Trunk Lid Bottom Side

When the bottom of the trunk lid was stripped of its original paint, we used an 90º die grinder with some Roloc discs to do the job. This turned out to be a bad idea. I don’t even remember what grit we were using, but it was too much… basically it scarred up the metal… Continue reading Trunk Lid Bottom Side

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Front Turn Signal Housings

While I was looking at one of the valence panels for the ’60, I noticed that there was white paint on the edge of the signal housing. I thought this was strange, it suggests that the valence panel was repainted at one time, and the lens was simple masked off, and paint got onto the… Continue reading Front Turn Signal Housings

Paint Mismatch

So just for fun, I stirred up that new gallon of PPG Concept “Ermine White” and dobbed a bit on a few small parts from the car that still had original paint, to check the match.  IT DOESN’T MATCH! Doh! The new color has a very slight pinkish hue (cue Seinfeld theme song), where the… Continue reading Paint Mismatch

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