Re: 1958 Two door saloon restoration in Sweden
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2026 3:12 pm
I got new bumpers, hinges for trunk and hood, missing chrome parts otherwise and some new rubber parts including piping for rear wings, so I will remove hood and trunk lid also to paint them separate as I want paint under the hinges.
The paint is in good condition so I will leave it there and just sand it down, put epoxy primer over all, fix any scratches and the bad area on the front wing, make it flat and nice, more epoxy primer and paint on top of that (single stage, no clear), I did it before on my Dodge Lancer so it should be ok, it will not be a show car, but that is not what I am after either.
Bought vinyl for the interior (white), can't have red interior with a blue car, not sure what to do about the seats yet (worn maroon vinyl).
I cannot see any bad rust under either so I think I got lucky there, breaks look brand new and the brake hoses are new.
Well, that was all for today.
The paint is in good condition so I will leave it there and just sand it down, put epoxy primer over all, fix any scratches and the bad area on the front wing, make it flat and nice, more epoxy primer and paint on top of that (single stage, no clear), I did it before on my Dodge Lancer so it should be ok, it will not be a show car, but that is not what I am after either.
Bought vinyl for the interior (white), can't have red interior with a blue car, not sure what to do about the seats yet (worn maroon vinyl).
I cannot see any bad rust under either so I think I got lucky there, breaks look brand new and the brake hoses are new.
Well, that was all for today.