I couldn't wait.
Gents it looks like this Friday I will be the proud owner of a 1971 Karmann Ghia in reasonable shape... or so I anticipate it.
Before Grumpy gets all in a bundle - I promise I will enhance handling and and significantly enhance performance - tho it will remain air-cooled. :mrgreen: (Mainly because I like the sound and it will have to pass MOT every year.)
I do want this car to become a fun, daily driver.
The KG71 is running - the fellow will drive it 100km from the Netherlands and drop it off.
From what I can tell there is little rust and probably minimal body work - little to no welding.
Nonetheless, there appears to be three layers of paint on there - it was originally yellow, then got a layer of red and then finally a coat of matte black.
Sight unseen I have been debating how I want to prep the body for paint. Likely I will remove the body, the glass etc. so it can get an in-and-out paint job.
I was originally going to soda blast it, but that sounds expensive. I think I can do reasonably quickly most of the car with a DA sander and 40 - 60 paper. The outised should be ok - the part I am worried about is detail sanding under the hood and trunk.
My question is this: would you bring it down to the yellow coat? Or take it down to bare metal. I was thinking section by section to bare metal... and since I am outside, sealing with primer as I go.
Mostly uncomfortable with the detail work needed under hood and in trunk...
Gents it looks like this Friday I will be the proud owner of a 1971 Karmann Ghia in reasonable shape... or so I anticipate it.
Before Grumpy gets all in a bundle - I promise I will enhance handling and and significantly enhance performance - tho it will remain air-cooled. :mrgreen: (Mainly because I like the sound and it will have to pass MOT every year.)
I do want this car to become a fun, daily driver.
The KG71 is running - the fellow will drive it 100km from the Netherlands and drop it off.
From what I can tell there is little rust and probably minimal body work - little to no welding.
Nonetheless, there appears to be three layers of paint on there - it was originally yellow, then got a layer of red and then finally a coat of matte black.
Sight unseen I have been debating how I want to prep the body for paint. Likely I will remove the body, the glass etc. so it can get an in-and-out paint job.
I was originally going to soda blast it, but that sounds expensive. I think I can do reasonably quickly most of the car with a DA sander and 40 - 60 paper. The outised should be ok - the part I am worried about is detail sanding under the hood and trunk.
My question is this: would you bring it down to the yellow coat? Or take it down to bare metal. I was thinking section by section to bare metal... and since I am outside, sealing with primer as I go.
Mostly uncomfortable with the detail work needed under hood and in trunk...