Have to repair a dent in the passenger door...

I love Chrome!

The owner of the 55....backed into it...with the tailgate of his truck.

Not a good day for him.....

I said....you could have done a lot worse...lol

^^^^ That's sucks.At least he didn't smash the handle too!

Oh, that would make a person sick.

Yes, sir, that could have been a lot worse.

Exactly what I was thinking.

That'll buff out!

Moosetrot

What kinda car is that? It’s pretty. I feel like I’ve seen a buncha blue ones like it

As long as it still runs no worries.

That is a 1955 Chevy ..2 Door HardTop

Whats under the hood?

I'll have to ask the customer..Small.Block Chevy ..I know that.

It has 3 on the tree...with an overdrive .

When I moved it into the garage...it's been a long time since I drove a column shift car

Are you the known expert in your area? Full time, part time, only when you feel like it? Will you have to find paint to match?

I have been at my craft since 1976 in my area.

I do not advertise

I write the estimate ..I do the work.

Word of mouth is my advertising.

I see if the car has single stage paint or Base / clear...then get the paint mixed from the paint code

If no paint code..I have access to a color camera...that will develope a color.

I make spray out cards and use my Sunlight to match colors.

There's a lot of (I's ) in there...cuz I work alone.

So yeah...expert sounds good

Should be enough metal to dolly block and file !

Yup....I was weined on these cars

Nice color combo ! Probably my 2nd favorite year.

I favor the 58 over all the rest !

I Love old red Cars

I had one of them, my third car of my life......jk

All picked and filed..

Looks like someones been here before..

Looks like old Dupont 80S Red Oxide Lacquer primer too.

Customer said it was done back in 1985...

The single stage paint still looks great. But the car stays garaged at all times.

Filling? Gross
My magnet will kill that car at BJ

I have a lot off 20 footers…..
Even my 05 pickup looks good from there

No surprise to find previous work. What’s your guess on paint ? Acrylic enamel sanded and rubbed , Deltron , Lacquer ?

Regardless of type of paint, sure looks like a healthy dose of orange peel in the close up picture of the door/dent on the first page...maybe its just the photo.

That's gonna be more than a plunger pull out!

Customer had a lable of the Paint Brand and paint code...which was nice for a change.

Most of the meatballs that paint a cah ...nevah put a little note in the glove box ,with that info...for the next guy.

I am usually the next guy...lol

Looks like Dupont Nason 2K Urethane...single stage.

Tops were probably cut and buffed..

Sides not so much...but looks good. Some dust nibs here and there
.and the usual peel .

I could definitely bring the paint up a couple notches ...but that another 60-70 hours of cutting and buffing