Restoration - Body

I searched for a long time for someone who would do a show quality paint job. Whenever I saw a car with a really nice paint job, I'd ask the owner where they had it done. Three or four said theirs was done by a guy named Bob Whitney in Westford, Massachusetts. I went to talk to him and he agreed to do it for time and materials. It worked out well because his shop was a mile from where I worked at the time, so I was able to check on it regularly. It was there for 5 months as he worked on it between collision jobs. I was in no rush, my concern was with quality and I knew that the end result would be well worth the wait.

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The body is blasted to bare metal in preparation for painting.

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At the body shop, the car is blocked.

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The body panels are test fit before painting.

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The passenger door gets a new skin.

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The final sanding before paint.

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The stripes are painted first for a smoother final finish.

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The first coats of Butternut Yellow go on.

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The body panels are painted off the car to allow all sides to be painted.

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Four coats of paint and three coats of clear.

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Almost ready to put back together.