Masking!

Can you believe how long it's taken just to get the car ready to paint[16 weeks]? I bet you're beginning to wonder if you'll ever get to see somebody converting a gas-guzzler into an elctricity guzzler! But don't worry! I feel exactly the same way: you're not alone.




But anyway! The other day we got really into masking so it looks all cool and retro! Brian wants to get lime green tires. I think not.

DMV victory

I finally got my name on the registration, and a temporary op. permit that lasts until the end of the year! I win! Finally! And I only had to go to the Novato DMV once (where they actually know how to do their jobs!)

We are all primered and ready to get a-painting.

I purchased a black hard-rubber restorative for the wheel-well covers and bumpers and guards (and other whatnot that is rubber and black) so everything will look nice once we put it all back together again. [not like humpty-dumpty]

as always, things are continuing-- slowly but surely.

Things ARE getting done.

Firstly, I apologize for anyone who has noticed my posting negligence... there has been a lot of tedious hard work being done and it doesn't particularly look like anything is getting done... but here I go anyhow:


This is what block sanding looks like...


This is what serious feathering looks like when there are a couple extra layers...


This is what a ceiling should look like!


This is what Maureen looks like after she feels like she's acomplished something!


This is what she accomplished!!
Notice that the floor is particualrly clean and the extrraneous wires behind the dash are gone.

Legitamate work is getting done here, we are close to... (dare I say it??) painting time... dun dun dun.

We took the insulation off the ceiling and found another enemy! To be Fixed!!

More Por-15 evidence!

Primer, De-rusting, Sanding

Daniel doing some rust preventing...

Brian cutting out some rust...

Robin stripping the bonnet...

Maureen and Robin looking cute, sanding and stripping...

The bed: all primered!!!