Dt86

Got all of the molding screws cleaned and painted. Spring clips cleaned, straightened and painted. Now time to put it back together after a steel wool scrub on the molding mounts.


No job is complete without coffee!

professorX

I wish I could have saved my moldings when I started my tear down but 90% were rusted to the studs and weee they just spin so cut off wheel we went. So 450.00 bucks later new moldings added the the build

86C4Z51

You drink a lot of coffee, doncha DT?

Dt86

(With coffee in hand) YES! Hahaha

Dt86

Where did you get your moldings from? Were you happy with them? Are they like Oem?

JD Shredds

Mmm, coffee... ::longingly eyes the empty mug next to him::

Oh, uh, sorry. Nice job on the molding screws.

Dt86

Haha! Well I think I am pretty much done for now. Just waiting for the car to get back. Have the wheel wells to paint but I'll wait until it warms up some and I can do them in the garage. Going to have to start planning the re-assembly.

86C4Z51

After detailing my car this weekend I took a picture and noticed the wheel wells were dirty. Dang it.

Dt86

Uh oh... I hate that, when you think you have a great photo then realize it's not. But that's what photoshop is for right? Lol

86C4Z51

Photoshop, ahh yes, in my past I've played with it.

No, after spending a couple hundred on detailing supplies in the past couple weeks, dammit I want it perfect.

I'll prolly end up hosing it down really well, brushing it, and that'll be that. I have actual mechanical things I need to be doing!

Ordered hood struts the other day; they're supposed to arrive Friday, just in time for my weekend warrior workshop. Ooof ooof MANCAVE!

Dt86

Oops I lied. As it turned out I had window hardware to powdercoat.



Now Im done....... I think..

86C4Z51

Are you going to cad plate all the hardware too?

Dt86

Not in the budget. Just cleaning up and painting.

JackDidley

All this detail work is freaking me out. Great work.
If I google obsession would your picture come up ??

Dt86

Lmao! I checked and its not there. I guess Im not so bad lol.

86C4Z51

I asked about the cad plating because a buddy of mine (former buddy, actually) used to do that religiously. Then again, he was working on helichopters.

Dt86

I would if I could because I like the benefit of it. But I'm not too worried being that it's a fair weather car and garage kept.

67Olds442x2

Nice detail work. Looks great.

Dt86

Thank you very much.

Dt86

While I was able to reuse 99% of the hardware on the car the door lock clips and retainers in the doors were not reusable. They were either rusted beyond use or bent and broken, or both. Tiny little parts that "keep it together" in your doors. New ones came in today.


Also got my door mains today. Woo hoo. Wait, its not so exciting without the car....