Fred's Backyard LE Restoration Options

[friethmiller]

Front Hood Restoration - Part 3 (7/3/2025):

Finally got out Thursday evening [before all the rain] to prep, and paint the underside of the front hood. Sprayed a light tack-coat, followed by two full wet coats of epoxy. Note: spilled about 12oz of paint on the ground (see last photo) when my disposable paint cup came apart. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Luckily, I only got a little bit of paint splatter on the corner of the hood and across the bottom of air compressor.





Initial Body Work (7/6/2005)

With the hood in epoxy, I thought I'd go ahead and do a little bit of body work. I'll probably have to skim coat these panels later but I thought I'd at least get some of the low spots filled in before moving on to the engine lid.

...and as predicted, the "few low spots" turned into much more. This is evident in the photos, below.





Unfortunately, as I was getting the first coat of epoxy put down over the bodywork, a storm blew in. Luckily, I had enough time to clean everything up, put the hood in the shed, and get the cover back on the car. I was so rushed, I only took one photo before the rain started. Hopefully it all dries out here in Texas soon. Tragically we received too much rain this weekend (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[friethmiller]

Happy Fourth of July to everyone! God bless this great country of ours! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif)

[bkrantz]

Yes indeed.

And sympathies to all the families affected by the floods.