| I finally
found a painter who was willing to take on this project, and one I
could trust to make a perfect job. My original idea was to paint the
car myself, and I bought the House of Kolor products for it a few years
ago. But then I realized I probably wouldn't have the necessary skills,
not to mention proper facilities. Those HOK paints cost
awfully lot, so I decided it's best to leave the final bodywork and
spraying
to a professional. |
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 The original gravel deflector panels were wasted, so I fabricated new ones. One of the oldest customizing tricks is to mold together separate panels that were originally bolted together. So I welded the panels on the fenders, and filled the seam with lead. The center piece I made of aluminum. It's a separate panel sandwiched between grille and other body panels. |
 This is the other side, already filled with lead. I like sharp corners and lines, thus minimum amount of lead. |
 Here the Buick is under work by Riku and Janne at Special Design Finland. it's just been primered after applying and sanding body filler. You can also see some black guide spray here and there, which aids in finding low spots while sanding. They are working one side at a time, over and over again, until it's perfect. These guys work meticulously, and I'm highly confident that this will become a show quality paint job! If you've been watching "American Hot Rod" on TV, you have seen the guys at Boyd's cover the entire car with body filler, and then start sanding. That's what Riku intended to do in the first place, but apparently the body was sufficiently straight so they only applied filler where necessary. They are using Spies Hecker's Raderal body filler, which I have also found to be of high quality. The lower body will get a House of Kolor Purple Kandy over Meteor Maroon base, while the roof and trunk lid will be painted pearl white. I actually painted the top already years ago, but I screwed it up! |