Started this project 17 months ago and finally shooting some color. Just wanted to share some pics

 

Gotta tell us your set up too. Brush and roller, or did that Wagner PowerPainter finally arrive?

 

the pics are pre wet sand and buffing

 

Always loved that shade, but oddly enough, it's never been a colour I'd want myself.

 

It's the original color (49) decided to stay with it. Can't wait to get out in direct sunlight and see how it looks

 

Harbor Freight special paint gun $49.95. Found the paint at Wal-Mart $65.00 / gal

 

That looks great. I love those green color options. The white stripes just look great too.

 

here's what's under the hood

 

Looks great!
My guess is you've done this before.


Mike

 

Beautiful!!

 

I like the color. Looks good.

 

Wow, looks well worth the wait!!!

 

very nice!!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks very much for the compliments !! Dupont paint. base coat clear coat. Car Quest local store mixed it and hit it dead on. 3 coats of clear. The body was blocked and sanded at least 10 times b4 paint. Will block wet sand with 1500 then again with 2000. 3M 6420 compound after that.

 

Said the heck with stencils and laid out the hood myself. Will fill in the inner section and shoot the color tonight, dry for 48 hrs, wet sand, compound and buff car and hood and reassemble. Then the final assembly begins !!

 

What is the reason to sand so much before the paint? A good couple of sanding's isn't enough? Only asking cause I never painted before and your car looks awesome.

 

Kyle, preparation of the surface is EVERYTHING to a good paint job. The better the surface, the better the paint will lay down and the finish will be more perfect too.

Bug - looks fantastic. Hard to believe the $$ on the paint though. You have a nice layout pattern on the hood for no stencil.

 

Ah, thanks for the info Allan

 

Looks Awesome! Great job on laying down the paint!

 

Just being a smart azz on the materials cost Try about $1100.00 so far in paint and related materials... Thanks on the compliment. Will have pictures later today on the hood. It came out really nice !

 

While I have been doing a lot of the work myself on this I knew enough on the paint and body work to surround myself with good people. The man doing the prep on the body is a perfectionist, old school, guy that has done this for a living all his life. He went over and beyond on the prep work and it shows! He used two tubs of body powder finding the high and low spots in the primer and would not quit until they were all gone. Hence the 10-12 sandings before paint.

 

Body powder, is that a specialty item? Then I see you are doing these wet sands, do you have to paint after that?

 

Wet sand is part of the finishing process on the paint. It removes any imperfections such as drips in the clear coat or fish eyes etc in the surface coat. Once that's done it's on to polishing and the result is like glass. It's the final stage of making a show car paint look like "show car paint".

 

Okay, makes sense

 

Good bodywork guys used to spray a light mist of black paint on the primer before they block sand the car. Any low spots show up as still showing the black paint. These get a skim coat of filler and block sanded again. Then the process is repeated until no low spots show. Now a days they use a black powder that comes in a tub with a foam applicator that you dab or rub on the primer (i.e. body powder )

 

Pulled the tape off and shot 3 coats of clear over the bass. HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY!