Almost ready for paint
12-10-2008, 11:04 PM
#33
Three Wheelin'
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I'm in the garage. Done, tired, and beaten down. Almost out of beer too. I need to clean the guns and **** before I go inside.
It turned out well. I have some of every possible problem - one dry spot, two spots with drips, one spot where I hit the paint with the air hose (bottom of a bumper...woohoo!), bad flow patterns to the point of a couple tiger stripes on the hood, and.....orange peel. I knew I'd end up with it, because it's not all that warm in here and I'm a paint moron.
But in the end, I'm ridiculously happy with it. And satisfied that I'm that much closer to resurrecting what should have been a parts car - just because I decided I can. I'll be able to do a lot more magic on it with wet sanding when it gets warm out again.
But damn its shiny. It looks like a different car. Not to mention its SO much darker. It's a nice classy color. It used to be almost purpleish (I'm guessing the sun fade shifted the red in the original paint to pinkish and that's how it ends up). My 6 year old daughter saw my first base coat and asked me why I didn't paint it "purple pink" again.
So yeah....total relief. I'm been stressing the temperature drop all day long, as well as humidity. I was able to keep it below 47% all day (magic number being 50) and above 70, most times 80 (magic number being 75). If anyone give me any **** about how it looks, I'll pull an "I painted this in my garage...F off" and be happy.
Pics to come. Can't wait to reassemble and get back to what this car was meant for - driving the **** out of it.
Oh...one more thing - I'm having trouble sitting down after paying for the DuPont ChromaPremier I bought for this job. $600 worth of base coat and clear coat. I have a bunch left over, which is good because if I really hate some spots I'll figure out how to blend or just refinish entire panels. One thing I can say is that the DuPont stuff was VERY forgiving. If I had been using cheaper paint, I might just have been sanding this all back down and trying again.
Yeah...done rambling. I think its the paint fumes. And the beer. Maybe I should clean up and go inside instead of procrastinating here.
It turned out well. I have some of every possible problem - one dry spot, two spots with drips, one spot where I hit the paint with the air hose (bottom of a bumper...woohoo!), bad flow patterns to the point of a couple tiger stripes on the hood, and.....orange peel. I knew I'd end up with it, because it's not all that warm in here and I'm a paint moron.
But in the end, I'm ridiculously happy with it. And satisfied that I'm that much closer to resurrecting what should have been a parts car - just because I decided I can. I'll be able to do a lot more magic on it with wet sanding when it gets warm out again.
But damn its shiny. It looks like a different car. Not to mention its SO much darker. It's a nice classy color. It used to be almost purpleish (I'm guessing the sun fade shifted the red in the original paint to pinkish and that's how it ends up). My 6 year old daughter saw my first base coat and asked me why I didn't paint it "purple pink" again.
So yeah....total relief. I'm been stressing the temperature drop all day long, as well as humidity. I was able to keep it below 47% all day (magic number being 50) and above 70, most times 80 (magic number being 75). If anyone give me any **** about how it looks, I'll pull an "I painted this in my garage...F off" and be happy.
Pics to come. Can't wait to reassemble and get back to what this car was meant for - driving the **** out of it.
Oh...one more thing - I'm having trouble sitting down after paying for the DuPont ChromaPremier I bought for this job. $600 worth of base coat and clear coat. I have a bunch left over, which is good because if I really hate some spots I'll figure out how to blend or just refinish entire panels. One thing I can say is that the DuPont stuff was VERY forgiving. If I had been using cheaper paint, I might just have been sanding this all back down and trying again.
Yeah...done rambling. I think its the paint fumes. And the beer. Maybe I should clean up and go inside instead of procrastinating here.
12-11-2008, 12:08 AM
#35
Three Wheelin'
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Too lazy to stand up to take these pics:
Kamikaze bug on my hood. Why do they like paint so much? And where the hell did a mosquito come from this time of year?
And just a few minutes ago, I was tack dry and couldn't wait to unmask. This is the best money shot I can come up with for now:
Kamikaze bug on my hood. Why do they like paint so much? And where the hell did a mosquito come from this time of year?
And just a few minutes ago, I was tack dry and couldn't wait to unmask. This is the best money shot I can come up with for now:
12-11-2008, 10:19 AM
#39
Three Wheelin'
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12-11-2008, 10:48 AM
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Daryl, If you decide to repaint anything be real careful that you do it correctly. Check with you supplier about recoat time. If not done correctly you could end up with paint that hasn't cured properly or a bunch of wrinkles. From the pictures it looks great..
12-11-2008, 06:18 PM
#41
Three Wheelin'
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12-21-2008, 10:58 PM
#44
Three Wheelin'
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Got everything re assembled for the most part - at least enough to drive. I need to move the top of the drive's side fender back and need to tighten up the interior. Most things only have a few screws in them at this point. I also need to figure out the best way to attach the rear bumper pieces. They're both on with trim adhesive now, but I'm not sure that's the best way to do it.
I like the look with no bumper pads on the front or back. The paint is a lot higher flop than what the old stuff looked like. It changes colors a decent amount as you walk around it in the sun.
I like the look with no bumper pads on the front or back. The paint is a lot higher flop than what the old stuff looked like. It changes colors a decent amount as you walk around it in the sun.
