OKC red refurbishment

[94touring]

Just when you think you're done you find more.  Aside from half a dozen minor fixes I found an ouchy in the boot. 

[MiniDave]

What kind of seam sealer did you use on the roof on Buzz? Was it a liquid or a brush on or.....?

It really is smooth is why I ask......

[94touring]

Negative seam sealer required.  Sealer primer followed by filler primer, sanded, resealed, painted. 

[MiniDave]

Where the bumper bolts on, is that three layers of metal? Looks like the boot floor, the valence panel and the rear panel all have a lip that join together there....

[MiniDave]

Negative seam sealer required.  Sealer primer followed by filler primer, sanded, resealed, painted.

OK, so the last guy did it wrong, cause there was some sort of goop in the gutters.....

[94touring]

Correct you have 3 layers of metal.  Which is why I cut out a perfectly fine hinge panel, just so I could remove the middle rusted layer and properly patch it up.

On roof gutters you will typically find cracking and peeling seam sealer.  It's crap.  So I always remove it and seal with primer which not only looks better but should last the life of the paint. 

[94touring]

Rot free in the rear.  The other areas I fixed are prepped, now to prep this. 

[MiniDave]

It's so hard to find a stopping point when you get into one of these, you'll be going back to the same color I take it? I hope that's just dirt or glue in the lip of the boot opening.....

Are you painting the roof too?

[94touring]

A respray on the body and a buffing on the roof.  Should pretty much have it done this week. 

[94touring]

Getting pretty close to paint.

[94touring]

Little more today.

[MiniDave]

How's this one coming, got color on it yet?

Oh wait, you mean that's not the primer????????

Is that Stan's white car in the background?

[94touring]

I've been in recurrent training this week.  There's two quarts of red paint in my car at the airport ready to go on it though. 

[MiniDave]

Whew - so that was just the primer after all!

[94touring]

Ha yeah just experimenting with tints but really need white primer.  Though purple is suppose to give a richer red.

[94touring]

Got some color on a few things. 

[94touring]

Got it painted finally.

[MiniDave]

On the home stretch!

Bet he'll be glad to get the car back again..... 4.gif

[94touring]

Hopefully get this roof shined up to match the rest of it now.

[MiniDave]

If any of the Brit guys see that flag they'll complain, the red stripes are not supposed to be centered on the white....

It should look like this......just sayin......

[94touring]

Never paid enough attention to notice the location of the stripes.  Good to know.

[stan360]

Looks great....I like the red and blue cars with the union Jack roof......Are the bonnet stripes going back on ?

[94touring]

Yeah I'll be painting on the stripes next week.  Here's doors on.

[MiniDave]

Shiny red and rust free!


(for now  ;D)

[94touring]

The roof is a decal that's been on the car for who knows how long fyi.  We talked about me painting them on but as you can imagine it wouldn't be cheap.  Though it sure would look good.