The things you can do with extra paint - Touch-Up Special!

This is the "Ulla Dance Again" Touch-Up Special!

Something I didn't mention way back when on the posts about replacing the door was what I did when I got bored literally watching paint dry.

I actually had to buy a second can of black paint because of this, and had to paint the door again the second day, because I ran out the first night. I went around the car with the can of paint and touched up places on the body that were rusting or had been chipped, etc. Partly to make everything look a little nicer until I get around to covering my car in Bondo (I know, not the right way, but an ok way), and also to keep the rust from getting worse, at least as quickly.

The rust on the Bonnet, undersides of the doors, and the gas door all got painted, as well as inside the bonnet, along edges that were chipped, and any other black spot on the car that looked less than it's best.

This is also when I borke out the chrome paint on my first non-window trim application.

My poor grille was cracked on one side, beaten by weather, bugs, rocks, sticks, etc, and generally looked like hell, which you can see in the first picture.

So, I put some cardboard behind it, taped off the headlights, and painted the grille with the chrome paint. (see second picture)

This is arguably the most drastic change to the appearance of the car with relation to the relative simplicity of it. It looks SO much better...a friend of mine said "It looks factory now. Like, you bought a well kept 1986, not a $500 something or other." Even though it still has the crack on the left and is clearly damaged, it looks better, and makes the entire front of the car look better, and now that the door has been fixed, the entire car looks better.