CLEANING AND PAINTING UNDERNEATH THE CAR

This is a time consuming process, but one that will add value to your restoration. In this case it was necessary to refinish underneath because we had replaced all the floor pans. You know... one thing leads to another.

After the front and rear suspensions are removed, these cars weigh only a few hundred pounds and can be lifted easily by an engine hoist.

With the body shell tilted on its side the underneath can be cleaned and prepared for paint more easily. The joints between the frame rails and the new floor pans were finished with seam sealer.

This car had been undercoated years ago so I chose to apply more undercoating rather than cleaning and preparing for paint.

The entire process should take only about 24 man hours.

Now the body work begins...

TD