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Front Clip Bodywork and Paint
Greg got started on the front clip
right away. This is where experience
pays off. I really enjoyed being able to hop on my bike, check
out the
fast daily progress, snap a few shots, and cruise back home
to get the
rest of the car ready.
Greg takes the "Aircraft" paint stripper to
the hardened 35 year-old paint. |
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The hood stripped and ready for light filler. |
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While the hood looked straight to me, only a body man
can find the flaws that will show themselves with fresh
paint. |
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The same treatment was given to the fenders. |
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Greg filled some trim holes we wouldn't be using. |
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Here the fenders are sanded smooth. |
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Once the primer was applied, Greg went back through and
touched up a few spots. |
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There rear valance needed some major work, it was added
to the "stage 1" front clip batch of parts. |
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The finished hood sits out in the sun for a good drying
session. |
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All the front clip parts were loaded in my truck for a
short trip back home. |
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Other than color sanding and buffing, these parts were
finished.
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Main Section Bodywork and Paint
With most of the front clip back
at my house, I brought the car over to
Greg's so he could get started with the more involved bodywork.
This is
where I felt a lot of value in the project price. The convenience
factor was
high, since I could drive the unregistered and uninsured Torino
down to the "body shop" in less than 60 seconds.
Here's the pictorial.
After I finished all the mindless detrimming work, I dropped
the car off a Greg's. |
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He got busy stripping off the ugly stuff first. |
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The lower rear quarters needed the most attention so they
were tackled next. |
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The cancer was trimmed out ... |
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... and some rough patches were tacked in. |
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Once tacked, Greg gave them a full bead. |
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The welds were ground down and prepped for filler. |
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The lower corners of the rear glass opening had the usual
rust ... |
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... it was trimmed out as well. |
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As with the lower quarters, the area was patched, welded,
ground, and prepped for filler. |
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Vinyl roof cars weren't finished at the roof and C-pillar
seam. |
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Greg's buddy Dave owed him a few favors for working on
his Chevy C10, so he helped extract the synthetic material
used to rough fill the seam. |
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Vinyl tops meant added trim holes that needed filling.
I wouldn't be running a vinyl top. |
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Once all the major rust repairs were made, Greg filled
and smoothed all the minor waves out of the body.
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Here's a shot just before primer. |
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On an early summer morning before the neighborhood woke
up, Greg shot the primer coat in stealth mode.
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Once primed, black "tracer" paint was applied
in order to help identify what areas had been sanded and
what areas had not. |
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The car was pulled outside to have the doors and deck
lid removed, they would be sanded and painted separately.
See "What is Jambing" sidebar. |
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It takes two to manage these doors... heavy metal. |
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Here's the deck lid being removed for jambing.
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The main section of the car was ready for sanding, base
coat, and clear coat. |
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Here you can see the doors and deck lid were painted off
the car but as a batch. |
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After the color coat and base coat were applied, the doors
and deck lid were fitted. The Torino was brought back
to my house to fit the front clip. |
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 (Accent
Stripe and Re-Assembly, The Finished Product)
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 What
is Jambing?
If you are having your project car painted the "right"
way then the word "Jambing" is an irrelevant term since
painting the hidden areas of a car is inherent in a "frame-off"
restoration.
However, if you are having your car painted any other way (like
I did here) then "Jambing" has more meaning. When parts
of a car need to be removed to uncover other finished parts that
require refinishing then that is called "Jambing".
Jambing doesn't just apply to door jambs, although that's where
the term is derived from, but it also refers to painting the finished
areas revealed when items like valances, side view mirrors, deck
lids, and hoods are removed.
Due to the labor involved, having your car "Jambed"
as part of a paint job adds significant cost. Depending on your
color choice (is it going to be the same color or a different
one?) or the condition of the paint, jambing might not be necessary.
In this case, the subject Torino was "jambed" since
the
color was slightly altered and the car had a variety of multicolored
donor panels.
Simply put, when you are quoted a $1000 paint job, then that
quote DOES NOT include "Jambing"!
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