The Camaro Club (UK)

Lookin good...

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Yes and yes

If you don't have a hog plier tool yet (can't think of it's name), when getting one, make sure it has a return spring that ensures the jaws are always resting in the open position. It takes a bit of getting used to and manouvering, so patience helps too. It's pretty easy once you get the hang of it, simply load a hog ring in the pliers, try and get the ring to catch on the material and squeeze the pliers. You'll get a few that slip and just wrap around the steel frame so have a pair of clippers on you to cut these off. Doesn't take too long, i just had the tv on and sat and went through the seat covers.
Good to hear! It's nice, easyish work that shows results pretty quick doing the interior stuff. Probably the cleanest way of working on a car lol.

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Appreciated, many thanks Proof is in the pudding though. Still waiting on parts...and considering none are genuine G.M. the jury is out to whether they'll go in as easy as they came out!

Ordered the hog rings and pliers via Rick's Camaro's they "should" arrive next month all being well. Thanks for the lowdown, I like easy jobs Bolt croppers took em off, sounds like overkill but I had nowt else that'd snip the critters off.

Looked like the parking brake spindle and bracket needed to be removed, which was bolted to something else and a plethora of wires and the fuse box put me off removing the driver's kick panel. Annoyed by this but the end result worked out nevertheless

Looking great mate, keep up the work, loving the pics with little text , just how I like my reading first thing in the morning keep going with this, subscribed, giving me plenty of ideas for when I get started, just wish ill be as lucky as you when I pull the carpet up, one question the plastic spray your using, is it the same as plastidip? of different , what sort of texture does it leave once dry ?

Cheers mate, appreciated Glad you find the morning read to be of entertainment, better than depressing tabloid headlines eh

I was worried about what I'd find on removing the carpet, it's worked out ok thankfully. I'm sure you'll be ok Are you starting soon? I've not come across Plastidip as yet, do you have a link? Have you purchased the products? I'm pleased with the Bradley's products so far, and I have followed the prep instructions without cutting any corners. If the parts look the same in another year or two then it's done job correctly.

Here's another morning's read...

I'm unsure of the correct name for these two parts but the hold the head lining in place (or at least they did until the screwdriver decided otherwise) but they too needed repainting.



This time it's paint stripper, Nitromors to be precise. Both pieces of metalwork have a textured pattern of a pseudo leather finish. Obviously the paint needed to come off without damage to the pattern. Sandpaper, wire wool or wire brushes won't cut it for this job. On went the paint stripper...



...off came the paint! However it would appear that the textured pattern isn't part of the metalwork, I suspect it's perhaps some type of a powder coating. I found this out when I scraped a little of it off by mistake. Luckily, no real damage was done to the rest of the pattern. The instructions state for the stripper to remain in contact for 30-40 minutes, I left it just over ten and nearly all the carmine red came off. Finished that job with a little cellulose thinners just to clean up and dust off any stragglers.

I did buy a tin of satin black (pictured) and grey primer. Although the after thought was it'd be better to keep the exact shade and finish of the parts repainted so far via Liquid Plastic. So after the usual Plastikleen, Plasticprep and Liquid Plastic...

More metalwork for re-painting, the A pillar trim...



...underside was a little corroded, nothing more than surface rust though

The trim is painted with Liquid Plastic once again to keep shade and finish consistent...



...wire brushed, Kurust and black Hammerite sorts out the underside