Definitely not a great C body but.....

[Cbodies69-73]

Customers 68 Continental, Ive been refinishing since Jan 20th 2014. First pic was taken today and pics go back to the day it came here. If anyone is interested in body work/paint on ANYTHING and local to Belvidere IL keep me in mind, please.

 

[tallhair]

Very nice work Glenn .. is this what you do for a living / with your time or are you still farming?

also is that a Shar Pei ?

 

[Cbodies69-73]

Thank you tallhair! Yes this is what I do for a living, I live on a farm but dont really farm anything..... as for the dog, yes he is a Shar Pei! Ive had eight over the last 16 years or so, they are great dogs!
The one in the Lincoln pic is ten months old, He replaced this one last may.

 

[tallhair]

Thank you tallhair! Yes this is what I do for a living, I live on a farm but dont really farm anything..... as for the dog, yes he is a Shar Pei! Ive had eight over the last 16 years or so, they are great dogs! View attachment 26305
The one in the Lincoln pic is ten months old, He replaced this one last may.

You are welcome buddy and that's the best way .. live on a farm but don't farm hehehe

and too bad about the dragster

 

[Cbodies69-73]

Finally finished! Just under two months for disassembly, stripping, rust repair, body work, paint , and reassembly. Customer picks it up tomorrow AM.

 

[Catfish]

Then why has mine been at a shop for over three years.....LOL.

the suicide looks great!

 

[tallhair]

Looks great Glenn.

Do you do rotisserie work and how did you strip that car?

 

[mr. fix it]

Very nice work Glenn :cheers2:

 

[detmatt]

Beautiful car, your customer has got to be happy with that.

 

[72Fury]

Love it. I remember watching Gold Finger, thinking what a waste when they crushed the cool suicide door Lincoln. Very nice work.

 

[commando1]

Hmmm.

Wadell, AZ - 2,222 mi, 32 hours.
Belvedere, IL - 1284 mi, 20 hours

Are you accepting cars earlier than 2019

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[tallhair]

I'm only about 4.5 hrs away

 

[Cbodies69-73]

Looks great Glenn.

Do you do rotisserie work and how did you strip that car?

I do not have a rotisserie yet, Ill get one once I have the official shop building done, not my four car garage. I mostly do drivers or driver quality cars, so most guys arent picky on how shiny the floor boards are. As for stripping, depends on the car and the previous paint. If Im working on an aluminum bodied Rolls or Bentley I use air craft stripper. I also have to use air craft stripper for old paint jobs done in EMRON. Everything else I use 36 grit discs on a 7inch grinder, then go up in grits from there.

 

[1978 NYB]

Nice work....I live about 800 miles away with a 78 NYB that needs paint and some bodywork.

 

[Cbodies69-73]

Thank you for the compliments! Here are some in the sun light pictures and the next one in line is already here.


Hmmm.

Wadell, AZ - 2,222 mi, 32 hours.
Belvedere, IL - 1284 mi, 20 hours

Are you accepting cars earlier than 2019

I have this 51 Studebaker and a 71 Imperial to do then Ill probably have no work over the summer

 

[Cbodies69-73]

If you look closely, it had five paint jobs over the years. Thats why cars need to be stripped if you want nice results.

 

[polara71]

how do you eliminate surface rust within the firewall, like the wiper arm assembly area?

 

[Cbodies69-73]

how do you eliminate surface rust within the firewall, like the wiper arm assembly area?

All the rust removal/convertor chemicals I use come from http://www.hirschauto.com/

Look under Miracle paint/chemicals section.

For the cowl area, where the wiper mechanism is .... I would just dump the stuff in there and work it around or brush the rust encapsulator paint on it until its dripping out the rocker area. Mask the floor vent area closed though.

 

[polara71]

Thank you for the tips......... Dont think I'd have to mask anything off at this point.........

 

[Cbodies69-73]

Yeah it would be a waste of tape and paper. Use that sealer paint everywhere. Its great!! It has no UV protection so it has to be top coated with some other paint if its going to be exposed for any amount of time.