Rich H.
Well-Known Member
I am in the middle of a much larger project on the GTX and thought I'd post....
Maybe this will help somebody out.
On the other hand, maybe someone will print this and throw darts at it.
In any case maybe it will be entertaining if not useful........
This is down and dirty, "in the garage wearing protective gear" kind of painting.
I wanted to get as close to the OE 69 1/2 A12 hood paint as I could, without turning it into a lifelong pursuit, and without paying a shop $1000+, without going to the resto guru for $800 worth of paint, or anything like that.
I do realize they varied from car to car somewhat, but there was a certain texture I'd seen on show vehicles + untouched original cars that I was after.
My hood is pretty typical unknown brand aftermarket race weight fiberglass from the '70s or '80s.
My undercoat is all SPI product, epoxy and 2k primer. At the moment my filler is USG AG47 grip, my glaze is 3m Platinum plus.
SEM hot rod black, PN HR010 has good reviews on Amazon + a good shot of an an a12 style hood in their review area and that convinced me to try it.
(I got my best price somewhere other than Amazon. Shop carefully.)
It got me about as close as I will likely ever get.
This is 2k primer sanded to P320.
(You can go finer if you want, but the following steps more than hide any sanding scratches 2x over., so no need. The SEM itself will hide a 320 scratch on it's own + I added a sealer coat for insurance)
Maybe this will help somebody out.
On the other hand, maybe someone will print this and throw darts at it.
In any case maybe it will be entertaining if not useful........
This is down and dirty, "in the garage wearing protective gear" kind of painting.
I wanted to get as close to the OE 69 1/2 A12 hood paint as I could, without turning it into a lifelong pursuit, and without paying a shop $1000+, without going to the resto guru for $800 worth of paint, or anything like that.
I do realize they varied from car to car somewhat, but there was a certain texture I'd seen on show vehicles + untouched original cars that I was after.
My hood is pretty typical unknown brand aftermarket race weight fiberglass from the '70s or '80s.
My undercoat is all SPI product, epoxy and 2k primer. At the moment my filler is USG AG47 grip, my glaze is 3m Platinum plus.
SEM hot rod black, PN HR010 has good reviews on Amazon + a good shot of an an a12 style hood in their review area and that convinced me to try it.
(I got my best price somewhere other than Amazon. Shop carefully.)
It got me about as close as I will likely ever get.
This is 2k primer sanded to P320.
(You can go finer if you want, but the following steps more than hide any sanding scratches 2x over., so no need. The SEM itself will hide a 320 scratch on it's own + I added a sealer coat for insurance)