Bertha's almost ready to go home

Jimthecarguy

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I mostly do collision work, with the occasional customer pay job. Since collision work isn't as nice or glamorous as some of the projects posted here; I thought I'd post a few pictures of the latest customer pay job I'm almost finished with.

Thinking about doing a larger thread if anyone is interested in it.

This started out life as a border patrol vehicle, and has went through a few people before the latest owner bought it in Oregon and brought it back to Wisconsin.

Repairs involved some rust work, filling various
holes from antennas, and normal wear and tear that comes with a vehicle that's almost 25 years old.

I used Dean's black diamond blocks which worked awesome sanding this behemoth!

I used euro clear and white epoxy on it from my jobber, Randy at RenewAP. Colors are Ford DX dark blue pearl, YZ Oxford white and a midcoat of SPI intercoat mixed with crystal silver pearl over the white. Two tone edges are buried in the clear.



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I greatly enjoy seeing what other members are working on. It doesn't have to be a classic car for me to appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into painting a vehicle.

Job well done !!!
 
I greatly enjoy seeing what other members are working on. It doesn't have to be a classic car for me to appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into painting a vehicle.

Job well done !!!

It's a nice change of pace from the collision work. Most customers use their car for basic transportation, trade it off in a few years and don't appreciate the amount of time or the attention to detail and pride I put into each car.

With that being said, im happy it's going home to the customer tomorrow. I blocked on this for what seemed like forever! Tons of real estate on something this size!
 
I think you're in the right company of fellow professionals, weekend warriors and backyard hacks to appreciate what it takes to paint a vehicle. I think you are right that many (general public) don't understand the what's involved with repairing / painting a vehicle but, it shows your true colors not taking short cuts.

To be able to stand back after a job is complete and say I did that, is a rewarding feeling.
 
I think you're in the right company of fellow professionals, weekend warriors and backyard hacks to appreciate what it takes to paint a vehicle. I think you are right that many (general public) don't understand the what's involved with repairing / painting a vehicle but, it shows your true colors not taking short cuts.

To be able to stand back after a job is complete and say I did that, is a rewarding feeling.


I think most of the members here are the same; we are our own worst critic!
 
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