Dad's 62 Ford Galaxie

[Longroof79]

It's lookin' absolutely awesome, Jared. 👍 😎👍
I can't wait to see the complete unveiling. It looks like it was well worth the wait. I'm sure Dad's pleased as punch.

 

[L92 OLDS]

Cool project. Those old Galaxie's have some really nice lines.

 

[clean8485]

Wow! Very nice Jared! Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

 

[O. D. Showtime]

Car looks great Jared! Can't wait to see it completed....she's going to be a beauty!

 

[Texas82GP]

Thanks for all the replies and feedback friends. We appreciate it.

The painter color sanded and buffed a small section today to show us the difference. We all appreciated what color sanding does but we didn't have any experience with color sanding Centauri (enamel).

The painter sent the picture above and said "it's gonna be really nice."

 

[Texas82GP]

Just got some more progress pics! The fenders and cowl cover have been painted!

 

[Texas82GP]

Got some progress pics on Tuesday...

This was both exciting and problematic. Unfortunately, there was a communication problem. There is a trim piece that has to go underneath the chrome spear on the fenders. Unfortunately, that means the fenders have to come off again as each spear has a nut at the back of the fender that you can't get to with the fender installed on the car. That's the whole reason the fenders were painted off the car.

It really sucked breaking that news to the painter but he was really great about it. He shifted gears and did more color sanding. He sent this picture of the hood Thursday afternoon...

Thursday evening, Dad and I took the trim over and got a up close look at the car. The trim that needs to go under the spear on the fenders are the short pieces on the right in the following pic...

When they are on the car, you will have the appearance of a red stripe above and below the spear. Here it is on another car...

It's a bummer he has to pull the fenders. He did a beautiful job with the gaps and alignment. Here are some pics of the car I took Thursday night....

That's it for now friends.

 

[JAMCAR223]

Won't be long now. I like that red background trim.

 

[DRIVEN]

That hood!!!😲😲😲😲😲

 

[Texas82GP]

More progress!