Getting closer to painting

Updated photos. Still have door jambs, engine bay, a little around the T-Tops and that kind stuff to sand. Body work is done. Can't wait for spring!







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Thanks Joel. 

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Wow, nice looking job. How did you go about stripping the old paint and a guess on man hours. I'm thinking of doing the same. My paint is actually in pretty good condition overall but there are a few places where the paint looks like it has what I call zits. I'm sure there is a real term for it but anyway, it looks great.

Used a stripper and a whole lot of sanding. After I read Greybulls post I starting sweating about the paint remover. I asked the friend of mine that's doing my car about it, and he said the kind he uses is for fiberglass. Told me not to worry about it. It was going to be awesome. I know he's done several Corvettes in our area including his own.  They all look awesome. He's a semi retired guy that mostly does custom paint jobs and specialty stuff. And anything else if he thinks he can make a buck off of it I think. So, at this point I'm not going to worry about it. More worried about getting the engine compartment and Interior looking like new again. 

And about the man hours, probably a 100 so far. And, my paint looked great until I spun it through a barbed wire fence. That was exciting!

Thanks for responding. I know getting a car, especially a Vette, ready for paint is brutal. Just thinking about it causes my whole body to ache. To me, it's always exciting to see the finished product and knowing how much someone has sacrifice to get there.

Started shooting some primer this week. We have a paint booth rented for shooting color and clear coat. Probably in a couple weeks. More photos http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/totalair96/slideshow/

That is looking very good, and none of the usual nicks characteristic of liquid strippers and scraping. Do you know the brand of stripper he used, I'd be interested to know if there is an improved product out there?  Done very carefully, one can use liquid strippers but it does take knowing what you are doing to not damage the glass.  I can tell from the sanding marks and progress though that this guy doing the work knows his business.  Bonding strip lines, the little bit of bodywork I see on the driver's side quarter panel shows work from someone that has experience.