1976 280Z Restoration Project

[wheee!]

On 4/22/2017 at 8:43 AM, sweatybetty said:

a local shop called industrial finish

feel like becoming an exporter?

[sweatybetty]

5 hours ago, wheee! said:

feel like becoming an exporter?

im sure it would be illegal, and a federal crime on top of that. no good deed goes un-punished

[wheee!]

Actually it is legal... I just end up paying the taxes at the border if it is assessed. USPS rarely stops to assess. No difference if you shipped used parts. All above board. The difference is that most small shops don't want to bother with the paperwork to ship across the border.

 

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Prepping the passenger side for the crease redefining...

Did some work on the wheel well lip outside edge to help define it better too.

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Crease work! Like Oilers goalie Cam Talbot!
Some pics showing the build up I did on the tape line. I layer the tape in areas that are low. When the tape looks like the right shape or close, I fill to the tape.




Then I tape over the new fill before sanding and fill to the tape line from below.



This gives me a nice shape and curve to do final work to.

[ksechler]

Nice work!  Are you working the filler when it is just starting to setup and it's still a little soft or waiting until it's fully cured?  That dark green stuff is hard to sand!  Are you using the eastwood stuff?

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I'm using a Pro-glass/Kevlar blend. It sets up quick, 2-3 minutes so I get the small batches on quick, smooth it out and let it harden for 10 minutes before sanding with a 120 grit RO electric sander. It is hard to get a nice flat surface with the RO, so I get it close and will finish the surface later with a smooth Pro filler, no glass.

 

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Eastwood is great stuff, I wish they had a Canadian distributor. Exchange plus shipping absolutely kills the value here.

[takayuki]

Nice progress mark!

KMS tools west edmonton carries eastwood products. Not everything, but I did see they had some bodywork related products.

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20 minutes ago, takayuki said:

Nice progress mark!

KMS tools west edmonton carries eastwood products. Not everything, but I did see they had some bodywork related products.

I did not know that Taka! Thanks! 

 

PS: I'm dying to go for a ride in your car...

PM me if you are interested in the Kelowna road trip this 18-21 May! Your car would be a hit! Lots of car club events this year too.

[ksechler]

Watch what he does at 1:18.  It's brilliant and works especially well with the glass blend.

 

 

[wheee!]

That is interesting. I have been using the degreaser/cleaner on the fibreglas as i go. I noticed some of the resin removal as well. I still create a lot of dust with the RO sander tho....