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bears4ever · 03-29-2006, 09:37 PM

Wow you boys having fun. I just got my car back and here is what It took. Both lower rear quarters were replaced. It took the body shop about 1 1/2 weeks just to cut out from the door pillar back to the valance.Putty and sand. It took them another 3 weeks just to get all the dents and dings out of the car. There was not that many to start with but as you start to putty and sand you find ones you never knew you had. This was a good body shop doing this work. When i look over the car now I can still see some imperfections. I would have to agree that I think if you want a show car it is going to take a long time and patience. Do it right so you don't have to do it again. Who cares about time anyway, it's what you want to do and that is enjoy working on your car. It has taken me just over 2 years to do a complete rebuild from bare metal to a completed car. Dont ask how many hours as my keyboard may not allow me to type that large of a number. Enjoy it and be proud of what you did. Just a thought.

03-29-2006, 09:37 PM	#20
bears4ever Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 36	Re: paint Wow you boys having fun. I just got my car back and here is what It took. Both lower rear quarters were replaced. It took the body shop about 1 1/2 weeks just to cut out from the door pillar back to the valance.Putty and sand. It took them another 3 weeks just to get all the dents and dings out of the car. There was not that many to start with but as you start to putty and sand you find ones you never knew you had. This was a good body shop doing this work. When i look over the car now I can still see some imperfections. I would have to agree that I think if you want a show car it is going to take a long time and patience. Do it right so you don't have to do it again. Who cares about time anyway, it's what you want to do and that is enjoy working on your car. It has taken me just over 2 years to do a complete rebuild from bare metal to a completed car. Dont ask how many hours as my keyboard may not allow me to type that large of a number. Enjoy it and be proud of what you did. Just a thought.