1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto
DISCLAIMER: Heavy picture thread :)
Got some parts put back on the car over the last few days. Loving how its looking. Got the new tail lights in. Had to rewire one as the wires broke off at the socket. Drilled out the wire with a super fine drill bit and forced open the crimp a little and reinserted the wire and recrimped. Worked really well.
Test fit the grille. Then cleaned it up and soaked all the clips and hardware in evaporust. Wasn't happy with the chips in the semi-gloss black so I sanded and resprayed it. Looks great reinstalled. Put the new bumper I made on for hopefully the last time too. Really cleans up the front in my opinion. Has the look I was going for. If you didn't know what the original looked like, you would think it belonged there.
Hasn't been without issues though. Somehow, the base coat seeped into the inside of the car (despite what I thought was a really tight taping job...every seam and hole had tape or foam tape...but it's there) and settled on most horizontal surfaces. I wiped off some off the dash the first day and it came off really easy so I never though any more of it, but I never had time to commit to the entire car as I had to work and now it is fighting me immensely trying to get it off. Any tips for what is best to wipe this off with without damaging the clear? Am also reading up on wet sanding as I got the dust in the hood roof and trunk lid I would like to take care of. Have never done it before so I want to know what I'm doing so I don't screw it up.
Have a NOS hood emblem for it and sail panel emblems that look great. New handles and locks. Had a new mirror, but that isn't going to work as my car had a different mirror installed apparently (4" hole spacing. 2 post mirror won't fit. Didn't think to look at that before paint).
Overall I'm happy with the progress. This is the first car I've painted myself fully so I'm pleased with how it looks considering. Have gone way farther in the restoration than I have before (or initially planned...but we all know how that goes). Can't wait to get the headliner in and finally install the glass and finish the interior. Won't look any thing like the car I brought home initially.
DISCLAIMER: Heavy picture thread :)
Got some parts put back on the car over the last few days. Loving how its looking. Got the new tail lights in. Had to rewire one as the wires broke off at the socket. Drilled out the wire with a super fine drill bit and forced open the crimp a little and reinserted the wire and recrimped. Worked really well.
Test fit the grille. Then cleaned it up and soaked all the clips and hardware in evaporust. Wasn't happy with the chips in the semi-gloss black so I sanded and resprayed it. Looks great reinstalled. Put the new bumper I made on for hopefully the last time too. Really cleans up the front in my opinion. Has the look I was going for. If you didn't know what the original looked like, you would think it belonged there.
Hasn't been without issues though. Somehow, the base coat seeped into the inside of the car (despite what I thought was a really tight taping job...every seam and hole had tape or foam tape...but it's there) and settled on most horizontal surfaces. I wiped off some off the dash the first day and it came off really easy so I never though any more of it, but I never had time to commit to the entire car as I had to work and now it is fighting me immensely trying to get it off. Any tips for what is best to wipe this off with without damaging the clear? Am also reading up on wet sanding as I got the dust in the hood roof and trunk lid I would like to take care of. Have never done it before so I want to know what I'm doing so I don't screw it up.
Have a NOS hood emblem for it and sail panel emblems that look great. New handles and locks. Had a new mirror, but that isn't going to work as my car had a different mirror installed apparently (4" hole spacing. 2 post mirror won't fit. Didn't think to look at that before paint).
Overall I'm happy with the progress. This is the first car I've painted myself fully so I'm pleased with how it looks considering. Have gone way farther in the restoration than I have before (or initially planned...but we all know how that goes). Can't wait to get the headliner in and finally install the glass and finish the interior. Won't look any thing like the car I brought home initially.