65 Skylark Down Under Restoration

[option B9]

    Looks great Marcus ! Once the the paint is applied the Buick will come to life and the fun of putting it all back together begins. What color are you painting it ?

    Tony

[Aussie Skylark]

Hi Buick Fans,

Thanks for responses, it's a pleasure to see the work in progress. While I enjoy seeing the body stripped back, rust removed and reshaped into original condition, I am looking forward to seeing the final coat of paint applied.

I'm taking my rotisserie in today to get the shell on it and make work a little easier. It needs to be upside-down to paint the underbody.

Million-dollar question that I'm sure I have asked before, paint the shell off or on the chassis? Now I have a car hoist I'm leaning towards painting the shell on the trolley I made in the photos. If I paint on the chassis, I have to bring it home again, fit the shell then transport it back again. I have the engine, heater and AC out, so I guess I need to keep the front end off. I'm interested in any feedback fixing a shell, fenders and hood to chassis after painting (think I need to buy some cotton gloves).

Tony, The Skylark will be Artic White, with blue interior.

Regards

Marcus

[Jim]

Hi Marcus, I've done it both ways  painting off the chassis gives more control of painting individual  pieces you can rotate  the body to make painting easier. And you can assemble full frame drivetrain,supension alot easier without the worry of over spray all depends on how much room you have to put everything  with white paint I wouldn't  think you have to paint  everything  all at once like a metallic  paint.jim

[Aussie Skylark]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the comments Jim, paint is getting close hopefully a week or two. So far he is up to 130 hours spent on panel work.

Few progress photos for you all.

Regards

Marcus

[Jim]

Looking good .guide coats and long boarding to follow. Jim

[Aussie Skylark]

Hi Guys,
I have a question regarding two holes at the lower section of rear glass, photo shows holes in question.

Are these holes required for chrome trim? they seem to be factory and in the same location on each side, I didn't remove the trim and am unsure if they have been drilled there at some stage for whatever reason, a bit like the holes that were drilled above the taillights to tie the trunk lid down. I had to let the panel guy know yesterday these holes need to be filled (trunk tie down)

Any advice will be appreciated

Marcus

[Jimbo]

Halo trim holes.
Everything looks great. Looking forward to seeing more pictures as progress develops.

[Loren At 65GS]

Jim is correct. There should also be some screw holes and more trim holes for the Halo trim.
I will get some pictures for you.

  Loren

[Aussie Skylark]

Thanks Loren and Jim,

The deck (think that's what you call the section below the rear glass) has been replaced with a repair panel, I'm assuming there will be screw holes in this section somewhere.
The guy working on my car has had a rush of minor crash repairs to put through his workshop, he told me things might be a little slow on mine for a week or so. I understand he needs to keep his cash flow active, hopefully it will be back in full swing soon. I know it will be because he always moves fast, and my Buick takes up a lot of floor space in his shop.

Looking forward to photos of screw holes.

Regards
Marcus

[Loren At 65GS]

Here are some pictures of the roof where the trim attaches. I hope the person that removed the trim kept the clips and special hardware.
 Loren

 

[Loren At 65GS]

Last picture

[Aussie Skylark]

Hi Loren,
Thanks for the photos, I think my halo trims and hardware are looong goone, and only the two holes I questioned are there.

is it possible to leave them off and only put the chrome around the glass?

Thanks Marcus

[Jimbo]

Sure. Window trim has nothing to do with Halo trim.

[Aussie Skylark]

Thanks Jim,
Thats a relief, I didn't really want to go down that track and install a halo.
Have a good weekend
Marcus

[Clatter]

Not to distract from this great thread,
But was halo trim an option for the GS?
Thought it was just a Skylark thing...