Jeff,
Remove the windshield frame so they can spray everything. They can spray
them at the same time so the paint matches. Then throw on a new seal and your
good to go. no worries about rust underneath it for a good long while.
Pat
63 Spitfire( work in progress)
74 Spitfire(Daily Driver)
68 Chevy C10( work in progress)
http://www.dol.net/~starborn/artvango.html Check out the "Why its not
finished" page. The truck was stripped down to the last rivot.
Jeff McNeal wrote:
> Good golly. Now that I have my mechanical problems solved (for the time
> being, of course :-) -- I plan on enjoying my Spitfire for the summer and
> fall, then after Triumphfest, replace all the suspension bushings with poly
> and then begin stripping every bit of rubber, chrome and trim off the car in
> preparation for body restoration and painting.
>
> I'd like to remove the windshield as well. What's the best way for me to
> get the car to and from the body shop when I have all the bumpers, lights,
> etc. stripped off? Just hire a flatbed? I certainly wouldn't want to drive
> it without a windshield! Do body shops usually provide a pickup and
> delivery service for such things?
>
> I have no intention of making this car concourse or show quality, but close
> to it to the untrained eye. I WOULD like it to appear like a new car, but
> to heck with soaking bolts in cleaner and replating them and all that stuff.
> If I can get away with leaving the body on the chassis, I'll be happy. As
> long as things are solid and without rust, I really don't care what the
> underside of the car looks like. But if for some reason the body needs to
> come off, I'll probably have the frame blasted and epoxy painted while I'm
> at it.
>
> Ideally, I'd like to strip the entire car down so every inch of metal can be
> resprayed inside and out. Question: If I wanted to take the windshield
> frame completely off the car, is it common practice to have it sprayed as a
> separate piece, so they can paint the scuttle piece underneath where the
> seal would normally be, and then I'd just reattach it later? Ir would it be
> avisable to keep it attached to the car for painting? I'd like to do the
> same thing with the boot lid -- pull it ahead of time so I can remove the
> chrome latches before the prep and paint.
>
> TIA
>
> Jeff in San Diego
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