Man,you need to get some paint on that thing before it starts rusting through the primer sealer! Derek
Yeah dont do at flat black..usualy turnes out blotchy Semi flat(not semi gloss) is where its at..its just like matte or hotrod or satin black
I put it inside for tonight and in the morning I will take it back out and work on de-greasing the engine bay, pressure wash under the hood and the underside or the car and then one more de-greasing, pressure wash, marine clean spray, blow down and then the POR 15 on the surface rust and Tremclad outdoor gloss black paint overtop. The body is rust free, mark replaced the quarters, front clip from a 71, removed the glass, and built it properly. Yes there is surface rust on the underside of the car and frame. Por 15 will work perfectly. The paint is going to be 1970 GM Shadow Grey: I think it will look very good once it is painted! Do you like flat hood hiding the twin turbos???
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I had to take a break from working on the Skylark so that I could whip the garage and backyard shop into order... I needed to make my garage a functional place to work, and I needed to build lot of shelving and workbench space as well as free up some floor space so just to show you guys I have been busy here are some before and after shots: This was the mess I was starting with, no room to work that is for sure (before picture): View looking down to show that the engines are for the most part out of the way: Out in the back yard wood shop I added another shelf 53" by 12" shelf at the upper part of the garage on the left. I need to center it between the supports, but it is 1.5" thick: Added a drill press: After adding more storage in the Shed I felt like the garage deserved a huge 4X8 hanging loft over the garage door. I just need to wait till I have a 11" wide by 48" long 3/4" plywood to complete the end: Before picture of this corner: The progress I have made in this corner: The Garage heater was added a few months back and that will come in handy this winter!!!! Now I can get back to work on de-greasing and prepping the Skylark for painting the underside and engine bay... Then I can start putting the car back together!
Shane Buick Gaskin was born on Sept 25 2014 so that is exciting!!! I got my truck ready for winter: And I have done more in the garage to fix it up.... With that out of the way it is time to tear back into the Skylark.
damn cute kid, and most importantly, he looks to be healthy! I can read his thoughts..."I can't wait for my first ride in the Buick. Til then, nap time." My youngest, 10 yr old girl, rode home from the hospital in my Buick. It seems she has a special bond with that car. Last week, both girls got straight A's on their interim report cars so I took them to get ice cream in the Buick. I just got the Buick back on the road Mon 9/22 after a 5 year nap.
As soon as Andy slows that Skylark down and parks it for a minute or two (I think he's on cloud 9), I'd like to do a photo shoot of his beautiful car and my Stage1 together. His car is really nice !!!
Congrats on the new little one! Garage looks good as well! Hope you keep up on your sleep, your schedule may have a few changes for the next year or so!
My grandson got his first Buick outing at 11 days. Fired it up and put him right to sleep. He is now just over one and was playing with the model GSX. Need to get a vid of him going, vroomm, vroomm with it. :grin:
Congrats Sean, Very cute kid. Now the real fun begins.....Enjoy him while you can, they all grow Up way Too Fast
Blake the new owner of this car has been flat out getting it together... He is doing a GSX clone with it, and already painted the jams, did the interior, brakes, suspension, rad and intercooler setup:
