69 SLED Finally To Paint and Body!

[WannaBe68]

My 69 burb had a respray about 20ish years ago and while from 20 feet it looked fine...it was starting to peel in a few too many spots. And the rear vertical drip rails were rusting out. Which I thought was funny because the "vertical" drip rails don't hold any water because they're...well, vertical. In the end, besides the lift gate, the vertical rails were the worst areas on the actual body. Gotta love northern Cali bodies!
While I was having 1 new liftgate fabricated - out of 2 separate donor ones - I started the hunt for a paint shop somewhere in between a Maaco and the other end of the spectrum who wanted to send their children to college off of my one job. It's been a tough search...
Almost two years later the liftgate was finished and I finally found a paint and body shop in the Rice Village area of Houston and so far I couldn't be happier with what they are doing.

I'll start loading pictures of the journey and chime in occasionally.
Enjoy!