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1965 GT-350 Shelby Mustang

1965 GT-350 Shelby Mustang

1965 GT-350 Shelby Mustang

I would like to say it’s finished, but it will really never be finished. The major machine polishing operations are done, at least the parts that I am willing to attempt myself. As a brief history, the car is a 1965 GT-350 Shelby Mustang. It was painted with lacquer in 1980. It was never color...

Thanks for all of the help, of course, none of these items are available locally, so it looks like I am going to have to place another order. I think I will try the foam pads on the orbital after finish sanding with 3000. Let you know how it turns out. Thanks again Bill

I am getting down to the final part of restoring the finish on my 65 Shelby. I have wet sanded the car, 2K, 2500K and 3K (car originally done with Lacquer 30 years ago, never wet sanded) and started with a rotary and a wool pad using 105. I go over the panel twice. Next, I use the orbital with...

I would have to say the Wolfgang Paint Sealant. Used a little on a spot of my present project, walking through the shop I glanced at the car and did a double take as it appeared something had spilled on the car. On investigation, I see that nothing spilled, it was the spot where I applied the...

That is exactly what I thought, but an application of M105 by hand didn't cut it. Hopefully, it will be a non issue as I don't plan on letting it happen again. Remembering that M105 works a lot faster than M205 is enough. Dumb question time: One thing that I am a little confused about; When...

I don't know about the finer points of a base coat/clear coat car as I haven't done one yet, but I am using M105/M205 on a Mustang that was painted with lacquer a long time ago. I had read that the M105 works very quickly but I didn't realize just how quick that was. On the first panel I did, I...

I have experimented with sanding the orange peel in really tight places, going from 2, 2.5 to 3K and then rubbing it by hand using M105. so far, so good. As painful as this is to do, the end results of this project are very rewarding and a lot of fun. In the typical way I get into new things...

telephone pole arms? Not likely, more like ski pole arms complete with a healthly case of arthrits thrown in for good measure. When I started this project, it was a race to see which got me first; the 98 degree day in an un-airconditioned shop (bearable until about 1 in the afternoon,) OR, my...

Single stage lacquer, either orange peel or, I suspect that it was never properly finished after it was painted. I don't think I want to attempt to hit this with the rotary or the orbital. Should I Sand it with a soft pad and 3000, then use 105, or skip the sanding part and just use 105...

After much reading, asking dumb questions, more reading and watching lots of videos, I have applied abrasive paper and rotary machine to car. Although I know I can not equal the quality of work that could have achieved from a professional, I am quite satisfied with the results. Another factor is...

Mike, not making a trip to Oregon any time soon? I plan on putting the car up on stands and working on an area low on the rear quarter to start. I ended up with a bottle of M-85 and M-105 and I was wondering what the difference is, besides accoding to the label, the M-105 is coarser but you can...

I recently removed the fiberglass front valance panel from the front of the car and replaced it with the stock sheet metal and bumper. Since it’s not going back on the car, I have been using this piece to practice on. On one hand, it’s astounding how much gloss there is under all that orange...

I picked up a Griot 6" orbital Sunday at the Mustang show in Seattle. (Very good price). I have just about everything I need in the way of tools and supplies collected, I was wondering how I should proceed with this project. Color sand the whole car before using the buffers, or do it a panel at...

I don't have access to an electronic paint thickness tester but I have a friend who has one of those magnetic pencil type. (Yea, I know) Using that, the paint on my car appears is 5 to 6mil thick including the "underlayment". The stripes are about 2 mil thicker. I have a fiberglass valance I...

Thanks for responding, There are a couple of places where the lacquer is cracked besides the hood. (Typically, hoods on these cars are a no-win situation, being all glass they are very fragile. There were, I think 4 separate hoods for the early cars with the earliest car having the worst quality...

Thanks, hopefully I won't be to much of a PIA! As far as color sanding goes, the only thing I am really concerned about (except making a total mess of it) are the stripes. I have heard horror stories from other Shelby owners who tried to use a polisher on their stripes, only to have them...

Minimum filler, just the usual mistake of filling in the factory lead work, no body damage. No rust ever. I stripped the car in 1980.