Sneak peak at my 66 Cutlass

[V8TV]

Nice work on the tunnel!

[awr68]

Looks great!!

[gearheads78]

Thanks gents'

I can't do it....I just can't put the body on with out making the paint and trim as best best as I possibly can. After painting the tunnel I stripped all the trim off the body. Going to do everything I can to make the original paint look good/ then I will detail all the trim. Just digging a little deeper.

[gearheads78]

Going to feel much better now. Got a good bit done to the car today. Started by washing it down good and masking everything off to keep from slinging compound everywhere. I sanded it all with 2000 just enough to smooth things out a bit. The factory paint still has a good bit of peel but I did not want to risk cutting through so I was very conservtive in my sanding. I then washed it again to get the sanding sludge off. Finally I buffed it all with a wool pad and 3M Perfect It II compund and washed it again. I still need to polish with a foam pad to remove the swirls. Its still not going to be anywhere near as nice as new paint but its at least 70% better than it was.

Everyone needs a color sanding assistant.


All sanded...no turning back now


And buffed

[OLDFLM]

That reflection in the last pic looks pretty good to me my friend!!

[waynieZ]

Nice job on the paint, it looks good to me. Ve3ry nice shine!

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Nice to see something different getting built

[gearheads78]

Thanks guys. I went out after dinner and worked a little more. Started on the polish with a foam waffle pad. The two panels I did cleared up all the haze and fine scratches from the wool pad. Its too dark to get good pics but I will say this 42 year old paint is going to look damn good from 5 feet away and farther. If it was not for the top surfaces having little crazing and tiny cracks all over I would not even have to paint it later.

[waynieZ]

I look forward to seeing the pictures

[ProTouring442]

Very nice!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill