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Eric W

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About Eric W

Hi all, I am the owner and webmaster of the Pontiac Firebird club. Classic car fanatic and hobbyist. I am currently restoring a 1968 Pontiac Firebird. The project is coming along even with some delays of the process.
13 02, 2024

Work in progress on the hardtop fills and fender curves

By |2024-02-26T22:59:04-05:00February 13th, 2024|68' Firebird project|0 Comments

These fills were quite a pain to do. Here is the update. It was still a little challenging working out some waves even with the long sanding block but I am slowly getting it to a smooth surface. I started to spray guide coat primer over this area, then sanding to better see the low spots visually. Here I started [...]

4 02, 2024

Filling in more small dings + large front fender patch

By |2024-02-26T22:36:31-05:00February 4th, 2024|68' Firebird project|0 Comments

As you know with restoring 40-60 year old cars, the auto body work never seems to end. I found more dings on the hardtop to grind out. Then the new replacement passenger front fender came with a small defect with a small bulge poking up. I hammered it back down to prepare the fill. Thirdly, I began patching up the [...]

1 02, 2024

Blending in the rear quarter panel welds and hardtop dents with body filler

By |2024-02-26T22:25:47-05:00February 1st, 2024|68' Firebird project|0 Comments

Several years ago, I applied a few coats of body filler over the welds on both of the rear quarter panels. I had thought it was roughed in but I was way wrong. The body putty needed to be filled in wider and several coats more, with back and forth sanding with the long flexible block. You need a long [...]