Another Day Working on the 1966 Chevy!!!

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone has been enjoying the beautiful weather we are having! I know I was outside enjoying it today. Can you guess what I was doing?? That's right, working on that 1966 Chevy pickup I got from my dad. Last weekend, I couldn't work on it because I was sick all last weekend. But I feeling a lot better now! I have spring break all week next week, so my plans are to get my daughter caught up on her school and work on my truck.  

Hope you are ready for some more pictures of the 1966 beauty. Today we pretty much did was sand most of the truck the best we could. I do have some of the spots my hubby bonded. 

The passenger side that had gotten bonded.

This right above the tire.

Before Picture.

After

Before Passenger Door.

After

Now for some before and after sanding pictures.

Hood

Before.

After Sanding.

Driver Side Before Sanding.

After Sanding.

My 12 year old son sanded this side of the truck.

Now, the tail gate. We wasn't sure how the sanding would

go on the tail gate. Due to the fact the paint was chipping and peeling off.

But between me and my husband we managed to get it sanded and smooth.

After Sanding.

Before.

After.

Here is some of the spots that will have, to have bondo on it.

We can't wait to start the painting. But we have at least another week of bonding and sanding to do. I have to have surgery done the first of April. I hoping to have at least the primer on before then.  

I so have enjoyed working on this truck. I hope I can continue to give weekly updates on this beauty. When we done with the outside we will have to start on the inside.
Thank you for stopping by and reading today. Have a great week.

~Sylvia~
 

1966 Chevy Pickup and The Start of the Restoring Process

Hello Everyone,

In my last post, I said I was getting a 1961 truck off of my dad. Well, it is actually a 1966 Chevy pickup. Last Friday, we managed to get the truck to our yard. I could tell my dad really didn't want to give the truck up. But, I assured him that the truck will done up right and taken good care of. 

On Wednesday of this week, me and my family got outside and washed the truck. Would you believe that it took the five of  us to get it washed and it took us almost a hour to get it cleaned, just on the outside? In this post I am going to share some pictures we took today of some of the things we have done so far. I hope y'all this as much as I have working on it.

This is before we washed the truck! 

 This after we got the truck home.

 

This is a picture after we washed the truck.

Now, are you ready for the work being done on this beauty?

This is my husband starting the sanding. He is using a 40 grid sandpaper.

 This where after the first layer of paint was sanded off.

The rust spots that we are going to use auto bondo on.

 

 My hubby mixing and adding the bondo to the truck.(I will have pictures on the next blog of the bondoing on the truck.)

 

Besides the sanding and getting ready to use the bondo on the rust spots. I have took some cleaner and cleaned the inside of the truck. The inside is like the outside it has a long way to go. But I will get this truck done, no matter how long it takes me. Who knows I might get crochet mommy to make me some seat covers for my seats, we will see. Like me crochet mommy is in school, so will have to see later down the road. 

I enjoyed working on this truck with my husband. I see many more hours of me and him time on this truck. (I can't wait.) My husband is trying to get me to paint this truck black when we are done repairing it, but I don't want black. I really haven't chose a color yet. I have to have one picked soon.

Hope you enjoyed this post. Sorry it so long. But wanted to share what we have done so far. 
Thank you for stopping by and reading.

~Sylvia~