Advice/Progress Thread, update on pg4, 5/26/10 Options

[captb]

Hey guys, if you have restoration experience i could really use your help.

The paint job and all the dents finally put me in the position to sell the 6g. problem was i couldnt find a car that can match the 6g's "feel" if you know what i mean. Since having a shop repair her is so expensive, i figured ill tackle restoring her on my own. After watching alot of youtube videos and reading how-to's on restoration, im confident enough to try it, but still have a few questions and would appreciate your opinions.

(1) money and quality wise would you recommend i do a maaco job or tackle painting on my own(either rent a booth or enclosed tent)?

(2) are there any considerations/advice for using bondo or other recommended products on non-metal surfaces such as the bumper and sideskirts? will the flexibility of the bumper be a problem?

(3) Im pretty much gonna sand/bondo the entire car and am considering a bodykit. If i were to get a cheap one off ebay, will getting the thing to fit be the same as sanding and bondoing the thing, or will i need to do some fiberglass work? Id love the gt-four look, have any recommendations on where to get bodykits for cheap?

(4) I am also having problems with rust below both doors. Rust cant be seen from the outside, but looking from the inside, it is definitely a problem. Would u recommend i restore it myself by cutting and welding or just replace the door entirely?

(5) When i do paint it, would you recommend i remove different parts; hood, trunk, doors? also, would it be worth my while to remove things like the lining and windshields? id figure sanding and bondoing would be nicer with the linings removed.

(6) Any videos and/or websites would you recommend i check out before i start. most of the videos i watched seemed to be from the 80's. any videos with more modern techniques? or has restoration been pretty much ageless.

This is alot of info and questions but i would appreciate any input on 1, 2, or all of my questions.

Thanks,
-Joel

This post has been edited by captb: May 28, 2010 - 10:13 PM

[b1gr3d]

I will get more in depth later buy in short- sounds like your car has been painted before and basically the whole car will need o be sanded down. I would not sugges stripper unless you can take the car apart becuase it will eat the paint off of anything. I the body filler does not feather as you are booking it then the dent is bigger than you thought or you didn't put enough on

[captb]

Thanks. id appreciate if you could clarify later. and you are correct, i can tell it has been painted base and clear over the oem paint without primer. as for the featheredging, the body filler is fine the problem is when im trying to featheredge of the existing paint. i can show you a picture of what im talking about but the clear seems to either flake off or acts like a saran wrap type of material. so you can obviously see where i have fixed a dent.

I will get more in depth later buy in short- sounds like your car has been painted before and basically the whole car will need o be sanded down. I would not sugges stripper unless you can take the car apart becuase it will eat the paint off of anything. I the body filler does not feather as you are booking it then the dent is bigger than you thought or you didn't put enough on