Finally, the 34 Ford Woody has come back from the paint shop, and the excitement is beginning to build around the shop. The car was totally disassembled, and the metal body was removed from the frame, and painted. The body was re-fastened, and sent back to me to assemble the wood body.
Every part that was removed during the disassembly of the wooden body was cataloged, and put into separate bin. For example there were bins for each door, for the roof, for the tailgate etc. We had all of the original metal parts such as roof brackets, door mechanisms, and latches powder coated a light tan color.
The wooden body was totally disassembled, the plywood door panels taken out, the molding removed, and every piece was varnished individually.
After varnishing with Petit Marine Spar Varnish, the varnish was allowed to cure for three months, after which, all of the parts were wet sanded with mineral spirits up to 2000 grit wet dry sand paper, and then polished with rubbing compound, and then rubbed with swirl removing glaze. Then all of the parts were reassembled awaiting the arrival of the freshly painted chassis.
Anytime you take something apart for some reason it doesn't always go back together the same way, but after a bunch of tweaking, and a few swear words, the car is back together, and on it's way back to the body shop for final details like a vinyl top, air conditioning, wiring, a few body adjustments, and then it will be show time. I will have another installment with the finished product in the near future. Be sure to click on the pictures for a larger view, because the birdseye maple will blow your mind.
Finally, the 34 Ford Woody has come back from the paint shop, and the excitement is beginning to build around the shop. The car was totally disassembled, and the metal body was removed from the frame, and painted. The body was re-fastened, and sent back to me to assemble the wood body.
Every part that was removed during the disassembly of the wooden body was cataloged, and put into separate bin. For example there were bins for each door, for the roof, for the tailgate etc. We had all of the original metal parts such as roof brackets, door mechanisms, and latches powder coated a light tan color.
The wooden body was totally disassembled, the plywood door panels taken out, the molding removed, and every piece was varnished individually.
After varnishing with Petit Marine Spar Varnish, the varnish was allowed to cure for three months, after which, all of the parts were wet sanded with mineral spirits up to 2000 grit wet dry sand paper, and then polished with rubbing compound, and then rubbed with swirl removing glaze. Then all of the parts were reassembled awaiting the arrival of the freshly painted chassis.
Anytime you take something apart for some reason it doesn't always go back together the same way, but after a bunch of tweaking, and a few swear words, the car is back together, and on it's way back to the body shop for final details like a vinyl top, air conditioning, wiring, a few body adjustments, and then it will be show time. I will have another installment with the finished product in the near future. Be sure to click on the pictures for a larger view, because the birdseye maple will blow your mind.
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