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post Feb 11 2021, 08:27 PM
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And then the right side, which took about 30 minutes--after I spent 2 hours on the left.


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post Feb 11 2021, 09:25 PM
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Looking way too nice there Bob.
Hope you are smiling when the car goes from looking like the ultimate garage queen to looking like a well worn daily driver.
Ha

Really great work.
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post Feb 11 2021, 10:37 PM
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wow! beautiful! keep up the good restoration of your car!
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post Feb 12 2021, 01:06 AM
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QUOTE(bkrantz @ Feb 11 2021, 06:27 PM) *
And then the right side, which took about 30 minutes--after I spent 2 hours on the left.

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Paint the brake rotor hubs with some good hi-heat black paint ... helps to dissipate heat and to keep them from rusting ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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post Feb 12 2021, 08:09 PM
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Thanks, guys.

Doug, stop causing trouble.

Mark, sounds like a good idea.
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post Feb 12 2021, 08:11 PM
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I opened the box of small painted parts and got out the headlight eyebrows.


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post Feb 12 2021, 08:12 PM
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And new rubber mounting grommets. How hard can this be?


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post Feb 12 2021, 08:13 PM
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First attempt looks pretty good.


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post Feb 12 2021, 08:15 PM
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But with the holes lined up, the outer edge sits high compared to the fender. (Yes, the front is not aligned but the eyebrow kept moving before I took the photo.)


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post Feb 12 2021, 08:18 PM
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After a bit of bending to shift the side tab with the hole upward, the upper surfaces align (and the front does look off in the photo, but the damned thing moved again). Unfortunately, the bending cracked and flaked the paint in a few spots, so I have to touch that up before mounting the eyebrows.


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post Feb 12 2021, 08:21 PM
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Same story on the right side. I could swear that I checked the fit of the eyebrows before taking the car to the paint shop.


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post Feb 12 2021, 08:22 PM
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Between paint coats, I got out the front window channel from the right door, that I plan to use again.


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post Feb 12 2021, 08:23 PM
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But like all the other silver trim, the PO painted this black--after some sanding.


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post Feb 12 2021, 08:24 PM
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Here's where the sanding ends, compared to the original finish that was protected inside the door.


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post Feb 12 2021, 08:25 PM
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I did get a buffing kit from Eastwood, but first I need to finish-sand the PO section--after I remove the anodizing.


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post Feb 13 2021, 08:13 PM
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I did try sanding first, but the anodizing is tough stuff. So I tried the standard home garage approach, and borrowed the oven cleaner spray from the kitchen.


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post Feb 13 2021, 08:14 PM
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I tested it on the lower section, and then went ahead and sprayed the upper section. I let the first treatment sit for 30 minutes with a bit of brushing.


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post Feb 13 2021, 08:16 PM
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It looked splotchy, so I gave it another spay and let it sit 20 more minutes. I washed off the oven cleaner, and the finish looked uniformly duller and a bit darker. The OP sanding is still visible.


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post Feb 13 2021, 08:17 PM
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Now additional sanding was easy. Here it is after 320 grit.


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And after wet sanding with 600 grit.


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