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Mail From: Michael Brewer (email redacted)

Hey everyone. I just wanted to share a little. About a
month ago I began the undertaking of painting my car
(67 Fastback). I had the inside torn out with the
exception of the front seats and carpet...everything
else went. All the body pieces I could remove also
came off...with the exception of the doors. I was told
to remove the doors to paint the jams and near the
front fender, but re-installing doors is a major pain
in the ass and I could never get them back on right. I
tried it once with an old Volvo I had. Since I had the
front valance off and planned on removing the
headlight housings, I took the fenders off instead. I
have replaced most of the old rubber and chrome
goodies with new and reinstalled most body pieces. The
new rear valance I bought doesn't fit quite right
(bummer) and I need to put the rear bumber back on and
vacume the car. I'm taking the car Friday to have the
front and rear glass put back in too. There was a
little bit of rust around both...barely...but enough
to warrant doing the job right. If I can ever get all
the damn sand out of my car it will be amazing. I
placed a sheet inside before I started sandblasting,
but it went everywhere. Even being careful it looked
as if I pulled up to the beach and began throwing big
shovels full of sand into the car. All that fine dust
settled everywhere too. Because I sandblasted the
slots on the cowl...they were horribly chipped and
needed to be brought down to metal...my heater box is
now full of sand too. I've got a big cleanup job still
ahead of me, but the car is no longer orange (baddly
faded red) and all chipped up. It is now what they
call melencholy blue. The pannel with the tail lights,
side louvers, turn signal housings and head light
rings have been painted vanilla shake and over all it
looks preaty good. It would have come out better if I
had a paint booth to paint in, but I used a structure
with tarps all around and on the top outside as my
booth. I need to use a clay bar on it , but overall it
was fairly easy and looks good for my daily driver.
With all the parts (trim, rubber and a few pieces like
front/rear valance and new front bumper), paint and
all the materials used to complete the job I'm into it
for about $2000. I could have had the job done by
someone else cheaper perhaps (maybe not), but I did a
pretty complete job on the prep and found the begining
of rust in the floorboards, rear quarters and trunk as
well as the old seam compound was cracking and falling
apart and needed replacing. One cool looking very
light blue 67 Mustang Fastback will soon be back on
the road in Grass Valley, CA. Luck to you all.



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Michael R. Brewer II

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Mail From: Stevan Vlaovic (email redacted)

> (67 Fastback). I had the inside torn out with the
> exception of the front seats and carpet...everything
> else went. All the body pieces I could remove also

I would have taken the carpet out too. That way you can assess the
floorpans. Usually the jute backing starts to stick after 30+ years.

> front fender, but re-installing doors is a major pain
> in the ass and I could never get them back on right. I

Not true! It's easier with 2 people, but it can be done with one person
and a floor jack.

> to warrant doing the job right. If I can ever get all
> the damn sand out of my car it will be amazing. I

Yeah, I hate sandblasting. You never ever get the stuff outta there.

> looks preaty good. It would have come out better if I
> had a paint booth to paint in, but I used a structure
> with tarps all around and on the top outside as my

You can get remarkabley good results this way. You just need a special
hardener for quick drying.

> booth. I need to use a clay bar on it , but overall it
> was fairly easy and looks good for my daily driver.
> With all the parts (trim, rubber and a few pieces like
> front/rear valance and new front bumper), paint and
> all the materials used to complete the job I'm into it
> for about $2000. I could have had the job done by
> someone else cheaper perhaps (maybe not), but I did a

No way. First of all, it is difficult to find someone willing to do this
type of work anymore. Secondly, most of those guys usually charge a flat
rate of $60 an hour, and then they have to buy materials too. I've spent
close to $1000 on paint and materials, but don't even ant to think of how
much I would have to pay someone to do what I
did. eecs.umich.edu/~vlaovic/personal/car/car.html for the
curious.

> pretty complete job on the prep and found the begining
> of rust in the floorboards, rear quarters and trunk as
> well as the old seam compound was cracking and falling
> apart and needed replacing. One cool looking very
> light blue 67 Mustang Fastback will soon be back on
> the road in Grass Valley, CA. Luck to you all.

Congrats! It is great to able to tell people that you did the work. I
myself, can't wait until I get it done!

-stevan