Yesterday morning I stopped by the body shop again to check in on the Grand Prix. It’s one colour again! The paint looks amazing, so I’m very pleased. All that remains is reassembly, buffing, and then the car’s mine!
First up, the roof. I am glad to finally have that ugly, embarrassing rust spot removed.
A comparison with some OEM paint. As expected, no difference, even though one side is 18 years old (Left), and the other isn’t even 24 hours old (Right). No blending was done anywhere on the car.
Now, the door. As it was sitting, it was just the shell in place. Everything (And I mean everything) still had to be transferred from the old door.
If it looks like a different shade in the first picture, that’s due to the lighting.
The original garnish for the door was repainted, to freshen it up.
The quarter panel doesn’t look much different (Due to how limited and hidden the rust was) but fresh paint is always nice. Side note, that’s the first time that tail light has been out in…ever.
Another comparison-OEM on the left, resprayed on the right.
While I was there, the side skirts were being painted in the booth, so all I could get was a snapshot through the glass.
Seeing as how the car is going to be buffed anyway, I also dropped off the ‘new’ tail lights to have them lightly buffed as well. Being 20 years old, they have the usual light scratches on the lenses, but once those are removed they should look brand new. I also requested that the lights be left in the car and not installed (Just like the side skirts), so that I may do that myself.
My next update should be me picking the car up and taking it home for reassembly, probably tomorrow. Stay tuned!
