Progress Thread Pearl To White - Paint Time

Willybill32 · Jul 28, 2025

Fri Guy said:
Wish me luck fellas. I prepped the area by cleaning it with some Prep-All then used 3M Adhesive Promoter, I let the moldings sit out in the sun for a couple of hours, used a heat gun on the ends and attached them. Going to leave the tape on for a few days and see what happens. Planning on giving it a good wash this weekend and get the interior all cleaned up.

Lookin’ good!

Rdub6 · Jul 28, 2025

Fri Guy said:
Wish me luck fellas. I prepped the area by cleaning it with some Prep-All then used 3M Adhesive Promoter, I let the moldings sit out in the sun for a couple of hours, used a heat gun on the ends and attached them. Going to leave the tape on for a few days and see what happens. Planning on giving it a good wash this weekend and get the interior all cleaned up.

Good luck! But I say you and that car have been through enough, so I’m hoping they stay right where you put them! Car is looking good!!

Fri Guy · Jul 30, 2025

Thanks fellas, it sucks that I had to go through all the crap that I did but I've learned a lot by putting it back together. Plus, I'm pretty sure that I assembled it way better than they would have. Planning on giving it a tune up this weekend along with a good washing and try to take it for a short drive to see if I have any issues.

Noobz347 · Jul 30, 2025

Fri Guy said:
It’s coming together. Few more things to do then a good detail and hopefully back on the road. It’s not perfect but good enough for a driver.

All that prep you did was totally worth it!

Fri Guy · Aug 1, 2025

First drive in over 3 years. It still needs a good cut and buff. They never did the final one. Have a guy that’s going to get it done for me soon. He’s done a few cars that I’ve seen and look great.

gkomo · Aug 1, 2025

Looks great!

Noobz347 · Aug 1, 2025

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91AOD5.0LX · Aug 1, 2025

I’m happy for you! She looks great! You didn’t give up and pushed forward on your own and got the job done even when frustrated and having expensive obstacles thrown your way.
Kudos to you @Fri Guy !

Fri Guy · Aug 2, 2025

Thanks fellas.

Fri Guy · Sep 17, 2025

Little update: After looking over the car really well I found a lot of areas that had sand marks, imperfections, dirt in the paint and over spray. I was referred to a detailer who does a lot of work for other paint shops on doing their final wet sanding and polishing work. Had him come over to take a look at the car and let me know what he thought and recommended. He pointed a lot of things that I didn't even see. He recommended. doing a light wet sanding since we were not certain on the amount of clear that was applied. And i was pretty certain they didn't use that much clear.

I dropped the car off with him on Sunday and today it will be ready. He called me to let me know that it had a lot of brown overspray on it. Said some areas didn't appear to have that much clear but he was able to get it all cleaned up and looking much better. I'll be picking it up later today and will try to get some pics of it.

nickyb · Sep 17, 2025

I like your presistence, cars gonna be perfect.

Fri Guy · Sep 17, 2025

Couple of quick pics. Still need to give the interior a thorough cleaning.

gkomo · Sep 17, 2025

Looks nice and bright!

WhiteCobra95 · Sep 18, 2025

Absolutely beautiful! Super bright and super clean. Everything works here. I love the quarter windows w/o the MUSTANG text against this paint color you chose. The window tint, the meats in back, the pony wheels... it's a great combo. I would qualify this as factory+ or "how it should have come from the plant" perfection. To say you've been through a lot to get to this point would be a huge understatement, so I'll just say that the end result is nothing short of stunning. Well done! I keep scrolling back up to look at her again and again!

Fri Guy · Sep 19, 2025

Thanks fellas. I still have to address the AC and a leaking power steering issue. Not sure if it is the pump or a line issue.

nicholase · Sep 20, 2025

Fri Guy said:
Couple of quick pics. Still need to give the interior a thorough cleaning.

That looks great man!

Fri Guy · Sep 21, 2025

nicholase said:
That looks great man!

Thanks.

Fri Guy · Sep 24, 2025

Can use some advice here. After getting a good look at the car I noticed that the detailer didn't really do the rear bumper. There were some marks on there that appear to be old compound polish that was left from the body shop. I had told him about it prior to dropping it off with him. I took a good picture of the area and sent it to him asking if there is something he can do. He said yes and was supposed to take it back to him this past Saturday. Well since then I have not heard back from him. Text him on what time would be best to drop off and no response. Sent him a text yesterday again and no response. I'm thinking of taking a drive over there to see if he's working outside to talk with him. I'm pretty pissed after paying him almost $500 and he can't even respond back to me.

The parts of the car he did work on look great. But that rear bumper I can certainly tell was not really worked on. It still feels rough to the touch when the rest of the car feels smooth. And can see the old polish compound that is stuck in the "Mustang GT" lettering. Should I try to swing by his place or just let it go and either do it myself or find someone else to get it knocked out.

AeroCoupe · Sep 24, 2025

I’d swing by. If the deal was for the whole car and he missed the entire rear bumper cover the he either needs to finish the job or refund you a couple of dollars.

nicholase · Sep 24, 2025

When a business can't take 90 seconds to get back to a customer it's just disrespectful.

Good luck with it

Progress Thread Pearl To White - Paint Time

Willybill32

But at least it's tight!

Rdub6

So while I wait to figure out my rear end issues

Fri Guy

Noobz347

Stangnet Facilities Maint Tech... Er... Janitor

Fri Guy

gkomo

now i can hopefully expect to receive the shaft

Noobz347

Stangnet Facilities Maint Tech... Er... Janitor

91AOD5.0LX

I have a slight sag in my rear

Fri Guy

Fri Guy

nickyb

I gotta say i never painted my nuts, Never Ever

Fri Guy

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gkomo

now i can hopefully expect to receive the shaft

WhiteCobra95

Fri Guy

nicholase

I lubed and pushed, until it was all the way in

Fri Guy

Fri Guy

AeroCoupe

lube between the nut and the face. I know my lubes

nicholase

I lubed and pushed, until it was all the way in

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now i can hopefully expect to receive the shaft

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I gotta say i never painted my nuts, Never Ever

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