The Snowball Saga - '68 Standard Revitalization Project by Blitz

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Finally.

Those of you who have been following this build for a while know (at least to an extent) what a struggle I've had with the body and paint, ever since the first ill-fated paint job in 2012 through 2014 (was it really that long ago?). It's been one of the most frustrating, draining, expensive, discouraging things I've ever dealt with, but I knew giving up was not an option. Yesterday I finally got to see my Cougar all shiny, fresh and white again. It looks awesome. It's not absolute perfection, and a couple little areas will need attention, but I didn't expect perfection, and I'm very happy with how it came out. It's waaaaaaaaaaaay better than the previous paint job.

I ended up going for the Deltron, as painful as the extra cost was, and he laid down 4 coats of color and 3 coats of clear. The lower dash was done with the same paint, but with a flattener so it has a more correct satin finish. He then went over the exterior, doing a pretty extensive cut and buff, getting things pretty darn flat and glassy.

It should be coming back to the shop next week, and I can't wait to start bolting shiny stuff to it. I'm relieved to be done with this chapter, and excited for what comes next!

The painter took a lot of pictures throughout the process, which he's going to put on a memory stick for me, so I'll post the more interesting ones when I get them. I think you'll all be surprised at how much work it ended up being, I know we were!