Good ol' bonnie transformation! (somewhat)

[Tazman3212]

Hey guys! its been a while since ive posted. possibly around January-ish unless im mistaken, but lately ive been doin a bit of work on the old girl. Started out with making a patch an knocking out some rust in the drivers side quarter panel then the whole project escalated. Im still amateur and its not completely finished but im going to post some pictures of the transformation so far and id be very happy if you guys shared with me your thoughts! thanks again!!

[Tazman3212]

[sandrock]

Looking good so far. Only quip I have is that the lower rocker should've been removed instead of taped off.

[Tazman3212]

Thanks for the input man! And I wanted to take the rockers off both sides, but it was rusty and I was afraid that I was never going get it back on if it was too rusty under it ya know? So I just wen the last resort route

[nubuilder]

Can't wait to see how it turns out!

[rfoster]

Looks good! I have no patience for bodywork.... can't wait to see the final pics

[Tazman3212]

Thanks for all this guys! It's coming along great! I only have 2 hours a day to work on it and it's been like 4 days, so slowly but surely it's coming along! Should be done by Friday hopefully! Have to do some wet sanding, and some other touch ups with some icing then might have to re-prime. Then paint and clear-coat and hopefully be done by Friday!

[MattStrike]

Looks good! I can't wait to finish mine now...

[nos4blood70]

I am absolutely jealous. My car needs the hood, bumper and gas filler area redone. Plus the whole passenger side rear quarter.

[ga93sle]

Lookin pretty nice!

[nubuilder]

I am absolutely jealous. My car needs the hood, bumper and gas filler area redone. Plus the whole passenger side rear quarter.

Me too, minus the rear quarter, plus I'd like to repaint my trunk lid (contrary to the previous owner's belief is not a shelf) and my fenders (got a couple good nicks in them).


Is the method for fixing the hood taking a wire wheel the the bottom side of the front lip?

[Tazman3212]

have more pictures! not gonna have a chance to work on it tomorrow but pray to god its done by friday because i am tired of getting a ride to and from work from my mom.. and i work all weekend!! :( i just want my bonnie back

[zuper8]

that's awesome! very inspiring!

[Jfridge92]

Rust? What's rust? (Georgia joke if you don't get it)

Great looking repair though, I'm glad to see you're trying to keep it fighting!

[Tazman3212]

I hope it inspires you man! I'm glad it does! With a bit of elbow grease, and some quality time bonneville a can look very nice. I'm very pleased with the way it's turning out. Should be finished soon! Will upload the rest of the pics all at once this week! Latest by Wednesday!

And yes jFridge92 I got that, lucky you. Good old Pennsylvania is where this white stallion comes from. The home of the rust.. It's not good.. I hate that part about Pennsylvania.. But she's still chuggin!! Just turned over 152,xxx like last month.. Still strong as an ox! Wanna save up some cash and either sell it and buy a clean ssei or do an ssei swap. But only time will tell I guess! Thanks for the compliments! I'll be sure to upload the finished masterpiece!

[Tazman3212]

Didnt mean for this message.. And didnt know how to erase it on my phone. My apologies

[Tazman3212]

Is the method for fixing the hood taking a wire wheel the the bottom side of the front lip?

I took the mule skinner to the bottom of it, it's a little softer on the metal but just rough enough to get the surface rust off. Then I put some rust-ilium on it to treat it and kill the rest of it, then took either 36grit or 80grit to it and hand sanded all of it again. The after then I smoothed it with some 350 I believe, got all the nipples off of it, and treated again where it was necessary. Bit more sanding then primed it up! Just all depends on the condition of your hood. Wasn't too difficult though, pretty easy. Just removed the latch, and chipped away with what I had to work with!

[Tazman3212]

hood after last bit of prime and sanding


gas good after prime closeup, after sanding. (added a second prime coat after but forgot to snag a picture)


drivers side dog leg patch closeup after last coat of prime and sanding


passenger side last bit of prime and sanding (buddy of mine was helping me with that)


hood after last bit of prime and sanding aswell


closer look


passenger side all masked up and ready for color! almost there!!


underside of the hood ready for color!


top of the hood ready for color


and the main part all ready for action


passenger side after color! looks sooo beautiful in person! (no clear coat yet. it is on it now, just didnt take any pictures of
it. tomorrow i will when it gets out of the booth and i start putting it all back together)


forgot about the actuall gas door. painted that so it would blend with the rest. all i did was scuff the clear off, scuffed the edges and colored it over top of old color. not too big of a deal. turned out fine


the hood midway through color (took alot of paint... im stil learning the methods of Painting efficiency.. that part definitely kicked my ass..)


drivers side midway through color, still needed one more thicker coat. but shes staring to come togeher!


drivers side finally finished and done with everything. (will get pictures of clearcoat of the hood and other side tomorrow,
this is the only pictures i had time to take with the CC on because time was of the essance)

STILL MORE TO COME THOUGH SO STAY POSTED FOR THE FINAL TOUCHES< AND WHEN SHES ALL PUT TOGETHER!! hope you guys are still enjoying this almost as much as i am!

[nos4blood70]

Progress looks awesome.

[Tazman3212]

thanks man! keep in touch! willl have the unwrapped full look tomorrow hopefully. depends on how well the blend turned out.. im kinda nervous because i tried blending over with 13 year old paint, and have nooo clue how its going to turn out since this is my first time ever doing complete body work including paint