Tomb's 65 Comet Build

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I see your moving right along.

Looking good

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Lou's Comet wrote:Looks good Tomb.

A suggestion for the bondo

http://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/a ... 621&rt=rud

Little pricey but definitely worth it.

Lou
Funny you mentioned that. It seems everybody around here uses that same bondo, so I bought a gallon.
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Thanks guys for the compliments. Hope I can get it looking good for a nice paint job.
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Bondo sand, bondo sand, bondo sand! I'm tired of it. Just about got one side done. I did epoxy the extension on to the fender for a no seam effect. Here is a picture of grinding a grove into the extension and fender to get more strength in it thanks to Lou's suggestion. I did this after epoxying them together earlier.

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This picture is the epoxy laid in place and I flattened out and then I will sand it down latter and more bondo :) :(

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Can't wait to get it painted.
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Finally after all summer of bondoing sanding and primering with more sanding I got to paint some color today. Painted the bottoms of the trunk, hood and inside of fenders.
Here is a picture of the trunk

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Hey that's a big milestone ! congrats!! :D
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Thanks. I just need to keep painting to get it done before winter.
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Looks good Tomb! What color did you go with? Viper?

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Thanks. Yes 1999 Viper Red. I don't know if the year makes a difference. I painted the dash today and it was really bright to look at. :D I'll get some more pictures.
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tomb22 wrote:Thanks. Yes 1999 Viper Red. I don't know if the year makes a difference. I painted the dash today and it was really bright to look at. :D I'll get some more pictures.
Very popular red and not to pricey for red. Painted a few cars and bikes with it. Very nice red, buddy calls it "lipstick red" lol

Your car is coming along nicely Tomb!

Lou

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Thanks Lou. Here is a picture of the dash and inside door. I'm going to try and paint the top of the hood and trunk today.

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Painted the hood and the trunk top today. Here is a picture of the trunk. Tomorrow will be a long day. Painting the rest of the car

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lookin good Tom! :D
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Good job,,, car looks good!! Bet it will really pop out in the sunlight!

Did you paint it with bc/cc or single stage. Do you plan on color sanding and buffing?

Lou

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That looks very good keep up the great work..
Thanks for sharing the pics too

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