Things are picking up again... FAST

The arrival:


Getting the door jambs final prepped for base and clear:


Base laid:




CLEAR




First reflective pic is the door jamb. The second is the hatch.
I remember John telling me when I dropped off the car that the jambs would need to be painted in order to match. I agreed but now I can't believe how big of a statement that was

Lane

 

I'll be swinging by there tomorrow to look in on this project, I expect nothing but perfection.

 

Hope the car represented John's skillz well

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Here's a look at how John closed out last week:

Unhappy with the levelness of the hood, John went back and worked on it one more time. This is mainly due to the PO dropping the hood on a ~90mm TB that was too big to clear the hood.



I'd say he's got it now

Also got the underside of the hood painted along with the passenger door jambs:



I believe all we have left as far as paint goes is:

All parts need a final scuff for paint except the front bumper (needs additional sanding), hood needs block sanding, and mirrors need stripped and primed.



Lane

 

is he charging a flat rate or hourly ?

what the approx cost of this ?

 

John charges an hourly labor rate + actual expenses. Currently, by my count, we're just over 120 hrs of labor in this job with a little over $1.3k in expenses (includes cost of base and clear)

If you want to know my specific costs, PM me and I'll give you my breakdown but you'd probably be better off talking rates with John as each car is different. I can PM you John's info too if you want.

Lane

 

In the booth

http://vid917.photobucket.com/albums...pstrwoogus.mp4

Open header too!


Lane

 

It's happening right now!!!

Roof after 2nd clear coat:


Roof after 3rd clear coat:


Door jambs after 3rd CC:



Mystery reflection pic




The best is still to come. John is teasing me with these in process pics

Mmmmm... I can just smell the sweet fumes of victory up here in Starkville

Lane

 

Wow! It's actually getting shot right now! Very cool...it looks damn good too! Wait till it gets color sanded and then buffed out!

Keep us posted!! (I know you will! LOL)

 

Thank you very much! These updates are jacking up my face with a permasmile that's creeping out all my coworkers

Getting better as it dries and levels



First clear pic of those sexy quarters:



Lane

 

More **** for you pervs

The chassis is out in the wild:



So you know what that means......



And here we are after the first clear coat:




Going back for a second:


And boom goes the dynamite!

Hatch:


Sunroof:


Passenger Door:


Driver's Door:


HOOOOOD!



Needless to say John has wrecked the rest of my work day



Lane

 

Nice! It won't be long before all the panels are back on! Looking really good...keep us posted!!!

 

Thank you very much It's starting to sink in that we're extremely close to having this car done and back together

A couple more teasers when John finished up yesterday:

Passenger door after 3rd clearcoat:


Hatch reflection after 3rd clearcoat:


Stripped off the masking paper while wet to avoid a hard mask line:


Lane

 

Some assembly pics for the junkies:





John's also keeping busy working on the little bits:




I expect the next shot in the booth to be coming up pretty soon

Lane

 

Nice! The hood came out excellent!!! Keep those pics and updates coming!

 

Thank you. Your comment helps me believe that I'm not crazy for taking it this far



Exterior Paint is DONE *****es







John's now moving on to tint and the painting my interior pieces






Lane