I've been working on the house, and some other work to keep the bills paid, but it was 69 degrees here today and I managed to get a few hours in on the car.
I removed the back seat and rear interior panels. Both seat halves came out the hard way, and I ended up bending the crap out of the rear seat back frame and mounts. I removed the side panels and armrests, and put the hardware in the milk jugs. I also removed the rubber window sweeps, because I don't want a paint line at the edge, and I may replace the strips anyway.
It was early, so I then hand-sanded the rear bumper cove on the quarterpanel. It was very rough and took forever, but came out ok. I then took out the door jamb vent and used the pick hammer and dolly for a little light tapping on inside of the front of the rear quarterpanel. I ground the paint off, and put a skim coat of filler on after these photos. Later into the evening, I shaped the whole thing with the sanding blocks, no power tools used at all after grinding the paint off. This was done after these photos. I worked the lower panel behind the rear wheel some, but did not finish it. The filler will be as hard as granite by the time I finally get back to it, but hey, it won't be the first time....
I masked off the passenger windows and the rear window, in preparation for prime and paint, which I'm still a ways from yet. I'm leaving the glass installed this time, because at least some of the interior will remain in the car including the headliner and dash, so I intend to paint the car with the windows installed and rolled up.
After the lower panel is done, I have lots of touch-up type sanding to do all around, before primer. After that, only the fenders and hood remain! It looks like the right front fender will need some work re-done up front, but I don't think it's too big a disaster underneath. We'll see....
April comes around early in these parts, and it is generally not warm enough to paint until the end of March or later. I'd also like to give the primer plenty of time to dry, so I'm not sure if I'm committed to having this car ready for the 2007 Easter Forest Park car show. Maybe if I get some unseasonably nice days this winter, I can spray the primer early.
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