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I slept on it (not well). I am disappointed. And yes the whole car does have the orange peel. The passenger side rear quarter looked worse. Which may have been due to that being the shady side and no direct sunlight. Back side of doors not painted. To keep dirt out or something along those...

Just got a text from a friend that has built dozens of Mustangs. I asked how long to wet sand and buff to remove orange peel. He said 10-15 hours. Hmm. Guess the bodyshop owner wants our Mach 1 gone. 

Thanks Kilgon

My lady'S MACH 1 and NOT the painter

We saw the Mach 1 with fresh paint. Some misgivings. Some frustrations. I probably need to sleep on it. Mainly lots of orange peel and a feeling that painter was reluctant to deal with it. Offering 80 (@$65/hour) hours of labor to polish/buff out orange peel. The level of orange peel that I...

Just got word that this Friday the 16th is the planned delivery day!

See, even after all this I STILL don't know paint. Thanks! I'm feeling really good about my wife's choice to return the Mach 1 to its original color.  I liken it to a life sized Hot Wheel. I'm old enough to remember the "different" colors they were...

That it is. Now my highest hopes for all hopes when we see the Mach 1 today.........please, oh please, no orange peel!

I like how he staged the quarter extensions and marker light housing for the photo op. Nice touch!

Thanks all! I wish he would've pulled off his reality tv show "punk" job better. As I would've like to have seen it in person for the first time. My wife's reaction would have been priceless. I'm a lucky guy. She deserves it. All is good though. We shall see it today. Stay tuned. More pics...

Thanks! Harness work may be discussed shortly!

Bodyshop guy tried some reality tv humor with us today.  He sent a text asking if we could stop by the shop tomorrow afternoon. Nothing bad he said. Just need to go over a few things.  I broke out into a cold sweat. I thought "now what? Nothing bad, as in, it can be fixed but it is gonna cost...

Holy Shamolee! It's a real Bobby-Dazzler!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice! I love the color! Do they still have the big indoor car show this time of the year? I forget the name of the place. I attended when I visited 26 years ago. I rode Puffing Billy out to Emerald Lake as well. 

CLOSE!! YIPEE-KI-AYYY!

The excitement is brewing, ideas are flowing, imaginary money is being spent, friends are spending our money with ideas, etc..  I am looking forward to the day my wife turns the key for the first time and the Mach 1 roars to life!

More progress!! A paint job IS imminent! Appropriate blackout on the bottom of the hood. Not going for a councours restoration. Just some details here and there added for some reason (don't know why exactly, just wanted it done).

More parts painted. It will be a one of a kind. It is greeeeeen.

I was wrong about there being paint on the bottom of the trunk lid. Nope. It was blasted clean months ago. I misunderstood. The painter was comparing the tested paint patch to 2 different shades of green he was seeing on the drivers side mirror. Color is locked in. It will be Ivy Glow for...

Don't recall who we ordered the Mach 1 decals from, but it is not a good match. The silver of the decals is lighter. We could look through our receipts and order again from  a different source. But we are not. We went with the painters recommendation and match the paint TO the decal.