Sunday, July 7, 2013

Interior Trim and The Third Row Area ...

The long weekend has provided me with some extra time and extra help. Tim stopped over to help bang out some dents on the passenger rear quarter. The job is impossible on my own, so it is good to have his help. Older bodywork here included drilling about a dozen holes to pull out a dent. Those were welded up after we straightened things out considerably.

Next I moved on to cleaning up the cargo are (third row seat bay) where there was a bit of rust in the pan area with some heavy pitting. An hour's worth of wire wheeling with the angle grinder, sanding, and two coats of extend prepped it for primer. Next step, after cleanup, is a healthy brushed on coat of Eastwood Products Extreme Chassis Black. I'm opting to do this instead of bedliner or the white interior paint. My hope is it will strike a balance between function and looks.

Lastly, I have been hard at work at refinishing all of the interior trim. It has all been pulled, and more than half has been completed. It will (and does) look significantly better when done. Only a few more pieces to go and that will be ready for reinstallation.

Next Up:

  • Finish rust repairs on corner of doors and at rockers
  • Finish body work
  • Paint lower dash (while still in car - eep!)
  • Pull steering column and paint

More pics soon!

1 comment:

  1. Things are looking good, Paul. It's been fun watching your progress on this wagon. I especially like your work on the interior door panels.

    George
    My restoration pages:
    http://www.feoa.net/threads/1984-escort-gt-turbo-restoration-follow-the-progress-here.78497/

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