Now, after cleaning the firewall, inner fenders etc of this C3 with petrol then Wax & Grease Remover, I gave it a hit with good ol’ Satin Black VHT Engine Enamel. Hmm..... I ended up with more runs than an Aussie Cricket Team. The paint was just running off the fiberglass...... it was like I had just polished it with silicone or something similar!
I waited for it to dry, rubbed it back, washed it down with Wax & Grease Remover once more and tried again......... Same thing happened. So I tried again, this time using Flexi Prime (which is suitable for plastic parts) before applying the Satin Black. The result was a bit better. So, after about four attempts, I reminded myself that I’m not building a show car, so I settled for a slightly less than perfect finish.....mind you (says Dayle) to the uninitiated it's pretty good.
Somewhere along the way to the restoration of this Corvette, I decided to pull the Air Conditioning of this unit apart. Just as well I did, it was clogged up with 33 years worth of leaves that had settled in the vents and had been drawn into the airconditioning unit over time. I changed the “O” rings to suit the new type of gas and put it all together again. Hope it works now.
Here's a little hint!..... replace the Heater Hoses before putting the Air Conditioning unit in place, it is so much easier to get at them.
Next up is stripping the paint from the body. Now that's a labour of love, if ever there was one!
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