Paint and Body 1962 Impala - Bodywork

Chuckman · Aug 12, 2017

hoping youre charging by the hour......

droopie85gt · Aug 13, 2017

...or by the foot.

Bossed · Aug 18, 2017

Dave, I've been away for a little while, so I had to catch up with what you've been doing lately. Man, you have been busy !!! Lots of hard work and progress too, wish I could claim just one of those. I wish we lived closer, I'd probably aggravate the hell out of you though. Looking forward to more updates, take care brother.

Davedacarpainter · Aug 18, 2017

It's good to hear from you. I sure don't feel busy!

Work is slowly creeping back into a profitable stage for me. That has been the biggest hold up.

I'm trying to get back to the SY so I can see the drivetrain I'll be getting for my blue car. The owner has been on vacation though.

Oh well, there will be lots of activity from me soon.

How are things for you? Didn't you get a new fox after the wreck?

Bossed · Aug 18, 2017

Been doing good , bought a 87 coupe roller as a donor to fix my son's car. I don't have any experience doing a repair like this, so I'll have to get some help to pull this off. Problem is, funds are being stretched and I just don't have any extra right now. Kids are expensive, LOL

Davedacarpainter · Aug 18, 2017

Bossed said:
Been doing good , bought a 87 coupe roller as a donor to fix my son's car. I don't have any experience doing a repair like this, so I'll have to get some help to pull this off. Problem is, funds are being stretched and I just don't have any extra right now. Kids are expensive, LOL

Let me know if I can be of any help my friend, I'm always glad to help out. Besides, I want to see another fox with those S550 seats again...

Davedacarpainter · Sep 4, 2017

Back to the Impala.

I evened out the gaps between the left door and quarter this weekend. I had to reshape the only bodywork that TG did on the quarter to make the lines of the upper front quarter match the door.

He said he had done this already, but not so much. He never even put the latch back in the door, kind of tough to maintain a straight line when the door can move around.

Anyhow, the gap is now perfect to the door and that nasty upper 1/4 carries the lines across from the door. It took me close to five hours to fix this little part to my satisfaction.

I primered the whole quarter and jambs.

I still have to do the jambs on the right quarter and do the bodywork on the right fender. I should have that done by Saturday.

Then!!!! I'll finally start doing what I was hired to do. Prepping for paint and painting.

I have given up on this being done exactly as I think it should be done. At least it was stripped completely and the bodywork is done properly (properly for a job that won't get the new panels it should get).

General karthief · Sep 4, 2017

Just do the body work to your satisfaction and be done with it. Oh, wait, you are already doing that!
Seriously, thats the only way your skills will shine like they should.
We all know it's what's underneath that makes a great paint job all that much easier.

droopie85gt · Sep 5, 2017

I think the primer on that qtr is better than the factory paint job on my 07 Avalanche!!!!!!

RaggedGT · Sep 16, 2017

Sooo Dave... didya finally tell Tg 'Take the Impala and shove it!' ?

Davedacarpainter · Sep 17, 2017

RaggedGT said:
Sooo Dave... didya finally tell Tg 'Take the Impala and shove it!' ?

Lol, not really. I just stopped working on it and I don't say anything at all to him about it.

I've got some obvious reasons for needing extra money real soon here with Scuby, so I may bring it up in a couple weeks.

I will probably still paint it.

MY 85 GT · Oct 12, 2017

This every get painted? i wanted to see the final results i had a 62 impala lol...

Davedacarpainter · Oct 12, 2017

Not yet, I'm waiting on that pinhead TG to finish the bodywork. I will still paint it, just don't know when.

Davedacarpainter · May 26, 2018

Guess what? TG finished the bodywork!

I’m painting this with the parts off. I’m starting with the hood and decklid.

I’ve got the hood blocked and ready to shoot, now onto the decklid. It’ll take me a couple hours to block the decklid.

You’ll see red parts today though. I need to finish the whole car this weekend.

RaggedGT · May 26, 2018

Looking forward to the next update

Davedacarpainter · May 26, 2018

Not real exciting yet, but ready for paint. I’ll post a picture of these in red in about 45 minutes.

General karthief · May 26, 2018

Mo booger money

Davedacarpainter · May 26, 2018

Red and shiny

On to the fenders now

General karthief · May 26, 2018

Big difference handling one of those compared to the new cars.

Davedacarpainter · May 26, 2018

General karthief said:
Big difference handling one of those compared to the new cars.

Lots more metal.

Paint and Body 1962 Impala - Bodywork

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Chicks can make things hard if they’re inspired...

Chicks can make things hard if they’re inspired...

Chicks can make things hard if they’re inspired...

Been here over a DECADE and still no CT

Chicks can make things hard if they’re inspired...

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

Chicks can make things hard if they’re inspired...

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

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