MakoShark72

Finally recovered from the Easter Sunday Clearcoat Disaster. Fresh out of the booth!!! Now to cut and polish!!!

rvazquez

came out looking great, can't wait to see it finished

Flying Low

Love that paint! Great job.

Theiskell

Glad to see it laid down for you this time. It looks great nice color choice!

0Road-Race Vette

Your car has come a long way my friend. Very nice!!

BB72

Hey, your painter kept his gun together. Looks great.

MakoShark72

Thank you Stan, you are still the inspiration for most of us!!! Cant wait to start putting her back together!! And driving!!

Rob

MakoShark72

Yea Rob, I even checked it (the gun), and I have no idea what I'm looking at!!

Thanks!
Rob

silver69

that looks great, looking forwards to seeing it all back together.

Muddywaters

Very nice If a guy is going to go Motion...this has got to be the ultimate combo. Muddy

btw: What was the procedure for the clean up? I had a small issue with my deck lid and bc...My gun was too full and dripped out the breather hole when leaning over....(dang it!). Just had to sand it down a bit and re-shoot.

MakoShark72

Muddy,

Thanks. The cleanup was sanding off all the spilled clearcoat, down to the "original" DP epoxy primer, then re-seal with epoxy, then K36 high build, then sand and paint...pretty much started over in the spill area. My painter had EXACTLY the same thing happen earlier on that fateful Easter Sunday. A few drops of black leaked out the breather hole. He sanded them down and continued. Then BAM!!! the cup of clear came off the gun and you know the rest of the story. Needless to say it was a bad day. But I think all is better now

Rob

James1970

I like your style. Fantastic color scheme!

3JsVette

From the looks of it I think that is something we can all agree on. Great recovery! Your car looks terrific.

OURSHARK

Wow!! From that disaster, to a thing of beauty. Very very nice.

Ganey

Looking good.

eastltd

Your car looks great Rob,

Are you going to cut & polish it yourself? If so, what procedure are you going to use? I have to do the same and am looking for some tips.

Good luck with the reassembly
Ian

MakoShark72

Ian,

Thanks. My painter will do most of it. We wet sand first with 2000 grit, then use 3M cutting compound with cutting pad, then 3M polishing compound with polishing pad. I'll do most of the sanding, then he uses the buffer. He's afraid to let me use the buffer for fear of accidentally burning the finish. I can fly $30mil jets, but not use a buffer!

He's probably right as I really wouldnt want to screw things up. Seems there is an art to handling the buffer! He's good...I'm new! I dont want to "learn" on my new paint job!!

Rob

spedaleden

Hey,

That looks sweet!

eastltd

Thanks for responding Rob,

My painter left the polishing up to me, so I guess I'll have to learn to use the buffer on my new paint.

MakoShark72

My guy wasn't going to do mine, but he felt so bad about the clearcoat spill, he is doing it for me (that "silver lining thing", I guess). I burned paint on a 280Z I did a few years ago. The trick is to use slow rpms until you get the hang of it, absolutely stay away from ridges and edges, and dont sand anywhere you dont want to buff. He is only sanding/buffing down to about the mid-line of the body (except the lower doors, they are off the car)

Good luck with it!