1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto
Making progress...
Got the initial coat of 2K sanded. Actually went way better than expected. The rough side sanded nicer than the smoother side ironically. Pretty much took care of the final imperfections. Touched up 1 or 2 small items I missed originally and hit it with another coat of 2K. Roof is all sanded and just waiting on more 400grit sandpaper to come in to finish the rest.
Added the seam sealer over the weekend as well. I taped off everything around where I was applying it on the outside of the body for nice clean lines. Inside I just used a body putty spreader on the main cabin floor kinda like original and my finger in the trunk area and over the wheel wells for a little cleaner finish. Happy with the results.
I used the evercoat OEM bead 2 part epoxy seam sealer in a tube for this. Used 2 tubes. The best advice I can give if you want to use this is get the proper gun for it. I was warned about it but figured my heavier regular gun would be fine...wrong. It was brutal on the hands as you had to apply a great deal of pressure to get it out of the gun. Also make sure you are completely ready as it cures pretty quickly. You only get about 8 minutes working time. The nice part is that it works really nice and doesn't sag or run at all on angled/vertical surfaces. Cures nice and smooth and hard. Has a little flex but not very much (it is epoxy after all). Don't think this is going anywhere.
Plan to pull out the trunk lid, hood and doors now to prep them for epoxy as I am waiting on sandpaper (should arrive by the end of the week) then I can apply sealer to the body and be completely ready for paint (plan to wet sand sealer to 600 for final prep).
Put in a couple orders for parts and waiting to hear back on my "big list" from a local supplier. This should hopefully cover most of what I need to finish assembly besides upholstery and some clips.
Stay tuned, more to come.
Making progress...
Got the initial coat of 2K sanded. Actually went way better than expected. The rough side sanded nicer than the smoother side ironically. Pretty much took care of the final imperfections. Touched up 1 or 2 small items I missed originally and hit it with another coat of 2K. Roof is all sanded and just waiting on more 400grit sandpaper to come in to finish the rest.
Added the seam sealer over the weekend as well. I taped off everything around where I was applying it on the outside of the body for nice clean lines. Inside I just used a body putty spreader on the main cabin floor kinda like original and my finger in the trunk area and over the wheel wells for a little cleaner finish. Happy with the results.
I used the evercoat OEM bead 2 part epoxy seam sealer in a tube for this. Used 2 tubes. The best advice I can give if you want to use this is get the proper gun for it. I was warned about it but figured my heavier regular gun would be fine...wrong. It was brutal on the hands as you had to apply a great deal of pressure to get it out of the gun. Also make sure you are completely ready as it cures pretty quickly. You only get about 8 minutes working time. The nice part is that it works really nice and doesn't sag or run at all on angled/vertical surfaces. Cures nice and smooth and hard. Has a little flex but not very much (it is epoxy after all). Don't think this is going anywhere.
Plan to pull out the trunk lid, hood and doors now to prep them for epoxy as I am waiting on sandpaper (should arrive by the end of the week) then I can apply sealer to the body and be completely ready for paint (plan to wet sand sealer to 600 for final prep).
Put in a couple orders for parts and waiting to hear back on my "big list" from a local supplier. This should hopefully cover most of what I need to finish assembly besides upholstery and some clips.
Stay tuned, more to come.