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That looks really nice! I saw the one where the guy painted his 69 charger with the canadian version. Tremclad I think. Diluted %50 eh? Im gonna have to give this a shot eventually.

How much paint would you say you used?
I use 1 3/4 quarts of Rustoleum paint for my 7 coats. Remember it is a 50 ...

solarlord wrote:jack- looks the real deal- certainly put more than 50 bucks on the value-ive got a two tone and the sun has flaked the top coat of clear lacour on the roof -have you any ideas on a top coat of clear? dec

I would wet sand with 500 gr to clean and smooth the side; finish with 1200 gr and clear coat.

dlb wrote:in the first pic, the rear passenger side corner panel is dented in but it looks like the dent's gone in the other two pics. did you knock it out or does the white just disguise it?

no it was a bad ding. I had to remove the inside panel and use a melal bar and sledge hammer.

I bought my 1985 Toyota Tercel Wagon 4WD SR5 six months ago as a non running car for $400. I did the mechanical job, head gasket, tune-up, brake job and steam cleaned the inside. I drove the car for awhile and I didn't like the look. A professional paint job was certainly out of budget. So I ...

Hi Petros: Yes! That will be fantastic! No rush, the paint job is taking lots of time. Keep me posted. Thanks..Jack

Hi! I bought my 1985 Tercel Wagon SR5 seven months ago in Florida. This is a very rare vehicle in South Florida. It was non-running so had to tow it home! I did head gasket replacement, following Petros' very good advice. I did a tune-up, timing belt etc. Runs great except for a lazy carburator. Now ...