1986 Mustang GT T-Top - Father Son Project

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:17 am
Generally I just use epoxy primer and then color.
Epoxy remains somewhat flexible. You can shoot a couple of coats, wait overnight and block sand it, shoot a sealer coat and if it looks good, wait an hour and go to painting.
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'68 Coronet R/T wrote:Generally I just use epoxy primer and then color.
Epoxy remains somewhat flexible. You can shoot a couple of coats, wait overnight and block sand it, shoot a sealer coat and if it looks good, wait an hour and go to painting.


That was the correct answer! Thanks!



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Got the bumper covers in epoxy
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blocked the front bumper cover with 320 then did some light filling with PolyFlex and Bondo bumper repair epoxy for the really small stuff

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Bumper covers filled and blocked to 320
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2 more coats of epoxy
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We will sand these with guide coat and 400 then 600 then shoot some color!

I think they turned out pretty good. I was intimidated to work with polyurethane but with the right products it's pretty straight forward

We got the underside of the hood, backside of the doors and hatch, and the jambs in color
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Hood is very dusty, looks better in person
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2020 11:59 am
Getting the car back together to shoot base and clear.

I'm struggling with aligning the driver side door. At the top, the door is in with respect to the quarter by about 1/16"
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At the bottom the door is out by about 1/16"
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I'm thinking maybe I should put a shim behind the top hinge to push it out on top?



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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2020 11:47 pm
Do you have new door seals on it yet? its gonna change with the Door seals on the door. May be good to go?
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Doright wrote:Do you have new door seals on it yet? its gonna change with the Door seals on the door. May be good to go?


good point, no seals installed yet. I'll install and check it then. What do you pros normally do if the door is out like that and the seals don't straighten it up? Shimming seems like the only option, but internet searching hasn't turned anything up

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Since you asked the "pros" for an answer I must add a disclaimer, I am not a professional and didn't stay at a Holiday Express last night either!

Lining up panels and doors can be a time consuming process. There are multiple adjustments at the door hinge locations. At the pillar you have complete assembly up and down, top in or out, bottom in or out. Then at the door you have even more up and down, in and out options.

It literally took me about an hour to get this one door aligned on this '55 Chevy truck because they didn't hold very close tolerances back then.

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Personally, I adjust them to perfection without the seals in. Quality door seals will be soft enough to compress allowing the door to return to the properly aligned position. If you do have an issue minor adjustments can be made.
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'68 Coronet R/T wrote:Since you asked the "pros" for an answer I must add a disclaimer, I am not a professional and didn't stay at a Holiday Express last night either!

Lining up panels and doors can be a time consuming process. There are multiple adjustments at the door hinge locations. At the pillar you have complete assembly up and down, top in or out, bottom in or out. Then at the door you have even more up and down, in and out options.

It literally took me about an hour to get this one door aligned on this '55 Chevy truck because they didn't hold very close tolerances back then.

Door Right Front View.JPG

Door Right Rear View.JPG


Personally, I adjust them to perfection without the seals in. Quality door seals will be soft enough to compress allowing the door to return to the properly aligned position. If you do have an issue minor adjustments can be made.


OK that makes sense. What I think I'm missing on this mustang is the ability to adjust in or out at the top and bottom. It seems inserting a shim behind where the hinge mounts to the body is the only way to adjust out.
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