db's 66 Belvedere ***FOR SALE***

Steve Chapman · Post by **Steve Chapman** » Fri Jan 02, 15 10:27 pm

Still waiting for the big reveal Paul.

db · Post by db » Fri Jan 02, 15 10:37 pm

Sorry Steve, I ain't touched the car over Christmas. At least a couple of weeks before much will happen I'm afraid...

Steve Chapman · Post by **Steve Chapman** » Fri Jan 02, 15 10:42 pm

Darn, thanks for the update. Can't wait to see it.

db · Post by db » Thu Jan 15, 15 11:14 am

I've actually found time to do a few bits on the car

The trunk lid is supported by gas struts. These died due to masking tape on the rams going into the seals so I've had to buy replacements.
I had no idea what they were from or what the springing rate should be so I contacted SGS engineering, who specialise in such things. As I didn't know the rate, I paid a bit extra for adjustables (£50 the pair). These come gassed to a higher pressure than you need and you bleed it off til it's right.

I've fitted the door seals too. These are on the little plastic pegs, but the front end is glued. I used Tiger seal. I've got them held in place with tape til they dry, I'm gonna give em a couple of days to be sure. I didn't half have to slam the doors to get them to close on the new seals! I need to adjust the hinges a bit anyway so I'll sort that problem then.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Thu Jan 15, 15 6:36 pm

nice work Paul...all these little jobs add up mate...she will be done before you know it!!

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Thu Jan 15, 15 9:31 pm

Great to see the detailed stuff going on.

Gotta love Tiger Seal. Amazing stuff. The little button for my key fob on the Jeep was Sellotaped on. I tried every glue I had to hold it in , but nothing worked. Tiger Seal sorted it.

db · Post by db » Sat Jan 31, 15 6:14 pm

Had a very productive couple of days

Firstly I adjusted the trunk gas struts. You basically release gas bit by bit until they feel right.
Next job was to tiger seal the trunk seal into place. I held it with masking tape overnight and shut the lid. It's gone a bit wonky from the weight of the trunk lid so I'll have to cut some bits loose and re-stick.
Today Doug came round and taught me the techniques for flatting and buffing. Between us we got the trunk and surround and the roof flatted, most of the runs are sorted. A couple were bad and he broke through so we'll have a bit of touching up to do.
We did buff a bit just to see the end result. Very shiny

Forgot to add pics sorry- You can see in the first one the dimples left as we started sanding out the dust and dirt. It's not that bad a job to flat them out, much easier than I expected!
Once you buff, you see a lot more even tinier dimples that you couldn't see before!

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Jan 31, 15 6:18 pm

Breaking through is a pain in the ass.... It can be a problem when you have runs... Trick is, don't get any runs...

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Sat Jan 31, 15 7:13 pm

Yea runs are a PIA but ,with paint I like to get to that point of running the paint and stop, I have some small ones that I will have to sand and buff out ,sometimes that does not work,and yours are not to bad,

I saw curtains on a car one time and the guy just left them,it was really bad

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Sat Jan 31, 15 7:21 pm

Do you have time to run us through the techniques you are using to buff etc please Paul??

Im at that stage with the Fury and have been using 1200, 1500, 2000, the 2500 grit wet and dry with soapy water, then G3 on a wet mop, G10 on a dry mop and carnuba wax on a dry polishing mop to finish....any thoughts and what are you doing / using??

great work by the way...

Cheers Steve

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Sat Jan 31, 15 7:27 pm

Looking good mate.

Stick a dust sheet over the Harris please !

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Sat Jan 31, 15 7:30 pm

Im impressed Gaz...just from a tail light

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Jan 31, 15 7:32 pm

Yep, the trick is to know when it is just about to run. If you can stop a nanosecond before that, it will flow amazing... To get a real wet finish from the gun, I add 10-15% reducer.... If that don't run, and there are no noticeable nibs... I am happy to leave it..

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Sat Jan 31, 15 7:34 pm

Steve wrote:Im impressed Gaz...just from a tail light

Me mates got one Steve. With a genuine Z1s lump.
Already spoke to Paul about his.
So not a clever spot really.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Sat Jan 31, 15 7:37 pm

Im paranoid about runs. I was told by the guy at the paint shop that my last coats of base and lacquer should be 'wet' ie look shiny but I just know that if I do that outside with a hairdryer to keep things warm, I will get runs. Im just relying on wet sanding and buffing as time isnt a factor.

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db's 66 Belvedere FOR SALE