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While I'm waiting for parts. I decided to work on getting the wheels cleaned up. I was going to change them, but they are growing on me. I worked a few hours on the back wheels and got most of the pitting and rust off.

I broke down and ordered a trunk pan for the Riviera. Hopefully get to the steel supply house on Friday to get the rest of the materials for the cross members and body mounts

Well, I dug unto the fuel system. The tank is not terrible, but after removing it, I found some rust issues that are going to take more time and fabrication work that I had planned on. I was hoping to get away with some patching in the trunk, but now the whole pan needs to come out and some new cross members need to be made. On a happy note - I get to use my welder!

Worked on polishing the left quarter and cleaning the body spear last night:

For Sure. I have "Clay Barred" it twice and got the paint smooth as it gets. It really did pull a lot of the impurities out of it. I'm doing my best to gently message the paint back to some shine and clarity. It really has come a long way so far. At this point I am not using any machines, I'm doing all the polishing by hand. I have not touched the deck lid yet. I'll wait 'til the whole car is as good as I can get it then compare it to the trunk lid the difference will be amazing. I will be sure to post pics if anyone is interested.

Well, I've only had one day off of work in the last 10 days and that day was dedicated to mowing the lawn and fixing a coolant pump issue on one of my motorcycles. I have managed to get some additional work done on the paint. The Mirror Glaze product would not remove the oxidation from the paint, so I tried some Mequires light cut compound followed by some Meguires polish and synthetic wax on just the roof and hood. Extremely please with the results. I will add that the paint on the car does have a fair amount or orange peel. Most like painted by an inexperience painter.

Fantastic

Spent some time in the garage last night working on the old paint. I think we have a bona fide 10 footer:

I just bought a '72 Boat Tail Riviera, a true barn find (yes it has a '71 deck lid). I have always loved these cars and can't believe I actually own one. Car has been in a barn/warehouse since 1989 and moved to a car wash stall until and put up for sale. I made an offer and brought it home. Here is what it looked like when I first saw it: I got it to the house about 2 weeks ago. Got it running, initially with a small fire in the engine bay. After some wire chasing and correcting - i had it running off a gas can for about 15 minutes. Someone has really butchered the wiring, and the interior needs gutted and re upholstered. I have all of the mouse nests out and have been working on it in the evenings after work. I'm working on the mechanicals and trying to bring back the paint. Here is what it looks like after a bath and some polishing on the hood:

Looks great Mike!

Hello, Does anyone know of a model kit of a 1971 Buick Boat Tail Riviera? I just bought a 1:1 and would like a model of it. I have found a couple resin bodies on eBay, but they are pretty expensive. Please let me know. Thank you

WOW Very Nice!

Fantastic '57!

Thanks, I forgot I had this posted. I got what I needed. Thanks again though.