My 1:1 '59 Beetle, New pics : BACK IN BLACK !!

<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">MINGOTOY wrote:</strong> <hr><font face="Verdana" color="#CC0000">My brother works in a body shop and he just loves ice storms. He was actually laid off for 7 days in November.Once the snow and ice started, he's been very busy. Might as well take advantage of this opportunity. <br><br><br> Maribell</font></blockquote>I'm very lucky there too. I've never been laid off from OD'z. Been real slow at times, but never laid off. And yes, That ice stormbefore Christmas was great for business, and all the rest of the snow and slickness we've gotten since then.<br><br><br>Steve<br><br>

Well, after a couple months of sitting. Here is the latest update. As you might remember when the 1/4 glass was installed the left 1/4 panel was scratched. Wetried to repair it without re-painting, but success was not in the cards. So we wheeled the Bug body back to the body shop. And you know I took pictures. Hereit is sitting in front of our brand new Paint booth furnace (with a $60,000.00 price tag ) Furnace is visible in the rt of this pic:<br><img height="600" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0237.jpg" width="800" alt="image"><br><br>Interior, in case you forgot what it looked like:<br><br><img height="600" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0238.jpg" width="800" alt="image"><br><br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0239.jpg" alt="image"><br><br><img height="600" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0240.jpg" width="800" alt="image"><br><br>Dash:<br><img height="600" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0241.jpg" width="800" alt="image"><br><br>Here is the spot. Looks like photo phlash:<br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0242.jpg" alt="image"><img height="600" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0242.jpg" width="800" alt="image"><br><br>800 on a DA :<br><br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0243.jpg" alt="image"><br><br>Scuff, blow off sanding dust and degrease:<br><br><img height="600" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0244.jpg" width="800" alt="image"><br><br>Overmask:<br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0245.jpg" alt="image"><br><br>spot prime:<br><br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0246.jpg" alt="image"><br><br>pre basecoat :<br><br><img height="600" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0246.jpg" width="800" alt="image"><br><br>Basecoat:<br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0250.jpg" alt="image"><br><br><br>Clearcoat:<br><img height="600" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0251.jpg" width="800" alt="image"><br><br>OOOOOHHHHH YEAAHH !!!!<br><br><img height="600" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/CUSHE63/59%20Beetle%204/IMG_0252.jpg" width="800" alt="image"><br><br>I will sand with 1500 on a DA and buff and then polish. Then back to the Hotrod shop to install the body on the chassis..<br><br>Enjoy, Steve<br><br><br>

<strong>Yay! It's back!</strong>

Great update. Keep it coming!

Steve, I have so much admiration for you - talk about someone who really, REALLY sweats the details and will NOT settle for second best! Mad kudos to you, notonly for the work on the car, but for the trouble you've gone to with this thread and sharing your work with us.<br><br>Greg

<font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" size="4">Steve I left you a comment on your other site through your link in facebook. She's coming along wonderfully!<img src="http://redlinesonlinemessageboard.yuku.com/domain/bypass/images/thumbsup.gif" alt="image"><br><br><br>~Karen</font><br>

<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">groggerbug wrote:</strong> <hr> Steve, I have so much admiration for you - talk about someone who really, REALLY sweats the details and will NOT settle for second best! Mad kudos to you, not only for the work on the car, but for the trouble you've gone to with this thread and sharing your work with us. <br><br> Greg</blockquote>At this point it is a labor of love. I bought this car to help with the grief of losing my Grandfather back in Dec 2005. He was so proud of myaccomplishments from where I was at 16 yrs old. I have to re-paint the inside of the driver's door too. I had a small run and I got carried away withsanding and rubbing it smooth, I burnt through the clear. Oh well thats the price you pay for perfection. Thanks for all the support in this thread to all myfellow RLOL'ers.<br><br>Steve<br><br>

Great to see progress again Steve, even if it's only getting back to where it <em>had</em> been...!<br><br>Jeff

Ok Steve,<br><br>Time for an update! We can;t let another thread win out over this one!<br><br>Bob Jordan

wow, I feel like I just watched an episode of unsolved mysteries...