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Doors have now been off, and I've sanded off all the paint I couldn't really get to when they were installed. I also did the crawl-on-the-floor-and-face-upwards part of the paint removal. That means that I'm finished removing paint!


I've now done that job on three cars, hope I never have to do it again, with my tools, not much room and a day job, it's hard work.

So, the doors were off, and normally I'd leave them off for the painter to paint. But since they don't have much tolerance when aligning and especially the right door jamb area needs some filling, I put them back on and spent two hours aligning them. Only then will the painter have a chance to fill and straighten the car so the gaps won't be too crude. And after that he can remove the doors again.
(in both doors the wiring to the red warning lights in the back of the door is way too long, is that the case on all Panteras, or was this car originally a 4 door? )

So all done? Not at all. Sanding, welding and straightening of metal is done.

Today I'll remove the sealer on the underside of the deck lids, and apply new. Will also start to remove all the paint dust that's everywhere. Fun times...