Well its been over a month since I updated on my project. It hasent been sitting still! The ole timer did his best but I still was not happy at the way things lined up. I was able to get up with a old friend of mine that has been a body man for the last thirty years and got it to him. I had to bring him some seam sealer and he ended up giving me a ear full.
It seems that the painter never put any seam sealer on anything. And If you remember back when, this car was completly sandblasted. So all the jambs that are painted need the seam sealer. He ended up removing the fenders and there was no sealer on the cowl under the fenders etc. Thankfully he noticed and we are correcting that. He has the gaps looking good. As well as the little studs installed that hold the windhield and back glass trim in.
He said he will be dropping it off back at the painter TODAY! Painter said he has 20 hours in blocking the roof and 40 hours of blocking the rest of the body. With a 2 week expected date of putting the paint on. Ya right, we will see.

Even with all that extra unexpected work you are miles ahead of where my truck is ,it has not progressed in many moons. Hopefully someday I will see the progress you are seeing.

Man, that guy is really dragging his feet. Hope he gets tired of seeing the car and gets it in paint so you can have your car back.

Now its back at the paint shop and its the second day there. Two phone calls, and four text messages inquiring if he needs anything else to finish and WHEN can I expect it back! No call back or message. Just a simple yes to a text yesterday that the car did arrive back to his shop. I kow I am being a PITA but my moneys as green as the next guys and I sure have waited paitcently long enough. I WANNA DRIVE MY CHEVELLE

Flash, You have the paitcense of a god.

I dont know about that ,Im trying to buy another truck to take its place until its finished, I MISS MY TRUCK.

I never heard anything from the painter. Im wondering if I should just sit and be quite or call, stop by his shop?

I visit mine on a regular basis ,I dont really know why. His shop is getting empty of insurance vehicles so maybe soon.

I feel for you. When I had the hood and drivers side of my daily driver re-sprayed on my 99 Suburban it was at the guys shop for 5 weeks and when I got it back I wasn't really happy with it at all. Now it is only a few years later and I come to find out there was bare metal in spots he sprayed and in other spots the filler shrunk and now you can see DA sanding marks and see basically everything underneath. I wish I took it to someone else. Not really happy with it at all. 90% of the finished paint job is the prep work itself. Now is the time to make sure everything is right. I'd say follow up on it and keep checking on it and be the pain in the ass to this guy. The faster he gets it done the less he has to see or hear from you! Just don't do it so often that he rushes the job and it comes out like crap. I put my car off for yet another year but it looks like you might have yours in running condition this summer.

Tahnks for the advice. I did call him and he was in a good mood. We talked and he told me to come check on it at the end of the week. He says he is having his helper get sanding and he expects to have 60 hours in blocking and priming by Friday! I expressed my concerns of the job being rushed. He offered a 1 year warranty on anything that arouse that I didnt like.
I feel a lot better and will be bringing a case of beer by his shop Friday afternoon!

My bodyshop has a lifetime warranty on paint and all his repairs ,it will be worth the wait for you and me both I think.