right on.. keep em comin

i can agree with that, i done a frame off on my impala,started middle of april and took it to oshawa autofest the end of august. started on the wagon in september,stripped it and put it on the rotisserie,now finding it hard to get motivated.

Day two.  0800- 1700

Sampled gel paint remover, polyabrasive discs, scrapers etc, and instantly stuck with the 1 1/2 " razor blade scraper. With the right pressure and angle it removed several layers in one pass for most places. It even flexed a little for the curves. There were 5 colors and multiple primers. You can see some of the paint colors still left.  There is very little metal exposed, but I am down to the first prime in most places.  The pictures look like I uncovered patches everywhere, but its just more paint and putty glaze or something so far.  I found 2 patches, one at each end of the back window bottom. They are crude, and were hidden under the vinyl. Should be easy fix. Some emblems are a problem to get off and are weak in places. The gel paint remover works well for the contact cement on the roof, and maybe the final layer of paint. I'll do that tomorrow. Could be all day job for the cement.

       I am hoping my burnout point is beyond  this project.  I think a frame off would be a different story.  I dont have to report to work anymore, and my kids are mostly grown and not very demanding on my time, so I cant think of anything I'd rather be doing. The excitement of the finished product will keep me going, and this is my first. I guess time will tell.  Things will come up that shut me down from time to time. Lookin forward to day 3.

Good to see you are doing this yourself. Keep us posted on progress. I look forward to seeing the finished result!

Yes, Please keep the pics coming!
I as well use all the info and pics for reference for when I plan on doing this to my Riv.

Thanks, Mike

Day 3 - 0800 - 1700

Thanks for the encoraging words. Made good progress with the passenger side. At about 80% removed from that side, hood, and trunk. Started the drivers side today(40%) and am pleased with the results.  One bad coat inbetween the others allowed me to easily (camera in one hand) remove those layers.(shown in clip). The other layers require much more work, but are moving in the right direction. The fuzzies left behind from the vinyl absorbed the gel I used and it had little effect. I found that intense scraping prior seemed to get the job done. I'll be at this cement for days because I will only do it for an hour or two then move on to something more gratifying. I'm sure that there are better methods. But as long as I can use what I have around, I will. I'm looking forward to tomorrow already. I will probably polish chrome trip while I relax tonight.

(this is my third time re-writing this post, each lost for different reasons). Its gotten smaller everytime, so if this one freezes, I'll skip today.



 

 

-- Edited by Turn2Stone on Saturday 14th of November 2009 06:28:08 PM

-- Edited by Turn2Stone on Saturday 14th of November 2009 07:41:16 PM

Day 4  - 1000 - 1700

      
       Thanks to my brother John who completed the shaving of the residue off of the top. I spent all day on the (the name of the part escapes me) vent intake grille like valance. (windshield bottom on top of firewall) Unbelievable amount of paint layers. Stunning piece of metal underneath. it'll probably take two more days to strip this part.  Picked away at fenders during breaks, and have already answered my own question from yesterday as to why nobody else stripped before repainting. I am not deterred in the slightest.

Great work ! That gel paint stripper works real good, what's the name brand and part # ?

The dog should probably not be there while you do it. Those fumes are heavier than air, so at his level, he's getting a lot of crap.

I did not have any plans to strip the wife's 66 but you our giving me some motivation

Day 7-9 pics

     Relentless scraping and disc spinning has reveal some iron! Long way to go yet but havent let up at all. Best part of 9-5 everyday.  Switched to semi-gel paint remover. Its a little runnier, but works better.  3 1/2 cans so far, about a dozen scraper blades, 4 or 5 discs.  I hope to be done stripping by the new year.  Who know at this pace.

Thank You, the nose is all cast metal. Its in great shape, just paint still on it. Fun, cant wait to get at it again