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paint on my car

Well, I think my car is going to see paint very soon so I thought I'd post a few pics of what it looks like now.
I'm going to start sanding today. I'm getting it ready for paint myself.

As I've mentioned, the paint finish was very dull and orange-peeled:


I gouged the hood with a drill-sander and had to put primer over it. The only color I had was orange.


There is a lot of over-spray on the car, on the chrome and trim.


The driver's door has some rust and I wanted to see how deep it was, then had to use my orange primer on it.


I put wax on the car but it was so orange-peeled I couldn't get the wax off.


This is the taillight lens that fell off. As you can see, I haven't glued it yet.


And of coarse the missing trim.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
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'86 cougar xr-7 2.3 L turbo

paint on my car

Reply #1 –
That is one VERY sad XR7 :(

paint on my car

Reply #2 –
That baby has seen some miles...and sun....

paint on my car

Reply #3 –
Take your time and do it right the first time.I remember when the Sport was in that kind of sad shape.I kind of miss those days.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

paint on my car

Reply #4 –
The car only has 90,000 mi on it and it was parked a long time. The paint you see on it is a very bad later spray job. The original color was the med canyon red, I think.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~
'86 cougar xr-7 2.3 L turbo

paint on my car

Reply #5 –
No harm meant.  You should have seen how my cat rolled into (rather dragged onto) my property.  Bashed in quarter, blown out wheel.  Trunk smashed into. Non-running. 2 gears out of 4 in the auto.  Sun faded peeling paint.  Embrace the challenge!

paint on my car

Reply #6 –
I'm looking forward to seeing the faces of my nay-sayers once she's shiny again. I'm happy the car is running so well now that I replaced my timing and fan belts.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~
'86 cougar xr-7 2.3 L turbo

paint on my car

Reply #7 –
Any progress pics?
1987 Turbo Coupe - Son's car
1987 Super Coupe - Son's project car
1934 Ford - My project car
 

paint on my car

Reply #8 –
Quote from: Katmaglia;289358
I'm looking forward to seeing the faces of my nay-sayers once she's shiny again. I'm happy the car is running so well now that I replaced my timing and fan belts.


It's a nice feeling to see their faces when it's done.... Trust me. ;)
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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