hedotwo Posted April 13, 2020 Posted April 13, 2020 Began the resto of an AMT '63 Bonneville HT the other day. This was a pretty good deal pricewise but I knew it'd be some work to bring it back to life. Whoever used the glue to put this together must've held stock in Testor's by the amount he/she used. I removed most everything as best I could, including using my dremel to come in from behind on the taillight area to release the chrome strip. The last pic is where I'm at currently on the driver's side rear quarter. I have to be careful of the character line running down the side (I use tape as a reminder where it is) as this is where most of the heavy glue was used to attach the skirts. The top of the passenger front fender will be a challenge, probably having to gently use my ball grinder dremel attachment to take as much down as possible before sanding, scraping, filing. I was able to remove most of the whatever on the top of the driver's front fender and part of the passenger. The remainder is really tight. More progress pics will follow as I progress on the body. Rich
Geno Posted April 13, 2020 Posted April 13, 2020 Love seeing any Pontiacs saved be they models or real cars. Keep us posted.
Scott8950 Posted April 13, 2020 Posted April 13, 2020 Looks like you got alot of work to do but the reward will be even greater when it's done.. im tuned in
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 14, 2020 Posted April 14, 2020 You've got your work cut out for you on that one Rich! I was never really a huge fan of the '63 Bonneville, but after building one, I absolutely changed my mind. I gained a lot of appreciation for this car during that project. Steve
hedotwo Posted April 14, 2020 Author Posted April 14, 2020 Thanks Steve, this one will be worth the work I hope. Amazingly, I enjoy this type of work though. Patience is key ?
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 14, 2020 Posted April 14, 2020 10 hours ago, hedotwo said: Thanks Steve, this one will be worth the work I hope. Amazingly, I enjoy this type of work though. Patience is key ? Keep it up! Have no fear!! Steve
John Goschke Posted April 15, 2020 Posted April 15, 2020 The skirt rash isn't nearly as bad as I expected. Keep at it!
hedotwo Posted April 15, 2020 Author Posted April 15, 2020 43 minutes ago, John Goschke said: "The skirt rash" ?
hedotwo Posted April 18, 2020 Author Posted April 18, 2020 Just some minor stuff to take care of before painting begins. At least the worst of the body repair is over and it's in primer now. Lots of time spent getting the insert between the taillights and the two front grille/headlight assemblies to fit as flush as I felt comfortable with. You reach a point of diminishing returns with stuff like that. When is enough enough? ?
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 18, 2020 Posted April 18, 2020 Nice work! You would never know that someone had attempted to use an entire tube of glue on this one model! Steve
Scott8950 Posted April 18, 2020 Posted April 18, 2020 That's a massive difference especially considering all the glue it had on it.. Very impressive work.
Erik Smith Posted April 19, 2020 Posted April 19, 2020 Jeez. Awesome work on the body. That old plastic and glue combo isn’t easy to work with.
hedotwo Posted April 22, 2020 Author Posted April 22, 2020 Ready for chroming and interior work. Testor's Mythical Maroon and Tamiya clear.
espo Posted April 22, 2020 Posted April 22, 2020 This paint work really looks nice. You can appreciate all the body work, just compare this to the before picture.
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