New Paint

I got the car back on Thursday morning. Yay! It is very shiny.

I went with a bright blue metallic paint with clearcoat.

Not an authentic Cadillac color. It is pretty flashy, but hopefully not too ostentatious.

There is still some stuff to be done; I need to get pinstripes added and I'll hopefully get that taken care of in the next week or two.

The interior really looks dingy compared to the new paint. I think I am just going to buy some seat covers rather than reupholstering the seats. The next big restoration expense will be replacing the top. Maybe I'll take care of that this winter.

Also, they took the E L D O R A D O letters off the trunk prior to painting. The pins on one of the 'O's broke off, which wasn't entirely unexpected. The holes for the badges are visible, so I think I am just going to order some replacements and just store away the originals.

I rinsed some dust off the paint just prior to taking the photos so there is some water beading on the hood and trunk.