Yeah, pretty happy with the way its going, Just a smeg load of work. Pulling stuff off, labeling everything, sorting out what screws go where and most importantly... Sanding... Lots and lots of sanding.

 

The paint on the roof and bonnet has oxidized and I was told I have to strip the old paint back to bare metal. Started sanding a little bit on the roof , and the whole roof has little spots of rust everywhere. Still have to do the bonnet. Urrh!

Wasn't planning a bare metal respray.

 

 

I was bored and couldn't help myself... lol

 

 

Boot is off now and I have almost finished prepping back end and roof, Yay!

 

WOW, thats huge mate - you don't waste any time do you? jus need that engine crane now, eh?

and you shall be picking up mr bigport and goodies shortly also johnno, i have sold the corona and have a new daily!! woot!

WOW, thats huge mate - you don't waste any time do you? jus need that engine crane now, eh?

 

Yeah, need the crane. Little bit sad pulling out a perfectly good 4ac and gearbox but new engine will be better :y:

 

and you shall be picking up mr bigport and goodies shortly also johnno, i have sold the corona and have a new daily!! woot!

 

Sweet!

Daily update.. he he

 

Finished the back corner, it had a big dent in the corner and was rusted badly.

 

 

 

Sanded the front quater pannel and used quickstop putty, weird shit.. very messy.

The only way I could sand it was with 320p wetsand paper.

 

 

need to use more water!

water is to wash the crap off as your sanding.

doesn't look like your using enough to me!

 

gooe job though.

about to start round two on my car.

 

what sort of primer are you using?

need to use more water!

water is to wash the crap off as your sanding.

doesn't look like your using enough to me!

 

gooe job though.

about to start round two on my car.

 

what sort of primer are you using?

 

Thanks for the tip :y: , Never wet sanded before.. lol

I'm using 2 pac primer.

Any other tips, can you let me know. I'm sorta throwing myself in the deepend with this car.. :o

what brand of primer.?

 

i would suggest spending a bit i reckon retail around $180

 

for a 2 pack primer. 4L tin with two small tins of hardener.

 

i recommend protec parabuild primer.

 

if you mix it with a small amount of thinners it builds up really thick.! for a high build use 10% thinners.

with your finishing coat of primer. (before final sand) use approx 20% thinners for a smooth finish.

 

it is a high build primer.

 

when it comes to the sanding it can fill in small dents and scratches!

 

and it sands easily and is also designed to go on bare metal surfaces! can go on painted surfaces too!.

Not too sure yet, i'm paying a guy to spray it for me. I'm just doing all the prep.

I could spray it myself and hire the spray booth and oven for $200 per day but i think a pro will do a better job.

I used acrylic rattle spray can for the corner, it was really messed up and needed a coat, you can see the blue can inside the rear taillight.

More work done..

 

The right corner was badly flaking and bog was showing through must have had a bad accident because they have done a whole chop and weld on the back end, thats why you can see blue paint on previous pics.

 

Stripped it back, rust converted and bogged it.

I went out this morning and bought 3 different colors to try out on the car. Left one is Platinum metallic pearl, middle one is Ivory from AE82 corolla and right one is Beige.

 

Which one should I choose? I was leaning more toward the beige, will look good with black trim and maybe a black bonnet but let me know your thoughts.

 

Cheers Johno :y:

 

beige gets my vote, goes it have a slight green tinge or is it just the photo?

beige gets my vote, goes it have a slight green tinge or is it just the photo?

 

Your not the only one who has said that, two others that have seen the door in the flesh also recon it has a green tinge. I might try and get another colour sample in the beige that is slightly lighter.

Your not the only one who has said that, two others that have seen the door in the flesh also recon it has a green tinge. I might try and get another colour sample in the beige that is slightly lighter.

 

if you can't get the beige in the shade that you want, get the the Platinum metallic pearl. :y:

Here's another pic of the door, different angle so the colour is slightly different.