YES, it has been a long time. It sucks when you give up control of your project. It's happened twice; once when I had VetteAid build the remote lock, alarm system, instrument package, electronic start, etc., and now by deciding to let the pros handle the rest of the heavy body work and paint. At least in the former case my car stayed in my garage and I could do sub-system work. However, now, my car is completely out of my possession and control.
I won't get into all the gory, and boring, details of why my three week paint job is into its ninth month. Suffice it to say that if it weren't for the quality of Miguel's work and his perfectionism, I'd have taken my car back months ago.
Anyway, I thought I would post a few pix of the progression of this phase. First, how the Vette looked after the professional media blasting, prep for paint, paint, and finally the paint after buffing. The front clip is still being worked on; there was a lot more fiberglass work on it than we first anticipated. Next, assembly of all the body components then delivery back to me for a lot more work.
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| Front clip after media blast. |
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| Main section after media blast. |
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| Ready for paint after meticulous minor fiberglass repair and body prep. |
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| Miguel working his magic. |
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| Before buffing and wet sanding |
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The three pix above are after buffing and wet sanding. The Vette is in Miguel's personal garage. It's there temporarily since he had issues with his very greedy landlord and is relocating to a new building. The Vettes in the background of the first pic are Miguel's toys. Note the reflections from the ceiling, garage door opener, lights, etc., in the paint.
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Miguel assures me I'll have my baby back by the end of the month. It's been so cold here I wouldn't have been able to work on it in my unheated garage, anyway. Previous winters I've been able to work in the garage during mild days; mid 30s and up. It's been in the teens and low 20s. I took off my Ranger Tab years ago and the Green Beret in me is too smart to be uncomfortable when I don't have to be and there ain't no per diem ;) .
