Features my first custom...'49 ford tudor

inside the doors are done......
been sanding the body with 360 grit, found several imperfections that need to be taken care of before I prime her...

 

Cool!

 

you know what they say..."if you can feel'm, you can see'm"........getting her as straight as I can before I prime her

 

Wow- nice progress. go man go!!

 

Looking good!

 

spot putty on....spot putty off....
getting real close to primer.......then paint.....

 

It's looking great! Keep up the great work

 

Looks good. Following this one.

 

ready to prime.......urethane primer

 

surely coming along from what I saw when you picked this old fella up... doing a nice job... I am restoring my 1950 coupe also...

 

Man sure looking good, making me want to get started on mine. After cruising season is over, about oct.

 

Just read the whole thread, nice write-up, thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see it completed.

 

primed.....

 

base & cleared........few sags in the clear, I'll wet sand later and hand buff them......






clear coat

 

Awesome!

 

thanks guys......
dust settled and paper off......

 

just read through this whole thread and learned a LOT that i would soon be asking about otherwise! in the process of dealing on a '51 Tudor and trying to gather as much info as i can... this one thread is a gold mine.
love the color, makes a chunky car look svelte!

 

That looks quite a bit lighter green than the stock color. Is it?

 

yup....seamist green......

 

cool build. like the color choice

 

well, I've learned few things about the flat clear coat. It's the same as using single stage paint. If you have sages,you have to wet sand the sags and re-coat. I had sags in the trunk, hood and one on the side panel.I tryed to compound the spots to blend them in but they were too shinny. Now I'll wet sand the whole car ,1200 grit, re-tape and paper and re- spray. This time I'll pay more attention to the gun settings and address the sags, if any, with a sag file.....
on the positive side, I'm real pleased the car looks real straight, I was concerned about that aspect...

 

got her all wet sanded with 1000 grit....next take the back bumper off, tape and paper her...
I decided too also hit her with another coat of color, just to make sure the color is uniform.....

 

Looks great

 

prep done....just have to tack her and tomorrow we'll rock-n-roll.......

 

the paint job turned out pretty good.......I'm not too happy with my filler work on some spots. I see I need more light in the garage...but all in all I'm happy with her.....

 

Looks great from New Jersey!

 

Why did you do the paint and bodywork, paint it a stock color, then use a flat clear?

Please understand, this is NOT a criticism, I'm just curious. Most fellas that go to that much effort want it shiny, or at least pick a custom color.

 

I don't like shinny on a old car or truck... I've always liked the sea mist green...to me it looks like a custom color......
my next two builds are going to be bare metal body's ,coated with clear coat......
don't worry about criticizing me....nobody can beat me up better than me.......

 

Looks great, I was just curious. Please proceed.

 

putting on the jewelery.....original '49 grille, mirrors, chrome pieces etc....still have to install the hood rubber mounts before I'll close it tight...


still working out the bugs.....needs carb re-build, alignment, and some wiring issues to be fixed....