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So after my new paint job last year I have been back and forth on which product to use to polish and preserve the paint.I tried a regular over the counter ceramic base spray on it and it worked okay I am still a fan of wax on wax off. Maybe it's just in my head but I feel I need to polish and...

It depends on your idea of good work, it really should be taken down to metal and if you do that I guarantee you'll find some areas that need body work. I'm the second owner of my car and owned it for 40 years and I believed it to be a cream puff but before the sanding was over it took two patch...

PPG for me very happy with the results also the pic for graveyard cars that's a good enough endorsement for me. Also I believe PPG has the best match on original colors.

I guess I never posted the end result. It came out quite nicely with the back window also being tinted it took him to tries but all in all it came out nice.my car has the original glass all the way around so it's far from perfect but I just wanted to keep it.

Yeah that's a real bad deal! Could you imagine if you were on a motorcycle?

Don't rush it! I swear it took 3 months for my clear coat to harden all the way. my car was sprayed in November it's sat in a nice dry garage or at least 3 months maybe more before it felt like the clear coat had hardened completely. I applied the bumblebee stripe in March and it's not bad...

Very cool!

Just put my 340 swinger back together last winter after being painted so it's still fresh on my mind.

If you're talking 1970 you just need to remove the back seat then remove armrest window crank and back panel roll up the window and the nuts are right there

My painter took off the fenders Hood and trunk but I had him leave in the glass I also did not have the engine bay done at that time because a rebuild is in my near future and did not want to paint around the motor and other parts. I think the overall condition is important and how much body and...

Lubricate the latch assemblies but would never put anything on the strikers just a good way to get oil or grease on clothing or make a mess. (Lps2)

No it doesn't stain it it may leave a small film that is easily removed with modern paint protectants. my car came with the factory flat black hood so I've been dealing with it for 30 years or so before my new paint job I just would armorall the hood and it always came out looking Sharp defect...

I totally get you man! I just went through that with my 70 340 swinger and the body and paint that I had done last winter. My body guy kept encouraging me to get new panels, valances etc to save time and get a perfect part , lesson learned aftermarket parts will never fit like original pieces...

From under the car from on the driver's side and I think the same on the passenger but I can't remember I can look if you want.

Factory holes measure .49 of an inch with factory pins at .46

I say double your pleasure double your fun!

LOL yes in about 10 other chores, those were actually installed in my car about 6 months ago and the body work was done out of town but from what I remember yes the post screws into the backing assembly. And the whole assembly is boxed in nicely.

Here's a pic of mine

The door striker post itself is readily available new if that's what you're looking for I reused my old posts just because they were in decent shape and I thought they might fit in the assembly better than new ones when the doors were closing. This is a job that if you can possibly budget that...

So my car is about 3 months out of the paint shop now and I'm ready to put on a coat of wax or ceramic sealer I've been reading up on the subject I would like to know others opinions. Which would you use for your first layer of protection and why?

So during the painting of my 340 swinger my paint and body guy broke my windshield sprayer lines and I'm pretty sure I'm missing a couple pieces. Could someone shoot me a pic of the underhood windshield sprayer hose line setup so I can make sure I got it back together the way that it's supposed...

Yes he said he could do it but just was letting me know that it was harder on the older cars. His references are impeccable and does a lot of very high-end work. I will also not take my car to any shop that isn't very well insured.

Definitely a consideration .

Concaved window right, yeah I don't think I'm going there,but I think by darkening the interior of the car from the sides being tinted it will make the rear window seem a little tinted perhaps.

The tinter said it just makes it tough at the end of The run on a window when they're dealing with rigid felt type window sweeps?

So I'm going to have the windows tinted on my 70 340 swinger after my new paint job. I was told by a professional window tintor that older cars such as ours are more difficult to tint the side Glass because of this window sweeps they are more rigid than the newer rubber style. I got this...

Get a hold of a PPG representative they will have that exact coded paint the best you can get as far as the color match and quality. Get ready for sticker shop though.

Looks great!

I bought my 340 swinger in 1978 and the stripe was in good shape overall, I would have to think the decal department would be pretty Kush on the assembly line you mess up too many and you'll be heading back to the grinder shop LOL

I have heard to do your side stripes first but you started with your deck stripe?