Re: Peterson's 1940 Packard
Posted by West Peterson On 2010/3/9 9:05:16
As mentioned, one thing leads to another...
The backs of each front fender where they bolt to the front of the running board, were rusted, and there was no longer any connection.
So... while we were at it, we repaired the rusted flanges. Well, how much more work would it be to take out a couple of small dings in the hood and just go ahead and paint the whole front end?
Oh, and the paint on the cowl vent was peeling away, so we better paint that at the same time, and of course, all that's left is the grille surround.
I forgot about the headlights and parking lights. Since they need to come off the car in order to paint everything properly, and since they're such a pain to take off and put on, paint those too!!!
STOP!!!! The side mount covers will be done some other time, maybe when I get the rear fenders painted.
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The backs of each front fender where they bolt to the front of the running board, were rusted, and there was no longer any connection.
So... while we were at it, we repaired the rusted flanges. Well, how much more work would it be to take out a couple of small dings in the hood and just go ahead and paint the whole front end?
Oh, and the paint on the cowl vent was peeling away, so we better paint that at the same time, and of course, all that's left is the grille surround.
I forgot about the headlights and parking lights. Since they need to come off the car in order to paint everything properly, and since they're such a pain to take off and put on, paint those too!!!
STOP!!!! The side mount covers will be done some other time, maybe when I get the rear fenders painted.
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