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The NOS pair of front turn signal bezels arrived, and to my surprise they do not match! The original beat up bezels I have were stamped from stainless steel and then chrome plated (see the posted from Dec 16th for … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2009
The opportunity to purchase a 1960 Buick Invicta convertible came up, and I couldn’t say no! Don’t worry, this car won’t be too much of a distraction from the focus on the Flat-Top project. This Buick will replace my rather … Continue reading
When the bottom of the trunk lid was stripped of its original paint, we used an 90º die grinder with some Roloc discs to do the job. This turned out to be a bad idea. I don’t even remember what … Continue reading
While I was looking at one of the valence panels for the ’60, I noticed that there was white paint on the edge of the signal housing. I thought this was strange, it suggests that the valence panel was repainted … Continue reading
Won some NOS turn signal bezels on eBay today, along with one NOS lens. I opted to buy NOS rather than just polish up some used parts that I have, because when I did try to buff one, I discovered … Continue reading
So just for fun, I stirred up that new gallon of PPG Concept “Ermine White” and dobbed a bit on a few small parts from the car that still had original paint, to check the match. IT DOESN’T MATCH! Doh! … Continue reading
So today I broke down and bought a three stage air filter and dryer system. This will prevent contaminants, oil, and water from getting through to the spray guy while painting. Pretty good insurance considering how expensive paint is these … Continue reading
So the paint color is finalized. No more waffling between red, black, copper, white, black, copper, white, red, etc… I purchased a gallon of 1960 Chevrolet Ermine White PPG Concept Acrylic Urethane, their top of the line single-stage paint. I … Continue reading