With a little bit of searching I was able to finally find my new hinge pins that had gone missing some time ago. Actually, I had placed them in a nicely marked bag which ended up in the wrong storage … Continue reading
My plan for this phase of the project was to tackle the removed body parts 1st, i.e. the tailgate, liftgate, and front fenders then move on to the roof, followed by the doors and quarter panels on each side. The … Continue reading
Since it had not been overly warm up here on the mountain, I let the paint cure for a couple of weeks before begining to wet sand it prior to doing the final compounding and polishing (cut and buff). Testing … Continue reading
After the high build had cured for a day or so, I guide coated the repaired areas and all of the trim pieces and then wet sanded them with 400P. I am happy to say that all went well with … Continue reading
Not only did I find some high spots that I had to tap down and fill with Easy Sand, but then I found this large box that had all of the interior trim pieces that I had epoxied quite a … Continue reading
I cannot tell you how happy I was to get to this stage of the project! At this point, I have the body panels as straight and flat as I can get them, and now it is time to remove … Continue reading
Last weekend we went down to the valley to attend a birthday party for a good friend of ours so I was not able to get back to sanding the PPG K38 High Build primer until late Monday when I … Continue reading
After once again primering the entire wagon with epoxy to seal all of the metal that was exposed during the leveling process, it was time to lay down 2 coats of high build 2K primer and then block it down … Continue reading
Well, now we are moving into doing what I call Paint Work. All of the major metal finishing, welding, fabricating work is done. The body and all of it’s various pieces are fitted and aligned. All of the contours are … Continue reading
Time to finish up the last of the body work and move on to paint work! YES! The Last Two Rust Spots Sometime ago I noticed these rusted areas, and everytime I was repairing rust spots, I kept forgetting these … Continue reading