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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1964 1/2 - 1965 => Topic started by: CW4macret on December 07, 2015, 01:20:57 AM
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Sometimes it seemed like this would never happen
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Great-an exciting time for sure!
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Looks great! Nice color.
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Love the color. How many BCs and CCs are you doing?
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Looks good. What color silver is it?
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Looks good. What color silver is it?
Silver SmokeGray color code K
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Love the color. How many BCs and CCs are you doing?
BC & CC ???
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BC & CC ???
Sorry, base coats and clear coats. Just curious if you are doing a multi-stage paint job, and is so how many coats of color and clear are going on.
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Nice, congrats!
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Looks fantastic!
I'm hoping I'll be joining you in a couple week with my 64.5 not too far from receiving color.
Well done and enjoy assembling!
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Nice, congrats!
Did the trunk and some of the inside in SS but the out side is 3 coats base and 3 coats clear. PPG.
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Color me jealous. I'm hoping to put some fresh paint on mine in early spring, but I won't be doing a full disassemble.
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Looks Great!
Did you paint it at home? Is there a thread about your set up?
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You need to take notes and pay special attention when painting a car in pieces, especially metallic colors. Also, the texture (orange peel) of the paint can vary panel to panel.
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Looks Great!
Did you paint it at home? Is there a thread about your set up?
Well yes it was painted at home. But my neighbor and I moved and restored an old cross draft booth that is in its own part of the shop. ( he once owned a body shop)
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A few more update pictures. Something I learned is the pull handle on the 64.5 light switch is shorter than a 65/66. Going to strart on the headliner next. Never done before so this could be ugly.
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Looking good Mac, a lot of progress since December.
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On the headliner, be sure to get the rear bow hooks in, then pull forward and stick the front, starting with the middle and working out to the sides. Then stick the rear also starting in the middle and working down. Remember that the source of a wrinkle is always perpendicular.
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On the headliner, be sure to get the rear bow hooks in, then pull forward and stick the front, starting with the middle and working out to the sides. Then stick the rear also starting in the middle and working down. Remember that the source of a wrinkle is always perpendicular.
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Two ideas that have been discussed for clamping the headliner vinyl into place:
1) Windlace sections
2) Large Binder Metal Clips (have a tighter "bite" than the windlace sections)
Both have been known to help work out the wrinkles BEFORE going to "glue"
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........ Going to start on the headliner next. Never done before so this could be ugly.
But consider that your saving the cost of having it installed. You could go through a number of headliners and still come out ahead cost wise.
And your learning a skill that you can apply again at a later date, apply to other owners cars, work out a trade for something you need done or a little pocket change to buy something you need for your project.
Acquire skills and information anywhere you can you never know how handy it will become in the years to follow
As for the headliner - good comments/tips so far. Get the headliner out of the box, lay it out somewhere warm for a while to reduce the folds. It helps if its a little warm but I don't think anyone is using heat anymore. Reproductions are too thin and heat (like a heat gun or hair drier) doesn't work on these like it did on cloth headliners. Different tricks for different materials
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Thanks for all the tips.
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Here are some pics before the 50th anniv of us working on my friend's car. Got it done just in time to go to Vegas but headliner still needs some work...
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looks like a six pack of Shiner will be needed when I get that task completed
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I found that the bow pouches are usually too long and won't allow you to pull the sides down far enough to get it tight. Don't be afraid to slit those up a little further, slightly as needed.