1966 Factory V8 Valiant Signet Restoration For My Other Daughter
Well did not get to the dash pad.. had to get the car out to put the Christmas decorations up so I just spent the day breaking my back with guide coat and 320 grit blocking.... There is a mystery with these cars and the quarter top spears... It appears that there were TWO different lengths and the replacement quarter I got had the longer one... Thank goodness I test fit the spears I got a few weeks ago before taking them to the polishers! If I had this painted then realized that the groove was 2" to long on this side I would have been pi$$ed..... Also the sun is a powerful tool for body work... the shadow cast was not consistent on the RR quarter so I got out the hammer and dolly and made some adjustments. Then blocking along the panel to get the shadow as straight as possible. The trunk almost done.. found one low spot... The hood I knew needed work and it is now ready for the final coats of epoxy to block out to perfection. Stick a fork in the roof it is blocked with 320 to perfection... A couple more coats of epoxy and blocking out with 400 and it is ready for paint. I was going to shoot epoxy on the hood, trunk and fixed spots but it was getting late and I did not clean my epoxy gun very well last time I used it.. This is NOT the time for a crappy finish and orange peel as I am trying to get it _smooth_.... I decided not to push it. The days are getting longer and the temps are starting to rebound, I will wait.
Well did not get to the dash pad.. had to get the car out to put the Christmas decorations up so I just spent the day breaking my back with guide coat and 320 grit blocking.... There is a mystery with these cars and the quarter top spears... It appears that there were TWO different lengths and the replacement quarter I got had the longer one... Thank goodness I test fit the spears I got a few weeks ago before taking them to the polishers! If I had this painted then realized that the groove was 2" to long on this side I would have been pi$$ed..... Also the sun is a powerful tool for body work... the shadow cast was not consistent on the RR quarter so I got out the hammer and dolly and made some adjustments. Then blocking along the panel to get the shadow as straight as possible. The trunk almost done.. found one low spot... The hood I knew needed work and it is now ready for the final coats of epoxy to block out to perfection. Stick a fork in the roof it is blocked with 320 to perfection... A couple more coats of epoxy and blocking out with 400 and it is ready for paint. I was going to shoot epoxy on the hood, trunk and fixed spots but it was getting late and I did not clean my epoxy gun very well last time I used it.. This is NOT the time for a crappy finish and orange peel as I am trying to get it _smooth_.... I decided not to push it. The days are getting longer and the temps are starting to rebound, I will wait.
