New Project from San Francisco

Wow!!! I really love this forum. I just found it and am 90% done with my Comet. Started out blue and now it's white.
I still have to add the blue Shelby stripes. I am going to read about other members' projects then get started on the stripes.
Here are two quick before and after shots:






Much more info and pics on my website at:

http://whitecomet.co.nr

Marc in SF
White 63 Comet

Hey Mercury Marc,
Glad you could join us.
Guys check out Marc's website. He has 2 really slick rides.
Bob

welcome to the forums!! Nice car - I always liked comets and fairlanes

Hey Marc,
Hows you weather been, doing any cruising or car shows?

Marc,
When you stripped the old paint off, did you sand it off or paint stripper?
Thanks,
Bob

63Falconconvert wrote:When you stripped the old paint off, did you sand it off or paint stripper?

Bob-
I used 100, then 180, then 400 grit sandpaper but no stripper. I wanted the surface to be smooth, but to have some of the old paint left on to act as filler/primer. However the hood was so badly weathered that I sanded it down mostly to bare metal.



Marc in SF
more pics at: Marc's White Comet Site

how did you repair the hole that was on the top of the pass side fender?

For the small hole in the passenger side front fender, I used bondo in the 1 inch hole. For the other areas with holes larger than 1 inch, I used sheet metal from the hardware sore, 3M panel bonding adhesive, then bondo filler. I have lots of pics on my website at:
Link to Comet Body Work Page
-Marc in SF
63 WHITE Comet that used to blue last year...

JB Weld is a good filler too. Use duct tape as a backing (on the underside of the hole, after you clean the rust) and them mix up some JB Weld, and fill it in the front. After I sanded my liquid patches down after they hardened, I then went behind the patch, removed the duct tape, and spread a little jb weld on the backside as well, to keep the patch anchored to both sides.

Cheap. Effective, and it takes primer and paint really well.

I have used JB on small holes in tight areas where I couldn't get in to weld. Great stuff, sands easy, doesn't shrink.

Nice car and nice job.