1967 Ford Squire wagon restoration

Looking great!

 

geez Doc....shes purdy

 

Started to apply SEM Color Coat to all of the interior vinyl. Turned out great. We had it matched to a piece from under the original seat.

These were blue...



I am going to repair the holes at a later date..got to get this on the road.




Middle seat

 

wow....I've heard good things about SEMS....it looks great!:banana:

 

Holy Cow, that looks amazing!

 

If anyone had any doubts about SEMs line of coatings, your work sure puts that to rest. I'm really happy with it on all my plastic surfaces and even the armrests.

Its not so hot on carpet inserts on door panels. Carpet fibres vary in density and don't absorb the coating evenly.

Drycleaners used to offer vinyl repairs years ago. Most upholstery shops had small kits for DIYers, knowing the folks would screw it up and get it redone., but if you can find a local 'Invisible Mender' shop or a real shoe repair shop, they might also offer some insider tips. They repair lots of ladies shoes in all kinds of synthetics and colors, after all.

 

Hey Doc. I've been gone for a while for I'm glad to see you're still at it and haven't compromised the quality of stuff you're doing. It's looking great!!

 

Almost totally done re-dying the interior. I am working on the vinyl on the rear compartment covers and with windlace. I could have purchased new windlace, but the originals were solid, although very faded. They look brand new again.

Spare tire cover BEFORE



AFTER SEM vinyl paint


Original Windlace after SEM


Rear seat before SEM




AFTER SEM





I am working on a neat trick to replace the plastic chrome trim strips on the door panels. I will post up pictures when I am done.

 

DIY refurbishing of the chrome trim on door panels.

Purchased one roll of Quicksilver Rocker Kit at Advanced Auto for $20


One recently re painted door panel with faded chrome trim



I used small gauge wire to mold it into the same form as the original trim. I then flattened the wire and took a measurment. I did this so I could get an exact width I needed to make the chrome piece.

 

WOW...like to see how you molded that, doc! Great job!

 

The chrome decal molds easily with just a finger nail. You could also use the rubber scraper that is included in the kit.

 

We just finished applying encapsulator, and chassis black to the inside of the doors. Then finished with seam sealer to keep the water out. There may have been a design flaw inside the doors of the galaxie line. The seam is lower than the drain unless its built up with a lot of seam sealer. I think we took care of that. It wasn't easy reaching in the doors but we got it done.

Now I have to use thick plastic to replace the original paper type splash guard behind the door panels.

Next we are installing the front bench seat and taking the wagon to a local upholstery shop to have them install the huge headliner.

Then we are going to install the rest of the interior. We figured it would be easier to install the headliner without the rest of the seats in the wagon. Ill be shooting pictures as we make progress.

 

Doc, I was surprised at the new Door liners that Ford started using from 1989 and up on their Lincolns. Its a kind of self-adhesive Tyvek sheet with a peelable adhesive sprayed on the back (door metal) side. Tighter than a duck's butt, and that's watertight! I took a couple power window motors from one for my Fairmont windows. It's a bit thicker than construction grade Tyvek. Really dust and water tight.

 

Unbelievable

Dr, that is one heck of a fine car, and you have done it justice ! it will be a treasure !! VERY, VERY NICE WORK !!

 

I decided to buy a wood grain wheel since I think the Squire looks better with it. I stained it with two coats of minwax natural, then topped it off with 6 coats of water-base high gloss clear. We also installed the front seat and finished installing the carpet today.
The diver seat came out slightly lighter than the door panels. I plan on fixing that as soon as I can. I had a clogged vent on my air gun and I think it messed up my mixture! We just want to get it on the road asap.

The door panels and arm rests were installed last week. They turned out better than I thought!

Next is a trip to the DMV to get antique plates for it.