Back from paint!!!

[nbristow01]

Got her back this morning. Putting all the parts back on. The new Kidney Grill looks great. Back to driving her monday!! The paint came out better than I could have imagined

[jgerock]

Congrats Nick! She looks great! Now you get to clean up all that sanding dust from the crevices.

ps: Don't use any silicone-based sprays near the rubber/vinyl until the paint has cured for a while (along with using a car cover). New paint needs to "breathe" and cure to harden.

[nbristow01]

Gotcha. Just water for now

[creede]

These paint threads are what keeps me going. Some day I hope to have one of my own.

[Retrogroucher]

These paint threads are what keeps me going. Some day I hope to have one of my own.

+1

Great looking car. Congrats!

[Napes]

Very nice looking, Nick. Your body/paint guys did a very professional job. But, not only do you not want to use any silicone-based sprays on the vinyl/rubber trim until the paint cures, you don't want to use it ever. Ask any car painter and he'll tell you to keep anything with silicone in it away from your paint for ever.

My son is a professional detailer doing many high-end cars, and he will use no product that contains any silicone. I can think of no detailing job on your car where there are not silicone-free products that will do a better job.

Leaving it out in the sun will also help it cure a little faster.

Hope it stays good-looking for you for a long time.

Bob Napier

[Jim_75Sahara]

Totally thumbs up!! Just drove mine in the countryside for fun. The rebuilt engine is very smooth and eager to rev. It's been quite some time since I enjoyed driving it so much. I'd like to get a top-quality repaint one day. Enjoy!

[jrhone]

Gorgeous!

[pureaudio]

Looks great, like a brand new car with those bumpers shining.

[Napes]

Nick; couldn't get the pics to attach to my post above, so here is the picture of my wife's car and mine. Pictures of his car are too large for the faq's system.

Bob Napier

[BillWilliams]

It is real nice Nick.

Now go out and put a nick on it, cry, fix it and move on. Many of us know this routine all too well.

[nbristow01]

Oh man I know...the pain of the real world

[742002]

Looks gorgeous! Have fun with it!

Tyrel

[EricB]

Looks sweet. Glad the strut brace found a good home. I can't wait to get mine back from the body shop this afternoon.

[vintage_car]

dont you just love looking at the reflections and saying... DAMN that is STRAIGHT! Very nice job... roll that outside and get that paint baked on there, new undercoating in the wheel wells and enjoy!