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Where's the 55??
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What year of GG1 are you going to use? 66,67,68 are all slightly different. We had samples of 67 and 68 mixed to factory. Stayed with the67. Base clear.
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I'll see if I can nab a pic next time I go up that roadWhere's the 55??
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I just asked for '66 to match the year of the car, honestly didn't know there was a difference. The sample paint dot on the lid looks quite dark, which I am totally fine with. I prefer darker vs lighter. I am sure it'll lighten up when I start to spray it on the light grey primer.
I got the primer finished, so we are on track for color coat tomorrow AM! I was tired of fighting the spray gun so I just bought two more and will start fresh with a brand new one. Not risking it on the top coat.
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Well I am exhausted, but we are DONE! I started with a brand new spray gun just to remove as many variables as possible. Yesterday I primed a speed shape, and today (after testing my pattern on a flat board) I practiced laying down the color on said speed shape. The color is really beautiful and varies a lot in the sun vs. shade. The paint is dry enough to handle in these pics, quite pleased with the level of sheen and gloss considering it is a single stage paint.
After getting a feel for coat thickness and how best to avoid minimize orange peel, I uncovered the car and got to work. Painting in the tight quarters of the engine bay was a real chore. I ended up "cutting in" each of the corners and tight areas, then working from the wet edge along each flat surface. There are some small imperfections (some orange peel here and there, some tiny spots missed in tight corners, couple of leaves fell onto the paint later in the morning) but all in all it went really well for an "outside in the back yard" paint job.
I then moved on to the floor pan. That one was definitely fun. Had to take the approach like mopping a room. I got in the car and handled the rear seat area, then the firewall area. Then I did the wiring channels and some of the harder to reach parts of the tunnel and brackets. Once I got it to the point where I could reach all the remaining areas from outside the car, I hopped back out and finished those out. MAJOR kudos to the guys at the paint store. Literally used every drop of both the epoxy and the paint, barring a really small amount left over that I can use with a brush for any last touchups.
I still question if it was worth doing the body color inside like this. It was a royal pain in the butt. It does look really nice, but it seems odd to then be slapping down some Dynamat and covering it with carpet never to be seen again. I could have worked with a much easier paint process and had it done a long time ago. Oh well, here we are. At least it is the nicest it can be for a "backyard job".
Mid next week I pick up the front end parts from powder coat, as well as the freshly rebuilt driveshaft. I'll be working on putting those in over the weekend. I think after that, I will flip the masking around and get the dash and pedals cleaned up and painted. I will be replacing the turn signal switch and wiring since the column is out. Was not fun last time, but I gotta do it. Still in the tunnel, don't see the light yet, but I know it is coming.
After getting a feel for coat thickness and how best to avoid minimize orange peel, I uncovered the car and got to work. Painting in the tight quarters of the engine bay was a real chore. I ended up "cutting in" each of the corners and tight areas, then working from the wet edge along each flat surface. There are some small imperfections (some orange peel here and there, some tiny spots missed in tight corners, couple of leaves fell onto the paint later in the morning) but all in all it went really well for an "outside in the back yard" paint job.
I then moved on to the floor pan. That one was definitely fun. Had to take the approach like mopping a room. I got in the car and handled the rear seat area, then the firewall area. Then I did the wiring channels and some of the harder to reach parts of the tunnel and brackets. Once I got it to the point where I could reach all the remaining areas from outside the car, I hopped back out and finished those out. MAJOR kudos to the guys at the paint store. Literally used every drop of both the epoxy and the paint, barring a really small amount left over that I can use with a brush for any last touchups.
I still question if it was worth doing the body color inside like this. It was a royal pain in the butt. It does look really nice, but it seems odd to then be slapping down some Dynamat and covering it with carpet never to be seen again. I could have worked with a much easier paint process and had it done a long time ago. Oh well, here we are. At least it is the nicest it can be for a "backyard job".
Mid next week I pick up the front end parts from powder coat, as well as the freshly rebuilt driveshaft. I'll be working on putting those in over the weekend. I think after that, I will flip the masking around and get the dash and pedals cleaned up and painted. I will be replacing the turn signal switch and wiring since the column is out. Was not fun last time, but I gotta do it. Still in the tunnel, don't see the light yet, but I know it is coming.
That's a lot of work.
Nice job
Nice job
Voodoo
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Thank you. If I am lucky in a few years it'll be half as nice as yours! Definitely sore all over, not excited to go back to work tomorrow haha.
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