bondo will absorb the stripper and ruin your nice new paint job down the road. Besides, we are going to remove the dents before the primer goes on. You want the least amount of bondo on the car as possible. 1/8" max. With the paint off, you will easily see any and all bondo on the car. Be sure to get all of it off. Places I thought had bondo didnt have any, places I didnt know there was any, there was a lot. Some of it was way thicker than it should have been.
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Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 01:06 AM
Indecently, the stripper is neutralized in water so when you get all done, hose the car off really well. If you let the stripper stay on too long, it will start to harden and will be difficult to remove. So keep a wet rag handy to wipe off the car when you are done with that panel. I am only doing the door and the rear quarter this round. Tomorrow I will do the front fender and hood and the other front fender. If I get on a roll, I may get the whole car done. Then I get to do the body work. The rear deck is being replaced and the sail panels will be stripped and painted to match the car. Which is why I didn't remove them. I will be removing them tomorrow along with all the other removable parts like trim and lenses.
Posted by: maf914 Mar 8 2005, 09:29 AM
| QUOTE (skline @ Mar 7 2005, 11:06 PM) |
| Indecently, the stripper is neutralized in water so when you get all done, hose the car off really well. If you let the stripper stay on too long, it will start to harden and will be difficult to remove. So keep a wet rag handy to wipe off the car when you are done with that panel. I am only doing the door and the rear quarter this round. Tomorrow I will do the front fender and hood and the other front fender. If I get on a roll, I may get the whole car done. Then I get to do the body work. The rear deck is being replaced and the sail panels will be stripped and painted to match the car. Which is why I didn't remove them. I will be removing them tomorrow along with all the other removable parts like trim and lenses. |
Scott,
What colors has the car been? I see white and green. And a little red.
Posted by: Mrs. K Mar 8 2005, 09:33 AM
Wow! That stuff works great! Does it remove facial wrinkles too? 
Lisa 
Posted by: i love porsche Mar 8 2005, 09:59 AM
oo this is going to be good..i plan on painting my car hopefully this summer, so make sure you give me good detail skline!
Posted by: Root_Werks Mar 8 2005, 10:10 AM
Scott, keep it up! 
I would like to see how other people do this. I have painted cars and lots of car parts before. Sometimes early in the morning before the bugs come out etc. But always in a garage, well, once outside an entire VW Bug. It actually turned out really good.
Usually I will do like a hood or fender or something inside the garage, doors closed and a fan blowing out with the big doors up a couple of inches. Works pretty good.
Hmm, sniffen resin, sniffen paint.... No wonder I am 
Posted by: SLITS Mar 8 2005, 10:17 AM
| QUOTE (maf914 @ Mar 8 2005, 08:29 AM) |
| What colors has the car been? I see white and green. And a little red. |
Car was tagged Delphi Green with a really bad white spray job over it. The red would be the factory primer on metal parts.
Posted by: wrpspddrvr Mar 8 2005, 10:25 AM
| QUOTE (skline @ Mar 8 2005, 02:06 AM) |
| Indecently, the stripper is neutralized in water so when you get all done, hose the ... off really well. If you let the stripper stay on too long, it will start to harden and will be difficult to remove. So keep a wet rag handy to wipe off the ... when you are done with that .... I am only doing the ... and the rear quarter this round. If I get on a roll, I may get the whole ... done. Then I get to do the body work. . I will be removing them tomorrow along with all the other removable parts |
I edited your post a little to make it more 914Club-style. Replace all the "..." with "stripper".
Cole
Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 10:26 AM
I think Slits is right, the red seems like a filler primer of some sort. It was under the factory green. Along with some geen filler of some sort. Like nothing I have ever seen before. I wonder if the factory used bondo to smooth the cars a little before painting? The rest of the bondo on the car is normal pink stuff, but there are some spots that have a light green filler masking body imperfections.
Posted by: wrpspddrvr Mar 8 2005, 10:28 AM
On a more serious note, this looks to be a cool thread! Thanks for sacrificing your car for the rest of us!
With teener guys having such a reputation for cheapness, I can't believe you're the first to post this!
Good luck!
Cole
Posted by: SLITS Mar 8 2005, 10:40 AM
All Scott has to worry about it the gathering of the "glue sniffers" that will congragate around his driveway, getting high off the aromatic dryers in the paint 
Hey Scott, wanna do mine in Paisley?
"Are you going to San Francisco,
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair....."
Posted by: ! Mar 8 2005, 10:43 AM
BTW...if you haven't already....have the car registered in YOUR name. When the local code enforcement or AQMD weenie comes by that will be the first thing he asks for. It IS legal to paint your own car but if any overspray goes on another person's property....
Painting another person's car can be considered a bidness or overspray gets ya a "yer not listening citation".
Also...if there is a water heater in the garage turn it off if using paint in there with the door closed or sectioned off with plastic. That will be an ignition source.
Personal protection while spraying the paint....check for isocyanates in the paint....not good if only using a filter mask. You need OUTSIDE supplied air or an SCBA.
Posted by: SLITS Mar 8 2005, 10:47 AM
| QUOTE (mikez @ Mar 8 2005, 09:43 AM) |
| BTW...if you haven't already....have the car registered in YOUR name. When the local code enforcement or AQMD weenie comes by that will be the first thing he asks for. It IS legal to paint your own car but if any overspray goes on another person's property.... Painting another person's car can be considered a bidness or overspray gets ya a "yer not listening citation". Also...if there is a water heater in the garage turn it off if using paint in there with the door closed or sectioned off with plastic. That will be an ignition source. Personal protection while spraying the paint....check for isocyanates in the paint....not good if only using a filter mask. You need OUTSIDE supplied air or an SCBA. |
Hah, I sent in the DMV form....it's all Scott's problem now....his neighbor's Beemer is gonna look good in yellow
Posted by: ! Mar 8 2005, 10:50 AM
Speaking of those damn change of ownership forms.....DMV is loose and free with those things. IF THEY don't get them or lose them...they hound you for the fees...they even threatened a neighbor with a state tax lien....
Keep a copy and/or send them in certified
Posted by: Tom Perso Mar 8 2005, 10:59 AM
I can't believe you're painting a car in the driveway. I'd NEVER think of doing that......
And, a picture of my own dumb ass...
Later,
Tom
Posted by: dinomium Mar 8 2005, 10:59 AM
What brand oh stripper are you using? Ugmo needs a bath in it!! PO used that nice faux stone paint in BOTH trunks...
I am going spray in the garage with a home made air exchanger. Then I can really use the " I Forgot" Excuse! 
Posted by: jkeyzer Mar 8 2005, 11:00 AM
Sometimes stripper can remove bondo too. Scott, do you try to scrape the bondo off or wire wheel it or ???
Looks like a cool thread.
BTW are you going to remove the sail panel trim?? I would expect the stripper to attack the vinyl and anodized aluminum.
Posted by: riverman Mar 8 2005, 11:34 AM
| QUOTE (dinomium @ Mar 8 2005, 11:59 AM) |
| What brand oh stripper are you using? Ugmo needs a bath in it!! PO used that nice faux stone paint in BOTH trunks... I am going spray in the garage with a home made air exchanger. Then I can really use the " I Forgot" Excuse! |
I've used two brands of chemical stripper (Aircraft Paint Stripper 495-1 by Morton and Tal-Strip II by Mar-Hyde) and they both worked great. I got the Morton stuff from an automotive paint supplier and the Mar-Hyde from a FLAPS. You can spray the stuff, but it actually works better to brush it on.
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Posted by: JB 914 Mar 8 2005, 11:35 AM
| QUOTE (Mrs. K @ Mar 8 2005, 07:33 AM) |
| Wow! That stuff works great! Does it remove facial wrinkles too? Lisa |
Sure.....what do you think Michael Jackson used to become white
Posted by: riverman Mar 8 2005, 11:37 AM
| QUOTE (jkeyzer @ Mar 8 2005, 12:00 PM) |
| Sometimes stripper can remove bondo too. Scott, do you try to scrape the bondo off or wire wheel it or ??? Looks like a cool thread. BTW are you going to remove the sail panel trim?? I would expect the stripper to attack the vinyl and anodized aluminum. |
I found the stripper will remove thin coats of bondo, but it was much easier to use a wire cup brush on my grinder to get the larger/deeper areas off. The stripper will soften the bondo slightly, allowing the wire brush to really dig in.
Posted by: nebreitling Mar 8 2005, 12:08 PM
"driveway paint"
i ought to try this in palo alto... 
Posted by: Travis Neff Mar 8 2005, 01:06 PM
any opinions on the Mar Hyde epoxy primers?
Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 8 2005, 03:43 PM
scotts progress:
k, Second day of working on the car and its not even noon yet. I got the car pretty much stripped of bolt on stuff. Found rust in some places I didnt expect but should have and no rust where I thought there would be. So good and bad. It will all need to be fixed. I am open to suggestions on the rust repair that needs to be done in the front trunk gutter. Pics to follow. Here is the nose, I still have to remove the fogs and horns.
Front trunk, no rust!! Yeah
Rear trunk, you can hardly tell but the back lip is not as it should be, I have pulled it out a little but it still needs more. I have a new deck lid for it and it must fit right.
Driver side sail panel, I almost expected rust here and on the other side. Lucky me!!
Passenger side sail panel, no rust here either. I like that.
Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 8 2005, 03:45 PM
The rust I need to fix, not sure how yet, but I will figure out something, cant leave it there. Any suggestions?
More rust to repair
Drivers side rust in channel
A naked rear!!!
Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 04:31 PM
Thanks Aaron, saved me some time.
Posted by: jgiroux67 Mar 8 2005, 07:53 PM
Shoot, I wish i would of used stripper for my car. Mine had like a half and inch of paint on it. I foolishly sanded the whole car down to bare metal. It took soooo long to do. I feel like an idiot.
Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 08:25 PM
End of 2nd day results. My goal is to have this thing in primer by the weekend. Work permitting. This is the end of the day after one whole application over most of the car. The passenger side is the one I started yesterday so it has 2 applications with the exception of the front fender. I did everything but the headlights and lower front. Tomorrow is another day. Its a lot like work, I had forgotten what it took to do it last time. This is a nasty reminder. The fumes are terrible, the stuff splatters on your arms and hands and you realize it pretty quick. Tomorrow I will remove the wipers and fog and horns and do the rest and then go over the whole car again and then with a wire brush and then start sanding the whole car. Once that is done I will start taking dents out. Oh fun.
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Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 8 2005, 08:27 PM
scott! you rock man!
Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 08:34 PM
More yet to come. Like this. Might as well see what it looks like as it gets done. More bondo I didnt know about. 
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Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 08:35 PM
The hood I thought was perfect. 
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Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 8 2005, 08:35 PM
when can you do mine?
Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 08:36 PM
At least there was no damage in the back
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Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 08:37 PM
Id be happy to assist you with it but I am thinking this will be my last one I do. Its really hard on the back scraping the whole car top to bottom. I will leave it for you young guys to do all the scraping and sanding.
Insert old man in wheelchair smiley here.
Posted by: wrpspddrvr Mar 8 2005, 08:45 PM
Is the gray stuff Bondo? I was under the impression Bondo was a peach-ish colour... Though I had a piece of paint fleck off of one of my other cars that had some white crap attached to it that my friend said was Bondo: he's pretty knowledgeable...
It's so cool that you can do that in your driveway, though those paint chips in the driveway make me nervous. I'm no enviro-nut, but I sure wouldn't want that crap getting in the groundwater. I don't know if y'all worry 'bout that sort of thing where you are, but where I'm from, ground water's what you drink! Also gotta watch out for the ducks and coons and whatnot. I'm sure you've got it covered.
Cole
Posted by: Mrs. K Mar 8 2005, 08:56 PM
| QUOTE (joe buckle @ Mar 8 2005, 09:35 AM) | ||
Sure.....what do you think Michael Jackson used to become white |
Lisa
Posted by: Mrs. K Mar 8 2005, 08:58 PM
Looks like you have been one busy boy there Scott! Looks like you are making nice progress! Good job!
Lisa
Posted by: skline Mar 8 2005, 08:59 PM
Yes Cole, we worry about it here too. The gutters drain to the ocean and the last thing I would want is to be swimming in paint chips. The mess is swept up and put into the hazardous waste trash can the city provides for us.
As for the grey and red and pink and even the light green stuff at the bottom rear is all body filler of some type or another. It will all have to come out.
Posted by: jkeyzer Mar 8 2005, 09:09 PM
| QUOTE (skline @ Mar 8 2005, 06:59 PM) |
| Yes Cole, we worry about it here too. The gutters drain to the ocean and the last thing I would want is to be swimming in paint chips. The mess is swept up and put into the hazardous waste trash can the city provides for us. |
You know you live in LA when the city gives you a hazardous waste trash can!!!
Up here if they know you are out in the yard spraying a can of B12 they will send in the black helicopters!
Posted by: xsboost90 Mar 8 2005, 09:09 PM
ahh yes, good old stripper. The grey is primer applied before the white was put on. the pink, green and blue would be stuff that we would call "bondo" or filler. IM alittle further than that, doing body work now. Mine had been stripped once before, and its been sprayed with self etching primer-green- and then some filler primer-grey.
i would say that maybe your quarter was resprayed green at some point before someone painted it white. I doubt the factory would have used that much bondo.
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Posted by: CptTripps Mar 9 2005, 08:10 AM
This is an awesome thread. I'm starting the stripping process this weekend, so this'll come in REAL handy. Yesterday I almost asked the same question about a 'how-to' thread, but I'm REAL glad you beat me to the punch!
I was going to sand the whole thing down with 80-grit, but this looks a lot 'safer' than that.
How long do I need to let the stripper sit on the paint? I was thinking of waking up at like 5:30 to apply the first coat...get a shower and go back to bed for a few hours...then get up and start scraping. I've got 2 coats of paint to get through and I'm SURE a fair bit of filler.
Banging out the rear-pass fender is going to be a treat. The f$%king thing shrunk up more than I'd planned when I was re-welding it back into place.
Posted by: skline Mar 9 2005, 08:37 AM
Actually, the stripper only needs to set for about 10 to 15 minutes depending on how strong it is. You can actually hear the paint seperating from the car one coat at a time. It will most likely take 2 or 3 applications to get the bulk of it off. If you leave it on too long, it will dry and wont scrape off as easy. Only do one section at a time as it will dry before you get to the other side. The most I have done at one time is a door and a fender or a hood and fender and that was pushing it. Once you start with the chemicals, you need to go all the way to metal. There will still be some sanding when you get done with the stripper.
Posted by: ! Mar 9 2005, 08:39 AM
Have you tried putting thick saran wrap on top to keep the stripper from cooking/drying off?
Posted by: skline Mar 9 2005, 08:44 AM
That does work but I didnt want to make a bigger mess than it already makes. Thats just one more thing I would have to throw away. But yes Mike, that does work pretty good.
Posted by: watsonrx13 Mar 9 2005, 08:44 AM
Scott, do you have a pic of the scraper(s) you're using?
Posted by: skline Mar 9 2005, 08:48 AM
I have a couple, they are just common putty knives. I have a wide one about 2" and a narrow one about 1/2" for places like gutters around trunks and small areas. When I say common, not the real flimsy one, these are pretty stout. Keep them sharp and they cut pretty fast.
Posted by: xsboost90 Mar 9 2005, 11:16 AM
make sure you shake the stripper up real good too. I used marhyde tal strip 2 and it had separated abit and didnt work too well until i shook the crap out of it and then it was much better. Heat makes it work quicker, but i killed my heater being too close to the fumes, glogged it up real good, so careful. Definitly scrape off as much as possible before it dries.
Posted by: Korijo Mar 9 2005, 02:20 PM
metal mad-man John Kelly recommends Jasco stripper. available at home depot.
wurks as gud as the aircraft stuff, but costs less...
Posted by: CptTripps Mar 9 2005, 02:38 PM
| QUOTE (Korijo @ Mar 9 2005, 03:20 PM) |
| metal mad-man John Kelly recommends Jasco stripper. available at home depot. wurks as gud as the aircraft stuff, but costs less... |
That stuff is NASTY! Especally if you cover it with tin-foil. I took 20yrs of gunk off of a floor with it in about 2hrs once. I think I still have a fair bit. I keep opening the can up to let the air out. It bloats over time. I'll look over and it's like it's holding it's breath or something...
Posted by: andys Mar 9 2005, 03:31 PM
I have done a few driveway and parking lot paint jobs with reasonably good results. Though not for bragging rights, you'd be surprised at how well they came out. As was posted before, early morning (few bugs and no wind), hose down the area and keep it wet. The parking lot jobs were done at a couple of different freinds' shops. Same deal, early morning, and hose the area down. Even did a 19ft ski boat this way. If the local constable happens by, then I suspect you're in trouble. Though an early morning in an industrial area would be unlikely.
BTW, that Jasco stripper is quite good and readily available. I'll have to read the label; I suspect it contains methylene chloride....great for attacking paint and bondo (or most polymers). And yes, I too like the cup wire brush for removing the bondo.
Andy
Posted by: rhodyguy Mar 9 2005, 03:58 PM
pretty darn ambitious scott. do you plan on build primer and sanding to help with the waveys? if i were to ever attempt this i think i would get one of john kelly's shrinking discs to cut down on the primer and sanding.
k
Posted by: skline Mar 10 2005, 02:40 AM
Well, I had a few visitors today and got quite a bit done or should I say farther along. Its turned out to be more work than I first thought. Turns out there was a lot of bondo in this car in places I didnt even think of. The worst was in the passenger rear fender. Just behind the wheelwell. Looks like a large ballpeen hammer hit and several small ones on top of that. Depth was about 3/4 on an inch. The worst part is the lip damage. I dont know if I can get that one out so I may be welding in a new replacement section. It wont be the first time I have had to do that. Here is the way to properly pull dents back out if you can get your hands on one. I love this thing, it works so cool.
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Posted by: skline Mar 10 2005, 02:41 AM
Another shot in a different spot.
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Posted by: skline Mar 10 2005, 02:45 AM
There were dents where the studs are welded on, they are pulled out almost perfect. I will go back and grind off the studs and finish it with spot putty. All the red circles are where dents are. Some are worse than others. The next few days will be working on removing all the dents and welding in metal where the side marker lights were and the holes where the sail trim was. The green paint is not coming off very easy. Some places it is like the metal has turned green. For the most part, the car is stripped. I will take it the rest of the way with sanders.
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Posted by: skline Mar 10 2005, 02:46 AM
The worst dents to remove in the car.
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Posted by: skline Mar 10 2005, 02:47 AM
The part I just happened to have on the side of my house. Amazing the crap I collected over the years.
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Posted by: skline Mar 10 2005, 02:51 AM
The drivers side rear is riddled with a flock of little dents in one area. I will pull and then hammer and dolly these out. I will post more progress as I make some, Stuff to do tomorrow so not sure what I will get done.
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Posted by: CptTripps Mar 10 2005, 03:43 AM
Dude! How much toe-in are you running in the rear? Looks like about 20-degrees!
OUTSTANDING work so far...Keep it up man!
| QUOTE (skline @ Mar 10 2005, 03:46 AM) |
| The worst dents to remove in the car. |
Posted by: SpecialK Mar 10 2005, 03:47 AM
| QUOTE (CptTripps @ Mar 10 2005, 01:43 AM) | ||
| Dude! How much toe-in are you running in the rear? Looks like about 20-degrees! OUTSTANDING work so far...Keep it up man!
|
SHIT!!
For a second, I thought that was the front wheel!!
Posted by: redshift Mar 10 2005, 04:46 AM
It is the front wheel.
The teener is the automotive Pushmepullyou.
M
Posted by: SpecialK Mar 10 2005, 05:06 AM
| QUOTE (redshift @ Mar 10 2005, 02:46 AM) |
| It is the front wheel. The teener is the automotive Pushmepullyou. M |
I hear ya Miles..........and so does my dog.
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Posted by: redshift Mar 10 2005, 05:09 AM
That was a cruel experiment... being a Bulldog kindofsewer, I am sure that dog wants nothing more than to find a butt to lick..
M
Posted by: SpecialK Mar 10 2005, 05:17 AM
Fret not Miles....he's also got two peckers (happy dog, happy dog!)
Posted by: Root_Werks Mar 10 2005, 10:51 AM
| QUOTE (Special_K @ Mar 10 2005, 03:17 AM) |
| Fret not Miles....he's also got two peckers (happy dog, happy dog!) |
Posted by: skline Mar 10 2005, 11:09 AM
Thanks guys for hijacking my thread. A little humor is sometimes a good way to break up the boredom. As for the toe in, I am installing new ball joints and turbo tie rods and then it will go to the alignment shop for a 4 wheel. I didnt even notice it before.
Posted by: skline Mar 18 2005, 01:14 AM
Minor update, actually had work so I have not got to do much to the cars. Today, since it is going to rain over the weekend I decided to switch cars in the precious garage space so i could work on the 74 when its raining. Since it was stripped and a lot of bare metal showing, it was only logical it should be in out of the rain. I went and picked up a plastic cover and put the Chalon outside with the plastic and then a heavy duty car cover which should keep it dry. Here is a picture of the two cars together for the first time in the driveway. I will take some pics over the weekend and post them as things progress.
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Posted by: MattR Mar 18 2005, 01:55 AM
Damn scott, thats a sweet picture. Thanks a lot... the chalon is starting to grow on me. I hope thats your new desktop wallpaper!
Then when both are painted and done you can take an "after" picture with both cars in the same position
Posted by: skline Mar 24 2005, 11:38 PM
Been a few days or so since I updated this so I thought you all might like to see the carnage I have created in my garage. Turns out this car didnt have many places on it without dents or bondo on it. Turned out to be a little more than I anticipated. Here is the car all stripped and the mess in my garage. I have cleaned it about 4 times already when I get done at night. Here is the first of 4 pictures.
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Posted by: skline Mar 24 2005, 11:39 PM
Number 2
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Posted by: skline Mar 24 2005, 11:44 PM
The drivers door is about all but steel, mostly bondo so it will be replaced by a spare I have in my garage. I had bought a set of doors a few years ago and since the Chalon needs a passenger door (Its all bondo too) and the drivers door on the 74 are plastic, I have a replacement for both. How convenient. I think I removed about 40 pound of bondo from this car. Used my cool little stud welder and removed a lot of little dings and dents all over the car. So the car is much lighter now, should go faster now.
Posted by: CptTripps Mar 24 2005, 11:46 PM
Great work!
I have that same propane heater. It's my best friend out there! (in this pic)
I found the same problems on my car. I'll bet I pulled 4lbs of bondo off the drivers side.
BTW: I love that you have a computer case in the garage too.
Posted by: skline Mar 25 2005, 01:41 AM
There are several computer cases out in my garage. Hopefully in another month or two, I wont have to work on those anymore. Just for friends but not for a living.
Posted by: SpecialK Mar 25 2005, 04:44 AM
"Hopefully in another month or two, I wont have to work on those anymore. "
Going into Automotive restoration?
'Cause you've made more progress on yours in a week, than I've made on mine in a year! Guess I need to put down the beer, and pick up the sander/welder/hammer.....pace.
Git R done! 
Posted by: 1bad914 Mar 25 2005, 06:53 AM
Great thread! I picked up a 74 a couple of years ago that looked really good, I did not take my magnet with me when I inspected the car, so I missed the 1/2 inch of bondo over both doors and rear quarters, the left front fender was worse, whoever did this work was really good with bondo, you could not tell it was filled with it. Oh well, it became a really nice looking parts car! It's the one in the middle!
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Posted by: skline Mar 25 2005, 09:41 AM
That is an awesome shop, if I had facilities like that, I might go into the restoration business. Business has been so slow the last month I have had plenty of time to work on the cars. Tuesday I go in for my Longshore processing. With any luck, I will be a casual this time next week.
Posted by: ! Mar 25 2005, 09:44 AM
"Casual"
I looked that up in the TTEG Dictionary....
"Junior Bitch" aka "Chum" aka "here pull mah finger" aka "get me a bucket of steam" aka "make sure there's no damn pickles this time".....
Gud luk....
Posted by: skline Mar 25 2005, 10:12 AM
Yup, thats the job. I just need to put in about 1500 hours of it and then go to regular status. You have to start somewhere. I should have done this 20 years ago.
Posted by: skline Apr 1 2005, 04:11 PM
Ok, time to update this I guess. Its about 2 in the afternoon and I needed to primer the car to see where it still needs work. So here are shots of it drying in the driveway. I only shot the bottom since I am not done sanding the top yet. Lots to do and its 85 in the garage. What a bitchen day.
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Posted by: skline Apr 1 2005, 04:12 PM
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Posted by: skline Apr 1 2005, 04:12 PM
Last one.
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Posted by: skline Apr 10 2005, 09:32 PM
Minor update, been working on the car off and on between helping others. Today I have been working on it and sanding and shooting primer. I replaced the drivers door with a spare I had in the garage. Stripped the paint off and to my surprise, not one speck of bondo anywhere. I sanded it and rubbed it all over looking for dings or dents. Found one but I cant see it. Shot some primer on the door figuring it would show up then. Cant find it. Cant see it, cant feel it with a bare hand but if you rub it with a cloth you can feel it. I will screw with it later. For now it is good enough. Here is a picture of the new door installed. Now I just need to install all the insides. It was a bare door. Fun
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Posted by: neo914-6 Apr 11 2005, 12:39 AM
Scott,
Maybe you mentioned it already but are you going to shoot both of your cars before the WCC05? Many years ago I sprayed my cars both in booths and in my dad's garage. It's a real pleasure to peal off the paper and tape after it's dry. My little piece of advise: Don't rush it in the end or it may screw up all the time you spent in the prep.
Posted by: skline Apr 11 2005, 12:47 AM
Not a chance in the world of getting both cars painted by the WCC. Just primer for now. I will paint them this summer hopefully. The bodies are not good enough for me to shoot color on yet so primer will have to do for now. At least they will be all one color and even match for now.
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