Wow, Jack of all trades you are. Just think of the trouble we could get into if we were closer. Any houses for sale on your street? Got to plan to spend my millions IF my #'s come up.
No thimble..don't need 1, nothing left to bleed. Thanks Norm, would luv to see your Canso when you come up here. Dan if you want to move out here you'll need that lotto ticket! 5-6 hun around here and you'd need some left over for the cars. I couldn't afford to buy my house in todays market and yes...think we could stir up some trouble if you were close by!
I got caught up on your project this morning, all I can say is WOW. I have a 66 Canso in storage out by you and your build has caused me to step back and think about just what all I'm going to do with it come spring. I need to tell you that I have owned a couple of original paint Aztec Bronze cars and early on in your build I thought you had tinted the bronze to more of an orange shade. Now that you have posted the car in final paint, the brown has come through. Aztec bronze is more brown than orange. Maybe I will paint mine a more orange bronze.
I really liked my Tangerine 63 SD but I thought Aztec bronze would be more suited to the 66 because dark cars are strong or muscular looking and some times a bright color on a convertible looks a little too feminine. I love the pastel colors of the 50's such as mint green or powder blue but they just don't look tough enough.
Thank you for giving me a preview of Aztec Bronze on a 66 Canso hardtop. I think the color combo you have chosen will be killer on this car.
Norm, think it all depends on your base colour (primer) and the amount of coats you put on. I used a tinted red prime so if it got chipped you wouldn't notice as much, also sprayed 2 coats of base then wet sanded then applied 3 more coats of base. Not a painter by any means but found out on my 57 that some paint is very transparent and the amount of coats will change the colour. The Aztec Bronze is also a very hard colour to read, every bit of light changes the colour. One pic might seem orange next will look bronze. Thanks for the compliments and hoping it looks killer too!
Have a lot more respect for upholstery guys than I used too!!! What a B#$ch to get those hog rings down in the bottom channel! Glad I don't throw anything away, found the cotton batten for my 57 from over 20yrs ago. Still a couple of wrinkles but my hog ring pliers broke (will buy a good pair!) and still need to pull/stretch to the back. No sun so I had to put in front of the fireplace to soften up.
Looken good buddy.Maybe get the wife to help you
pull that stuff.After all your not the biggest person I know.
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1 down 2 to go. Couple of tips, don't forget to put your headrest brackets on before covering and also the center seat emblem! New hog ring pliers are 10 better than the old ones, was starting to think I was getting old and weak with the junkie old ones. Had to sew up another burlap section and make some more rods. Funny whenever something needs sewn around the house my wife gives it to me! Guess next oil change for her truck I'll hand her a filter and wrench (not). Sure would rather be doing bodywork, this upholstery stuff is not fun and had to do a lot of , . Headrest hasn't been done yet (orig).
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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.
Thanks Darryl, is a little bit of an improvement. Finished off the side skirts and back panel. Didn't sand them because I didn't want to lose the texture effect,put a cup wire wheel on my grinder and it took off the old paint without harming the texture (just push lightly). Found some paint that is almost an exact match, little less green in the colour but very close, also found some piping at CT the right size. Took my chrome piping end cap with me and it slid on, just not extra tight.
Front seats are done, onto the back. Once the seats are finished I never want to touch another hog ring again! My fingers are sore, gouged and bleeding! It also makes quite the mess! I just stretched out the rear cover to let it warm up and to get the fold creases out. Have to pick up MORE hog rings and cotton baton, hope to finish up on sat/sun. If your going to tackle this best to take lots of pics and do one bucket at a time so you have the other for a reference.
Great looking seats with those headrests, and great looking job too Jim.
Yup and rumors have it he's pretty handy with a needle and sewing machine too Carl
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Seats are looking good there Jim. It sure does bring back some memories. I also was fine not to see any more hog rings for awhile. At least if I do it again I know what I'm in for.
Thanks guys! Seats are all done, also painted the console and gauge holder. A few before,during and after pic's.Kinda hard to see the texture in the final paint with my crappy cam. The wire wheel on the grinder works great,if you see sparks your pushing too hard, went over them about 3 times taking off a little at a time.. Next I'll tackle the headliner with help from Fitz's thread. Couple of extra seats in the house so I'll have 1 little seat for Dan in front of the fire and a bigger seat for Doug to curl up in (after a few ).
They look good buddy.Sry to hear about your hands,its tough being so delicate I hear.
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Couple of extra seats in the house so I'll have 1 little seat for Dan in front of the fire and a bigger seat for Doug to curl up in (after a few ).
Sounds like The Friendly Giant.
That whole interior looks great!
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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.
Got started in on my headliner today. Not exactly like Fitz's but the same basic principle and uses the same center/master bow in the middle. Only thing I screwed up on was running the extra wires! Just put in place for now. Thinking I will put my micro furnace on the floor of the car for a couple of hrs , let the rising heat soften the headliner and then stretch and pull tight. Also trimmed up my gauge bracket, definitely makes it look cleaner. If putting the plastic chrome edging on, heat up the bend/curve areas with a blow dryer first, that way they will hold there shape and not want to pop off. Anyone need some paperclips next week? Have a few I can spare!
Thanks Dan.So I spent the night heating and stretching the headliner. Like in Fitz's thread I started in the middle and worked my way to the back and then the middle to the front. The vinyl is a little different than material, because the headliner was folded into a 1'x2' piece for shipping it had fold lines all over it (can see them in last post) that wouldn't pull out! Went and stole the wifes hair dryer and heated all the creases one at a time. Once they were hot(doing small sections) used the back of my finger to push and smooth out,took about 1-1 1/2 hrs so don't be in a rush! Finally pulled it tight one more time and will let sit until tomorrow. On another note, I put all the screws in the roof, visor, dome light, coat hooks etc. This way I can feel the head of the screw, make a slight cut and won't be fishing for mounting holes. Looking a lot better than last night.
Thanks Les, been called many things in life but never "intrepid"(had to look that one up). May have told this story already, can't remember? Bought my first car when I was 12 or 13 (can't remember) with my milk money (had a cow). It was a 1950 Dodge 4dr land yacht, anyways I can remember trying to take the master cylinder off of it that was located under the floor mounted to the frame. Spent about 2 hrs trying to get it off with no luck. Went inside and told my dad it was hopeless and would never come off. Then a wise old man (dad) told me "If one man is smart enough to invent it and another man is smart enough to make it,then you should be smart enough to fix it" Just some moments in life you never forget.
"The pursuit of perfection is frustrating and a waste of time because nothing is ever perfect. The pursuit of excellence is commendable and worth while. Therefore strive for excellence, not perfection"
'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.
Darryl your ears are pointing the wrong way! Finished off the headliner tonight except for the rear window trim(have to order).Still have a couple of small ripples but think they'll work themselves out once it's in the sun and gets warm. Figured out a little trick when installing. Pull the headliner tight a couple of times until you get it to where you want it, then install your visor mounts(without visors attached) and your rear view mirror. This will hold the front 1/2 of the headliner tight for gluing and their not in the way. Almost ready to install carpet and seats! Running out of parts in the crawl space to go dig up.
Still a couple of wrinkles but my hog ring pliers broke (will buy a good pair!) and still need to pull/stretch to the back. No sun so I had to put in front of the fireplace to soften up.
Guess next oil change for her truck I'll hand her a filter and wrench (not). Sure would rather be doing bodywork, this upholstery stuff is not fun and had to do a lot of 
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. Headrest hasn't been done yet (orig).
Finished off the side skirts and back panel. Didn't sand them because I didn't want to lose the texture effect,put a cup wire wheel on my grinder and it took off the old paint without harming the texture (just push lightly).
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Running out of parts in the crawl space to go dig up.
