mc lovin it , early 1964 bug project

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and then i inched the chassis under the body . i grabbed the tires and just pulled it over a inch at a time .

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so my method for lowering the body was this ........... i grabbed the front bumper , and lifted off the blocks . my wife would reach in a remove 1 set of blocks . i would lower the body to the lower position . then i would go to the back bumper , lift it . she would remove 1 set of blocks . . and i bounced from front to back lowering the body 1 set of blocks at a time . that allowed me to check things as the body lowered down .

then the only thing that was holding the body was this

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THE EAGLE HAS LANDED !

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[Adriel Rowley]

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I remember from the first few posts the paint job was amateur, can it be salvaged with color sand and buff?

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had to put the bolts in to secure body . so had to take back wheels off to do so . and wow wheel wheel area looking dam good . and you can even see the sticker better than i thought . and yes it is a bosch starter lol . anyways this was the first look at wheel well area with the body on .

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Wunderbar.

As for buffing the paint, what is the concern and what is the objective?
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Dad's 1964 Beetle purchased September 1968.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9252810#9252810

1971 Sunroof Squareback with Fuel Injection
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=219811&highlight=squareback+rejuvenation

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i finally finished freshing up the undercoating . which then allow me to secure the body to the pan . here is the new hardware .

i didnt want undercoating on mounting hardware . so after letting undercoating dry , i installed the new hardware . im glad i didnt spray undercoating on hardware .

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i decided to restore my stock wheels . i want to put the bug back close to stock first . then down the road i will put on my custom wheels . so i started with stripping the wheels to bare metal .

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after that back to sanding and prepping metal .

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then first coat on was rust reformer .

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after each paint step i would sand smooth .

after that gloss black . then sanding again . then i finished them off with 2k clear .

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then it was time to go back to tire shop and have tires re installed . i gave the tire guy a $30 tip and asked please be carefull . lol he did a great job with no scratches .

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then i grabbed some of the big logo hub caps .

heres a pic of a big logo and a stock .

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