1970 Mercury Cyclone project
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I've got the doors, deck lid and hood cut and buffed. I cut the fenders today and started buffing the body. I sprayed these small parts yesterday.
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1968 Coronet R/T
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I only had some small parts and one fender to buff, I painted the fenders and the doors at the same time. I have a feeling I had a senior moment and only sprayed 2 coats of clear on one fender.
I ended up buffing through the clear in three places on the fender. I wasn't happy, the tone of the paint was weird so I got my DA out and sanded the fender down to the urethane primer. I put two coats of epoxy on it followed by two coats of urethane primer. Guide coated it and sanded it with 220 grit knowing I'm probably would have to put another couple of coats of urethane on it to get rid of the the DA imperfections. Guide coated it again and it's perfect. I cut the fender last night and will paint the matte black on it tomorrow, I'll wait a few days to buff it. Can't wait to take down the paint booth. |
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Nice job!!!!
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Thanks for the replies, I installed the doors today. I had pinned the hinges which along with the engine hoist made it easy.
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What are you doing for your Hard ware ? are you using new or painting it?
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I've painted quit a bit and I also order 50 each of 1/4 and 5/16" body bolts and U-nuts. Anything that wasn't under the car was in good shape. Being my dad was a mechanic I always took care of the things like keeping door hinge bushings lubed. |
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What clear did you use, when I can I upgrade to new stuff but I do use old stuff and if it's some kind of alloy I buff it up but it still needs clear coated. Like these wiper arm pivots.
I am making progress putting this back together. |
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Making progress on the car, made some door sill plates out of some stainless steel.
I hate the mess polishing parts makes so I'm using this tent as a polishing room. Installed the Dynamat and carpet. Ordered this 2.5" stainless steel exhaust kit and have the system tacked, took me a long time to get this done. |
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