I have been a member on Cuda-Challenger.com since April 30, 2005, 22:26:38 and purchased my car 1970 Challenger R/T LA car numbers matching shortly there after by talking with another member who had decided to pass on buying this car that was out in Sacramento California and had been garage for many years.
I'm sure I'm not alone in having a project that seems to have an endless timeframe but it looks as if the car is about ready to get media blasted primed and soon to go to paint. Can't even tell you how excited IM that this is actually going to happen. So here's a few questions that I come up with and hope that as you have in the past you guys can give me some help.
The original bodyshop/restoration shop that I started to use back in 2005 is still involved in the process however due to some medical conditions the owner is going to be unable to do the priming prepping and painting of the car. He will complete two major portions of the bodywork putting in a new trunk pan and tail panel and then the car will go off to the body shop that will do the priming prepping and painting.
So as in everything else involved in this car one question raises so many more.
1) I want to do the underside of the car in the original LA darker gray undercoating. Does anybody have a paint code or color for that?
2) how are you guys completing the insides of your doors? Should those be body color? Or could I do a black inside so that when you roll down the window it kind out hides away in there?
3) is it best to paint with all the panels on the car?
4) since I am not having the car dipped to remove any hidden rust that might be in the rails and other hidden spots is it a good idea to use a poor 15 or some rust encapsulator inside of those areas?
I know a lot of these questions can be answered by the body shop guy but I want to have the knowledge when I walk in as to what's the best process and not just what he tells me. I trust the guy that started this project but he may not always be there to help answer the questions.
5) does anybody have a checklist of what to do from blasting to paint?
I appreciate all of you and the help that you given me over the past eight years of going through this project.
