Painting the intake

The aluminum Edelbrock intake started to yellow out, so I decided to paint it Pontiac engine blue (to match the engine). Results came out positive.

Also, the alternator brackets that were painted silver were starting to get messy, so I decided to paint them black to match the other brackets.

Prep Work

Finished Product 

Restoring Paint with Meguire's #7 Show Glaze

I came across this post: How to Restore Single Stage Paint by Mike Phillips, where he explains his method for restoring old paint. I decided to give it a whirl and the results are magnificent! While my car will need a repaint in the near future, this has given some life back to my current paint.


My technique: I used Meguire's Quick Detail spray to clean, then Meguire's clay bar. I then applied a thick wet layer of Meguire's #7 Show Glaze, which I left overnight. In the morning I rubbed off the glaze, applied another layer, and finally used Eagle One Carnuba Wax to seal the deal.


Results below:

Kustom Headlight Bezels

My original headlight bezels have been pitting and the chrome deteriorated several years ago. To combat this, I originally painted them in a chrome paint. This paint failed after 2 years. 


Plan B: Paint the bezels in a color similar to my body paint. This is how Cadillac had their bezels back in 1966.


I used Duplicolor (Ford) Redfire Pearl Metallic, which looks almost exactly like my paint color.

Final Product

Murder Out the Wheels

The black paint on the wheels needed a refresh. I also decided to remove the trim rings for a darker effect. Painted with Rustoleum Satin Black.

Fixing the Hood

I stripped the hood down to bare metal and found the two front corners were completely rusted through. To fix this, we cut out the bad metal and welded in brand new metal.

Many dents were found in the hood, and some of them were fixed by hammering them out from underneath. Others were body filled into place. It took a week of filling and sanding, then finally painting, but the hood looks absolutely smooth. In order to not make it look completely out of place, the hood was painted flat black for the time being.

Painted with Duplicolor Paint Shop brand paint - 3 coats primer, 3 coats Jet Black, 3-4 coats Matte Clear.

Sadly some pictures have gone missing, so I cannot give a look into the whole process.