The Black Project begins

[zoomie]

well basically what im doing is paintin it black wet sanding each coat ,primer,color after wet sand im clearing it. and if you do it right yoiu shouldnt have orangepeel anyhow. im just wondering if i should go old school and do laquer or to use urethayne paint. just a heads up that maguires techwax is the best stuff for keeping a black car looking nice
i was thinkign laquer for now far as dings go i need whole new door on thr driver side rear ,i am just sanding it down to get out as much chips and stuff as possable then im painting it when i get out of basic next spring then ill go ahead and send it to be professionally painted and such , but for now maybe it wont look perfect but it will look better than what it look like right now.sides that it could be 5 diff colors but if its fast who cares lol i have a tons of stuff planned and when im done building it next yeaer it will be show and go. hand sanding still sucks!!! and yes ill probably be hand sanding the entire car

[87gtVIC]

Sounds good, I cant wait to see this progress.

[CheeseSteakJim]

Might find some issues with attempting to slicktop a Town Car...

[zoomie]

Might find some issues with attempting to slicktop a Town Car...

im going for the a unique look muscly,badass,luxry,and rat roddish all rolled into one itll be fun look different plus ill have the only one lol only issues ive seen is the rear molding i dont know if i can find anythign that will fit and look good maybe ill duraglas it in and make it smooth or something around the window who know.... for now ill just have to leave it without the molding but ill figure somethign out eventually. car will be painted by the time world seriesd of cars rolls around in 4 weeks ill take lots of pics of everything i know how every one loves pics.

[70torino429]

If it ain't right, paint it white.

+1

my truck has a shit-ton of little dents and imprefections, but since its white, if your standing 15 feet away it looks perfect.

[CheeseSteakJim]

im going for the a unique look muscly,badass,luxry,and rat roddish all rolled into one itll be fun look different plus ill have the only one lol only issues ive seen is the rear molding i dont know if i can find anythign that will fit and look good maybe ill duraglas it in and make it smooth or something around the window who know.... for now ill just have to leave it without the molding but ill figure somethign out eventually. car will be painted by the time world seriesd of cars rolls around in 4 weeks ill take lots of pics of everything i know how every one loves pics.

No, you don't get it. Underneath that vinyl top is a fiberglass shell that the car's rear half sort of depends on. IIRC it holds the rear window if you have the privacy window. I know a guy who slicktopped his '85 and he had to recreate most of the rear half of the roof in steel because so much of it was originally fiberglass.

A Town Car is not as simple as a Vic to slicktop. That car will not be done in four weeks.


Also: learn what a run-on sentence is and then learn to not type one. Your posts are near-impossible to read.

[Grand Marquis GT]

It may not be an easy task, but I am interested in seeing him try!

[zoomie]

No, you don't get it. Underneath that vinyl top is a fiberglass shell that the car's rear half sort of depends on. IIRC it holds the rear window if you have the privacy window. I know a guy who slicktopped his '85 and he had to recreate most of the rear half of the roof in steel because so much of it was originally fiberglass.

A Town Car is not as simple as a Vic to slicktop. That car will not be done in four weeks.


Also: learn what a run-on sentence is and then learn to not type one. Your posts are near-impossible to read.

Thank you for enlightening me on the fiberglass, sorry about the run on stuff i just type fast sometimes and i dont think. Scince you have now challenged me now ill have to do it ,and 4 weeks... your on.

[CheeseSteakJim]

lol... all right provide lots of pix! I don't think anyone's ever slicktopped a Town Car and provided photos. I'm sure everyone would be interested to see what it looks like under that vinyl.

[87gtVIC]

lol... all right provide lots of pix! I don't think anyone's ever slicktopped a Town Car and provided photos. I'm sure everyone would be interested to see what it looks like under that vinyl.

It does not look that pretty. Scott and I had the misfortune of seeing one up close and personal.

[grandpaslincoln]

I say forgo the whole mess and do a black vinyl top.

[CheeseSteakJim]

It does not look that pretty. Scott and I had the misfortune of seeing one up close and personal.

I know, but he sounds determined to do it, and if he does, I think photos should be posted. They're more fun to look at than text.

[zoomie]

well i have a whole 5 days off im going to start on the roof this week, and you bet ill provide photos, the main thing im worried about is the fact the padding underneath im curious as to how thick it is ,but also the windows in the back what the shnot am i gonna use to frame those with cuase it would be senesless to have a good quater inch of plastic hanging out out ya know?hmmm hmm hmm gonna be a fun project.

[87_crown_vic]

it should be set up to accept a large rear window if you remove the fiberglass shell extension. to coccect the rest interior wise, you should get different stuff from junkyard car... like sail panels etc. you will see what is needed after removal... i posted pictures of a white towncar with shell removed before on here someplace. i will look for them.

[zoomie]

there is no fiberglass on mine its all metal from what i can tel i started looking at what was underneath, and its metal from i can tell if weather is good ill yank it off tomarrow. any have any good ideas on how to remove the lining its glued on with what i have no idea but i know it wont come off easily . oh and that pic you posted was actually on when i first started posting lol read some comments that iddint even know where there lol