1982 Ford LTD-S 351W Police Car

[Brown_Muscle]

You should not wash it for at least 2-3 weeks in warm weather. 4 weeks in cold weather. Absolutely no car washes !

Oh yeah I read about this! And no waxing/sealing for 2 months (according to the clear coat manufacturer)

[Mainemantom]

You should not wash it for at least 2-3 weeks in warm weather. 4 weeks in cold weather. Absolutely no car washes !

[packman]

[Brown_Muscle]

Thanks all! Once I get all the NOS goodies on I’ll take some glamour shots.

that’s good to know Dave.

He actually put it out in the sun the day after shooting it.

BTW this is Logan aka bobcat on here. He has a shop in CT. Highly recommend him! Tanasi Built

[gadget73]

Looks good. John showed me some video of that being shot when I saw him yesterday

[sly]

That paint looks sweet.

[Tiggie]

Looking good. Two weeks should be fine. Won't hurt to let it sit in the sun for a day or so if your painter says it's okay. Curing too slow is hard to do within reason. Too fast is possible though, and then you get all these solvent bubbles stuck under the clear.

[87gtVIC]

I had to put mirrors on the next day to get the car back home from the paint shop. Id say you should be a okay given your timeline.

[Brown_Muscle]

It's actually spaced like that on purpose so the paint didnt "gap" the line. None of the panels have been through final alignment (that's my job). I got it VERY tight and straight before it got taken apart with a bunch of slotting, shimming, and trimming edges.

David how long did you wait? It'll be at least 2 weeks after paint before i can get up there to touch it

[87gtVIC]

Paint is gonna look awesome. Don’t rush anything phil. Take your time. That’s one thing I wish I did when I assembled mine was wait a bit more before bolting on hard parts and trim.

So cool!

[DerekTheGreat]

Oh wow, really pretty. Hope they do what they can with that header panel gap.

[friskyfrankie]

A bit of a teaser pic, she's almost done! I'll get a better picture of it in the light when I go up for final assembly, the color is a lot nicer in person. The booth lights don't make all the colors pop.

Looks like the Dark Clove Metallic from the 80's Grand Marquis and CV's!

[Brown_Muscle]

A bit of a teaser pic, she's almost done! I'll get a better picture of it in the light when I go up for final assembly, the color is a lot nicer in person. The booth lights don't make all the colors pop.

[clutch47]

That's going to be really sharp.

[Brown_Muscle]

No, his is a lighter brown "Hot Chocolate", also a BMW/Mini color