Author Topic: Paint Job on my 71 Firebird (Read 78393 times)

LeighP · « **on:** November 21, 2011, 05:13:45 PM »

Thought people may be interested to follow along as my car gets painted. Dropped it into the shop one week ago.

Work is being done by Alan and the crew at Wreck-A-Mended Smash Repairs - Ingleburn, NSW.

I dropped in to see the car today, and against my expectations on body shops, they'd hauled into the job.
Most of the car is disassembled and stripped of paint. Body still has some small sections down the bottom to strip, but its looking pretty clean so far.
The shop owner said he's pretty happy with the doors and one fender, but the other fender will need some work as it's had the typical 70's-80's repair to some dents then smothered in body filler to make it look nice....its fixable, though, which is good.

bonnevista · « **Reply #1 on:** November 21, 2011, 05:38:52 PM »

They're going against the 'panel beaters code' by hooking into it like that. After a week, it should've been pushed over into a corner with junk stacked up on it.

LeighP · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2011, 06:04:14 PM »

Kind of what I expected, lol.

Hemifish · « **Reply #3 on:** November 22, 2011, 07:27:59 AM »

What colour are you painting it [ green is nice ] :drink:

LeighP · « **Reply #4 on:** November 22, 2011, 09:32:59 AM »

Commodore SS / SV6 colour called Poison Ivy.

LeighP · « **Reply #5 on:** November 23, 2011, 10:46:51 PM »

Ok...so now they've got the door cutouts and cowl sides clean, and the lower body.....car is looking pretty good.

Not bad for a 40 year old, eh?

Door have got their first coat of primer on them.

LeighP · « **Reply #6 on:** November 25, 2011, 04:20:00 PM »

Found another old repair...bottom of the LH rear quarter and the bottom of the back valance on the same side...seems to have been an impact repair rather than rust...it's been roughly pulled then filled over....so that'll be another fix.
I came in today and the shop owner (Alan) had spent a lot of the day file finishing the roof and correcting small defects in the panel.....old school stuff.

Heres the LH fender where it had been poorly repaired and filled up....

All in all, when I see what some guys are going through repairing cars, I'm pretty happy with what we've found.

rattusrex · « **Reply #7 on:** November 25, 2011, 06:51:00 PM »

You are so lucky to have an old school panel beater working on your car. No rust helps too. Good topic, keep it up. Eddie

sms777 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 26, 2011, 01:11:58 PM »

Quote from: rattusrex link=topic=4724.msg29467#msg29467

You are so lucky to have an old school panel beater working on your car. No rust helps too. Good topic, keep it up. Eddie

Showing a fair bit of interest there Eddie....just tell us the truth...you do love Pontiacs, don't you

By the way Leigh....Greeeen is nice!

LeighP · « **Reply #9 on:** November 26, 2011, 11:46:31 PM »

Yeah, green is nice.
Interestingly, when I dropped in to talk to Alan and have a look at the car, Owen Webb had been in the shop as he's an old friend of Alan's. He heard what colour I wanted to spray the car and he suggested to Alan that he drop around some House Of Kolor samples....apparently, Owen has been trying to get Alan to use HOK paints for some time.......maybe I'll have to see what those HOK colours look like....I still want the same green - I'm digging the hue. lol.

Author Topic: Paint Job on my 71 Firebird (Read 78393 times)

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