1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto
Finally some forward motion again...
The body is in final coat of high build, and as I was waiting on new order of sandpaper to come in I decided not to sit on my hands and decided to work on the doors, hood and trunk lid. I put the body on its side and covered it with a few drop sheets to keep the dirt/dust off it and moved it as much as I could to one side.
I then set up my parts stands and placed the hood, trunk and 1 door on them to strip and prime them. I would have done both doors but room was getting tight and I realized my dash was sitting on my 4th stand...oops. I guess it will just have to follow. Got the panels nice and clean using the stripping discs I purchased.
Had multiple delays over the week so little got done (unrelated). Today I decided it was time to at least get them primed, so out I went. I cleaned them all down and wiped them over with cleaner. I hung up the hinge I had ready and the grille support I placed on some paper under the door to spray while I was at it. Didn't get the other hinge done as it has a lot of tight spots so I'm just going to blast it and spray it when I flip the panels to do the outside.
None of the panels need any real work, just a couple small dents on the trunk lid. A skim of glaze and then high build should suffice. I have some light pitting from the surface rust on the underside of the hood so I may hit it with a heavy coat of high build or glaze to fill them (small) then seal it. Will be putting hood insulation on so it won't be seen anyway, but I will know. OCD is a curse...lol.
I'm off next week so if I can get enough time in the shop I hope to be sealing the body and installing body panels by the end of the week. We will see. Life commitments always manage to come up...not that I'm complaining...just really want to see this on the road this summer.
Finally some forward motion again...
The body is in final coat of high build, and as I was waiting on new order of sandpaper to come in I decided not to sit on my hands and decided to work on the doors, hood and trunk lid. I put the body on its side and covered it with a few drop sheets to keep the dirt/dust off it and moved it as much as I could to one side.
I then set up my parts stands and placed the hood, trunk and 1 door on them to strip and prime them. I would have done both doors but room was getting tight and I realized my dash was sitting on my 4th stand...oops. I guess it will just have to follow. Got the panels nice and clean using the stripping discs I purchased.
Had multiple delays over the week so little got done (unrelated). Today I decided it was time to at least get them primed, so out I went. I cleaned them all down and wiped them over with cleaner. I hung up the hinge I had ready and the grille support I placed on some paper under the door to spray while I was at it. Didn't get the other hinge done as it has a lot of tight spots so I'm just going to blast it and spray it when I flip the panels to do the outside.
None of the panels need any real work, just a couple small dents on the trunk lid. A skim of glaze and then high build should suffice. I have some light pitting from the surface rust on the underside of the hood so I may hit it with a heavy coat of high build or glaze to fill them (small) then seal it. Will be putting hood insulation on so it won't be seen anyway, but I will know. OCD is a curse...lol.
I'm off next week so if I can get enough time in the shop I hope to be sealing the body and installing body panels by the end of the week. We will see. Life commitments always manage to come up...not that I'm complaining...just really want to see this on the road this summer.
