Saved from the Demo Derby: 1990 Country Squire

[Tiggie]

Nearly all the vinyl is on and post heated. It's sticking. So far, so good. I am optimistic but also cautious to claim victory.

Still have the fuel door and roof rack to do.

[DerekTheGreat]

A proper building would be ideal, just probably not in the budget. Floor heat sounds like a wonderful luxury too... I try really hard not to work on anything in the winter either, short of oil changes or absolute necessity. At this point, I'd settle for that pole barn if it meant having concrete floors, a lift or two and amazing lighting. Starting to suck rolling and crawling around under these cars.

"I have a heater, but I may as well light money on fire in there for all the good it does." I remember some twenty years ago my buddy said something along those lines about the heater in his shop. At that time, he said it was like throwing a fifty-dollar bill away per day he was out there. Can only imagine what that is nowadays. How about a wood stove?

[gadget73]

pole barns are nice but if you have any desire for heat, insulation, etc, plan for that when you build it. Not super expensive to do floor heat before you pour the concrete, effectively impossible to do after the fact unless you want to jackhammer all of the slab out and re-do it. Even if you don't make immediate use of it, the pipes can just be there for future use. Mine was built without that despite my suggestions, so I really just don't work on anything in the winter. I have a heater but I may as well light money on fire in there for all the good it does.

[DerekTheGreat]

I want a pole barn badly, maybe when we retire. Our collection is getting out of hand as it is. The brick exterior, wide driveway and oversized garage is why I bought our house.

[Tiggie]

Definitely my theme song this week.

The brick garage is why we bought this house. Added the metal one last year by converting a metal frame carport. That project sucked and never again will I do that. Pole building all the way.

[DerekTheGreat]

Still waiting on the sun.

You and Jim Morrison:

Car looks great, but that shop! Much envy for that hotness goin' on in the background.

[Mainemantom]

Your wagon looks excellent so far. Even with new paint, very few people will replace the wood paneling. As you know, it is so much work.
I remember back in the 80s I had a 71 Mercury Montego woody wagon which was a rarely seen model. I used wood stain to make the wood paneling look better on the cheap. It was good enough to make it sell.

[Tiggie]

Thanks guys.
Fuel filler door will get done! It's brown for whatever reason. I guess to blend the edges. The quarter panel vinyl tucks into the opening and the door itself just gets surface only wrap.
Took a look this evening and it all looks fine. Still waiting on the sun.

[gadget73]

for a minute i thought you were going for the ultimate fuel economy move: fuel fill delete.

Looks good though, hopefully this stuff works out

[87gtVIC]

Looks so damn good. Hope it is smooth sailing for you from here on out. I am so jealous.

[Tiggie]

I sincerely hope this car is headed towards the finish line. Got the vinyl on one side, no problem. After I got used to this vinyl, it's easier than the other.
Can't get the post heating done because the sun won't come out and my heat gun doesn't have enough juice to get a panel to 200 degrees. Three more days of rain and then the sun will come out, maybe.
Color seems close to original.

[Tiggie]

Forgive me if you mentioned this already…. Is there any bonding agent in use when wrapped around corners or around panel edges?

I considered it but apparently that stuff is aggressive and will pull the paint if you ever need to take the vinyl off. The couple installers I've spoken with on Facebook say it should not be necessary on this car since the curves aren't that tight. I hope they are right.

[87gtVIC]

Forgive me if you mentioned this already…. Is there any bonding agent in use when wrapped around corners or around panel edges?

[Tiggie]

It might look like progress.... but I have said that before. Really it's an experiment to see how it applies, and more so how the adhesive holds on to sun exposure.

Application was more tricky in some ways: this stuff ripples easier. It was easier in that it stretches easier and you can put tension on it to pull those ripples out. Once applied, there were none of those tiny bubbles I experienced with the other product.

No sun predicted this week, so I'm not sure if it will be tested or not before the new, hopefully defect free material arrives.

[sly]

Put it on the car and tell people you left it in the dryer too long.