i am getting that trunk floor in with both floor drop offs and a patch on the drivers side lower quarter
putting in a new windshield and repair panel at the base
after the trunk is done a new gas tank , straps, pad and sending unit goes under
but before we paint all under the floors ( replaced last year) and under the trunk floor, then we put the car back on the frame and replace all the rubber mounts.
after we will pop in the 283 ( going to the dyno first ) finally the front clip
and then it goes back to the garage till next winter when i will get the interior going .
i would like to have some advice concerning the frame, what is the best paint to paint over it ( i want to clean all the grease first with a pressure washer and oil spray inside the frame channels)
so i want to pant all the frame...............should i use some P O R type of paint , or other , what the best way to go ???
Make sure you don't have to have the windshield "out" if your doing the headliner???? Friend down south [W.V.] just made that mistake on his Cutlass!!! Had his NEW W/S put in & then discovered it has to be out to do H/liner. Now he risks breaking it, taking it back out!!!!!! I checked the 52 & would have made the same mistake, as there are old staples under the weatherstrip area from old H/liner .
-- Edited by dualquadpete on Thursday 5th of April 2012 06:44:29 AM
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Some times I wake up GRUMPY, but today I let her sleep in !!!!!!!!BLACKSTOCK Ont.
Your frame looks really good ... POR-15 should do the trick!
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Make sure you don't have to have the windshield "out" if your doing the headliner???? Friend down south [W.V.] just made that mistake on his Cutlass!!! Had his NEW W/S put in & then discovered it has to be out to do H/liner. Now he risks breaking it, taking it back out!!!!!! I checked the 52 & would have made the same mistake, as there are old staples under the weatherstrip area from old H/liner .
-- Edited by dualquadpete on Thursday 5th of April 2012 06:44:29 AM
i will check on that detail Pete , mine is out right now , i will wait before putting it back it if i have to
thanks
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1967 BEAUMONT 2 DOOR POST ALL NEW 283
1965 CHEV BEL AIR 230 3 SPEED
I LIKE THEM PLAIN , I LOVE BENCH SEATS , POVERTY CAPS,NO TRIM.
I HAVE THIS THING FOR A 4 DOOR 65 BISCAYNE 6 CYL STD DONT KNOW WHY ?
There has been a great deal locally (myabe Carl S can comment on price)...but guys were getting their frames powdercoated. For something like $400, they would clean/blast and powdercoat it black!
Powdercoating way to go, to do it right. I know guys you used POR 15 and it flaked off with their thumbnail after months. My truck I sanded frame down myself and tremcladed it. Didnt look pretty but sure took a beating years later and looked as good as the day I did it. Depends....you want a trailer queen or just clean, refreshen existing paint. Your car. I think if you have gone this far....blast and powdercoat
I hear alot of guys swear by por... i would think it's like anything else, do the prep, use the right materials and the outcome will be fine! For me tremclad black isn't black enough! and you would probably have better results with a paint that you apply your own hardener in vs. a premixed paint.
This is mine, elbow grease and spraybombs! The body was never off the frame, and this was done 25 years ago... and i'm still not embarrassed to put a mirror under there! If i had the chance to do it with the frame off, I would powdercoat...
If you powder-coat, you'll probably have to drill out a few frame holes afterwards. I like powder-coating also.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
