The Jalopy Journal
thanks caddy =) to be honest with you painting areas with nooks and crannies like the dash and firewall is really time consuming. that and I...
the white stuff around the edge of the windshield pillars and dash is rust inhibitor I left on there instead of painting blue because it does a...
thanks guys. and yea im kinda forced to work outside but I enjoy it better as long as im under the ez up I don't feel enclosed like in my garage....
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sneak peek [IMG] cut and buff tomorrow, front end will be back on by sunday. tomorrow wrap up my dash, then start the body this week
next round of photos =) shot primer today. used a new primer, metacryl, sprayed beautiful. good coverage and layed pretty smooth compared to...
man im so glad I know all this now. im the kind of guy that would have otherwise would alwasy have painted without the respirator thinking worst...
thanks glenn, yea I get you if im paid to do a job add in the cost of a set or two cartridges. yea I was kinda disappointed when he said 24 hours,...
glenn yea its some scary stuff. apparently you aren't even supposed to let it set on your skin itll absorb it and intoxicate a bit if so. and the...
completely forgot I had the other one sitting outside and hadn't polished it when I finished the first one I was so excited how it came out I...
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thanks guys. wasn't able to paint the dash, got ready for it then realized I only had enough paint left to do small parts so I did. I actually...
and glen my earliest memories of the cars we had in our family was a 70s Datsun, the car not the truck =b like a mini hatchback similar to a...
whats up guys. thanks for the concern patter and the rest of you, the more I research the damage spraying paint unprotected the more I make sure I...
thanks patterg, yea I went out and got a respirator today, last night had slight chest pain and light headedness and I know it was because of the...
bob was your dash bolted on? mine is spot welded =/ I might have to pull the windshield off, I had to over spray the end of the dash by the...
and I got the dash primered. dogs chewed up my respirator had to spray it with no mask. fumes aren't as bad as base and clear coat fumes but I...
got a package today, its whats going in this car but mounting it under dash [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] now to hunt down cool 8 tracks...
thanks guys, glad youre enjoying the build so far. im enjoying it as well but bodywork can be a pain. not much the work but how long the process...
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clear coated. still needs wet sand and buff ill do it Friday [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
got up early, thought this is it, finally getting that pain in the ass firewall done. weather was nice the sun was up there were no wind no...
so today I finally sealed the firewall and door jambs. took over 2 weeks taking it down, sanding and prepping but its primered now. all that's...
and again, I thought id be done but sanding and would be primered by today but I was wrong. sanding a bunch of little places to get it ready for...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] was going to use this as a shifter on my 59 impala, but changed my mind I have too many things already going in it don't want to...
Complete set of 47 48 chevy fleetmaster interior door trims moldings to replace missing or broken pieces. nails still there ready to mount....
thanks indy, and thanks for the info I got a better idea now on prepping my metal I still wasn't sure but got a better idea now. and ill look into...
thanks guys =) and hey john, looking forward to seeing pictures of your interior installed I bet its going to look great =) and yea, they keep...
thanks loudbang. yea not bad for not even having a garage or booth. really only problem is bugs, they love clearcoat. if you look good, right by...
thank you komet, but you see why I redid it? totally different and a whole lot better. the first time was my first time spraying, so it wasn't as...
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