hello all i just picked up a 55 belair convertible, where can i get a good restoration/detail paint book thanks...
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hello all i just picked up a 55 belair convertible, where can i get a good restoration/detail paint book thanks...
Hey roadster: :) We're not mind readers and magicians here, just trifive enthusiasts with some experience and a willingness to help one another~ :)
How about some photos and more information? What are you really looking for? Provide a photo of the cowl plate and we can provide the original colors for you and maybe direct you to a paint source for the colors (IF we know what your intentions/goals are), BUT.. there is no single book that provides restoration details and paint instructions specific to a '55 Chevy convertible (PS. Just in case you don't know, ALL trifive Convertibles were trimmed out as BelAirs - the only way Chevrolet sold/built them)..
Gary
Gary thanks for the info so you know im 70 and been doing cars for over 50 years i know the belair is the convertible,there are books out there with detail info as far a colors etc. i have a 70 chevelle SS with 27 k on it and restored it as well and did 30 cars prior to, the convertible is a car i will keep, as i said before thanks for your input....
Roadster, in that case you must have a lot of experience to share here with us as well.. Please tell us more about yourself and your cars.. :) Most of us have more than one (I have 12 or so myself).. and I'm 72.. :)
to be honest you come off a bit harsh im sure you are a nice guy, i know we are all different at this point in my life i dont need harsh i had harsh my whole life
my cars are what kept me in check beat iron etc. i dont boast to what i have or did just happy to be alive here , OK thats out of the way. so at one point i had 37 cars all completed by me down to 1 , i was in the military 37 years been all over , was a first responder/ survivor on 911 still have issues did a bit in homeland security , raised a family in all that. and love cars still, im not good with a cell phone i had 6 at any given time when i was active so i dumped them when i got out, so pictures would be hard i have a digital camera to take pictures when i need to document a restoration
the car im restoring is a 55 belair convertible gypsy red and white, white top, red white interior, its a v8 265 p/s i have a p/brake unit new original going to send it out get it restored to concurs the car has 21 k on it, the guy i got it from has had it 40 years and just used it on Sunday, it needs a top maybe a good cleaning but works good some under hood detailing to ask me for pictures i have no clue how to post sorry but as i get close to complete i will try to do so, there ya have it thanks for responding
sounds like a neat ride. my sig says what i would do, good luck.
thank you it really is soon for pics
"to be honest you come off a bit harsh im sure you are a nice guy, i know we are all different at this point in my life i dont need harsh i had harsh my whole life".
So, maybe not come off as a know it all, and folks might be more receptive.
I'm done.
hey buzzard if you read my first post, i was asking a question the second was from another saying were not magicians etc. and boasting of how many cars he did so please read before you bash anyone.. i was just saying what i did in my life to whom ever cares not you im sure now IM DONE....
buzzard, in that case you must have a lot of experience to share here with us as well.. Please tell us more about yourself and your cars.. :-) Most of us have more than one (I have 12 or so myself).. and I'm 72.. :-)
so there ya go i was asked by Bama Nomad to share not boast i never do, as you said im done oh thanks for welcoming me to the group