Pictures of the painting

[Uncle-Pekka]

Some pictures of the three year slow painting process by Yours Truly.

When I bought my D24 it wore an amateur paint dated mid-80's. Metallic blue had started peeling off.

Obviously the primer was so hard and smooth that the top coat did not hold on as it should. I started stripping and priming panel by panel while I still drove the car around. Finally the car looked like patch blanket and I decided I have to hide it in garage not to humiliate the proud old machine too bad.

In this picture (summer 2010) the back door is the metallic top coat, front door stripped mechanically, front fender primed, rear fender and trunk lid sealed by modern acrylic over primer.

The coming winters I did the welding, which was fortunately not too much. Some small rust holes in aprons of the front fenders and door bottoms.

Fast forward: The next pair of pictures are July this summer when I did the final primer and sanding job to achieve good enough base for the top coat.

Sanding, priming, sanding, again some more primer... forever again.

Finally in beg.of August I got it sprayed over by blue acrylic.

In these pictures there are some water stains over the paint, because it was raining the day after painting when I moved the car from paint room to garage for trim assembly. The paint is not damaged, just dust stain which will come off in first wash and wax. It looks better in live than these pictures. I am happy with the result.

Edited September 8, 2012 by Uncle-Pekka

[Niel Hoback]

That is just beautiful. Nice work.

[Jim Yergin]

You should be happy with the results. Looks great.

Jim Yergin

[John Reddie]

Really nice job and the color is a great choice.

John R

[Uncle-Pekka]

Thank you all for the compliments.

I will be posting more pictures once I will get the trim back on.

However, I need to make reservation, that it will take all winter.

As I have several times advertised here, the garage is 180miles away from my house thus I only go there when I have 3 or more days off.

A detail I have not figured out yet is; I have a good Fulton visor, that has never been painted. It is original "non-reflecting green" on bottom side. Top side is semi-flat black color worn off by weather. I like "the patina", but constantly wonder, how it will look on freshly painted body. Thus I am thinking back & forth should I paint it or not...

Edited September 8, 2012 by Uncle-Pekka

[chopt50wgn]

Very nice job............well done.

WOW!!! ..........having your garage 180 miles away has got to be a hassle to say the least. You have great perseverance to get this done.

[pflaming]

To my taste, I would paint it the color of the car. The car is more important, the fulton visor should not distract and I think a different color would distract. To my taste I like the accent to be in the wheels, they are like a great pair of shoes. IMHO, but that color is really distinctive.

[Uncle-Pekka]

Thanks Paul,

I am leaning to direction you suggested: I most probably will paint the visor by car body blue. Keep the bottom side on Fulton factory green. Besides, the back side green is much better condition to the top side black.

[40P10touring sedan]

That a model 800 fulton? I just got one for my '40 plymouth...it's the same thing from what I can see.

13" from bottom of the drip rail to bottom of the side mount?

My visor is full antiglare grean and will be top coated body color while leaving the underside the anti glare green.

Interesting, on your year model car, the center hood support trim is body color while the center windshield is chrome...on my 40 the center hood support trim is chrome but the center windshiled trim is black...I like your windshield chrome better than my black version!

[Plymouthy Adams]

might be the fact yours' is a plymouth and his is a dodge..

[40P10touring sedan]

might be the fact yours' is a plymouth and his is a dodge..

I know...just isn't fair...black vent windows trim on mine too...low end model!

[Uncle-Pekka]

That a model 800 fulton? I just got one for my '40 plymouth...it's the same thing from what I can see.

13" from bottom of the drip rail to bottom of the side mount?

Sorry I cannot tell the model, it came without the box.

Further, the visor is in the garage far away, thus cannot either comment the dimension. The polished stainless trim on side support says Fulton. Fits well on the Dodge.

[Mark D]

Very nice Pekka! Can't wait to see it in person again. As for the visor, body color is my vote.

[Bingster]

Yes, definately body color for the visor.

[40P10touring sedan]

Sorry I cannot tell the model, it came without the box.

Further, the visor is in the garage far away, thus cannot either comment the dimension. The polished stainless trim on side support says Fulton. Fits well on the Dodge.

Got mine off of ebay, and the seller sells a ton of visors...he told me my model was a fulton 800 and yours looks exactly like mine...I could snap a pic if you want?

You should have twin side by side holes on the inner end of the visor itself, twin center post windshield mounts{hi and low} and have the side mounts that have the added adjustable support with the inner fixed pivot mount with the fulton name on it...oh, you should have two rods that slide in the front and back of the visor halves that the center section of the visor fits on/over...each rod has a marked- front rod red tipped/ back rod is yellow. The rods have screw holes 1-8 .

[Uncle-Pekka]

An up-date photo for a while: The assembly proceeds, even if painfully slow. I've only been to the garage once after the Christmas (due to long distance from my home...)

Been polishing the stainless trim, doing some wood grain paint for interior, fitting the rear and front splash aprons, etc...

 

  

 

Oh, also have been sanding and priming the sun visor at my small home garage: I decided to paint it on body color. I'll shoot the top coat in May when I return it to "the main garage"

Edited March 3, 2013 by Uncle-Pekka

[Andydodge]

Pekka, the car looks real good, a credit to you...........regarding the anti glare green.........when I got my Fulton visor it was the 1st one I had ever seen and the green underneath reminded me of the standard zinc chromate paint on WW2 aircraft...........am curious if the Fulton visors or the Fulton company had any link to WW2 aircraft manufacture, ie, were the visors made from excess sheet aluminium originally intended for aircraft or was it a decision to paint them with a paint that was known to reduce corrosion?............either way I painted mine body colour on top and left it the new undercoat shade underneath as it blended in with the interior upholstery when viewed from inside........regards, andyd

[Andydodge]

How do you remove/edit a post ?............I wanted to remove the 1st 4 pics as above but with the new format I am going round in circles..........lol...................andyd

[Uncle-Pekka]

Thanks Andy, for the compliments.

Your '41 looks good as a candy! By which means have you adjusted the stance? It sits really cool, not too low but better than the original height.

 

My car is NOT going to be anywhere near to show quality, but a nice driver.

The sun visor: Yes, I will also leave the original Fulton anti-glare green underneath the visor as it is, only paint the to side.

I also dig the shade of the original anti glare. You're right, it really recalls something of 40's airplane interior colors...

Cheers,
Pekka

[Frank Elder]

Thanks Andy, for the compliments.

Your '41 looks good as a candy! By which means have you adjusted the stance? It sits really cool, not too low but better than the original height.

 

My car is NOT going to be anywhere near to show quality, but a nice driver.

The sun visor: Yes, I will also leave the original Fulton anti-glare green underneath the visor as it is, only paint the to side.

I also dig the shade of the original anti glare. You're right, it really recalls something of 40's airplane interior colors...

Cheers,

Pekka

That is because it is the same zinc chromate application.......

[BobT-47P15]

Looking real good.  Do you have one of those "stop light viewers" that goes on the dash, so you can see up to

a stop light?    

 

Just curious.......is that light colored car behind yours in the picture above a Renault Dauphine?

 

Also....what is the yellow car? 

[Andydodge]

Pekka, yep its lowered with one coil cut from the front end and 2" blocks on the rear springs, everything still clears.......andyd  

[Uncle-Pekka]

Looking real good.  Do you have one of those "stop light viewers" that goes on the dash, so you can see up to

a stop light?    

 

Just curious.......is that light colored car behind yours in the picture above a Renault Dauphine?

 

Also....what is the yellow car? 

 

Thanks, Bob. No, I do not yet have a traffic light viewer, I'll consider buying me one.

 

The light blue car is a Dauphine, indeed. 1962 model, 850cc four cylinder and 3-speed manual pushing it from behind (=rear engine).

It is my long time project, unfortunately no progress in last 15 years

 

The yellow is 1977 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham, the model they used to call Imperial before 1975. 440cid + torqueflite. The both ends of the size scale in the same garage...

[Uncle-Pekka]

Pekka, yep its lowered with one coil cut from the front end and 2" blocks on the rear springs, everything still clears.......andyd  

 

Andy,

I'd like to do the same with my D24. However, I am a bit shy to cut the coils... 

I'll put in the 1,5" blocks first and see how it will sit.

At this moment, it seems to me the car leans a bit forward, thus it may look Ok without lowering the front end...

 

I will also install fender skirts, already painted at the same time as the body in August.

Edited March 5, 2013 by Uncle-Pekka

[Mark D]

Outstanding! 

 

Toivon että se vielä asuu omassa autotallissa palatessani matkan pari vuotta.

 

 

An up-date photo for a while: The assembly proceeds, even if painfully slow. I've only been to the garage once after the Christmas (due to long distance from my home...)

Been polishing the stainless trim, doing some wood grain paint for interior, fitting the rear and front splash aprons, etc...

 

  

 

Oh, also have been sanding and priming the sun visor at my small home garage: I decided to paint it on body color. I'll shoot the top coat in May when I return it to "the main garage"