Weird car painting method
09-18-2014, 12:43 PM
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Le Mans Master
I knew it, here come the old man jokes....No , there has always been dirt ch@0s, but it use to be alot cleaner.....
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Yeah , Im old Friz,, I use to play handball with Jesus, when he was a kid..
..WW
...WWYeah , Im old Friz,, I use to play handball with Jesus, when he was a kid..
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09-18-2014, 12:56 PM
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Race Director
Clint Eastwood - Heartbreak Ridge..
09-18-2014, 01:19 PM
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09-18-2014, 01:39 PM
#25
Instructor
Before I bought my '85 I was also thinking about a classic jet boat. In researching that, I learned that what's known as roll&tip is a pretty popular way to paint a boat. Basically you roll on the paint, then while it's still wet use a dry brush to smooth out the roller texture. The ones I've seen look pretty amazing.
09-18-2014, 06:19 PM
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Safety Car
09-18-2014, 06:27 PM
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Le Mans Master
...Hey, I've got feelings...
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09-18-2014, 06:45 PM
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This guy did it . Cant find the original thread though.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...paint-job.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...paint-job.html
09-19-2014, 02:13 AM
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Should be home next week. Calypso Coral BC/CC. Runs like a raped ape....I've put about 300 miles on it since the build.
Since when?
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09-19-2014, 09:27 AM
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Before I bought my '85 I was also thinking about a classic jet boat. In researching that, I learned that what's known as roll&tip is a pretty popular way to paint a boat. Basically you roll on the paint, then while it's still wet use a dry brush to smooth out the roller texture. The ones I've seen look pretty amazing.
That stuff is probably made from kryptonite, its as hard as my noggin when dry & flows out leaving a glass like finish.
09-21-2014, 03:22 AM
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C4 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
Don't feel so bad I'll hit that particular milestone this Christmas
Geeze a Mustang when did all this happen? What happened to Marco?
Geeze a Mustang when did all this happen? What happened to Marco?
09-21-2014, 07:08 AM
#34
Safety Car
I know your probly the hit over at the Mach 1 forum but dont be a stranger! Take care!
09-21-2014, 10:15 PM
#35
Melting Slicks
as an artist, i sort of love hand painted cars, we have a few here in our town (older model small cars and an old volvo). i think they are cool actually, but i think living in a "conformists" world is sort of hard to be different and stand out.
i have not seen any funky painted corvettes....
heck to even see many corvettes period is sort of a treat, so they already stand out honestly.
in all my CL searches for corvettes, i remember seeing one late C3 that had a pinup girl painted on the hood. i remember thinking: that would be an odd car to drive around...it certainly stands out!!!!
i have not seen any funky painted corvettes....
heck to even see many corvettes period is sort of a treat, so they already stand out honestly.
in all my CL searches for corvettes, i remember seeing one late C3 that had a pinup girl painted on the hood. i remember thinking: that would be an odd car to drive around...it certainly stands out!!!!
That, as they say, was an entrance.
09-22-2014, 03:06 AM
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Race Director
Well, I'd always wanted a '69-'70 Mach 1, and this one followed my home around 2011. It had been sitting outside for around 10 years and was ragged, but it's a rust free Southwest car. The writing was on the wall at that point....I'd pretty much gotten the Corvette bug out of my system. I kept Marco until last fall, and then sold him to a forum member from New Jersey (CVTLOPE).
That said....there may be another somewhere down the road....stranger things have happened!
Thanks! 
That said....there may be another somewhere down the road....stranger things have happened!
09-22-2014, 11:48 PM
#37
I am guilty
Last Saturday my wife and I went for a drive. We stopped at an intersection, my wife started laughing and pointing. A young girl, 20ish, was painting her car. She had taped all the trim off with blue painters tape and was rolling the paint on. She had a paint tray she was dipping the roller into and going to town on the car. It was a first for us. Can't help but laugh when thinking of it.
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09-23-2014, 04:39 AM
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back in high school in the early 70s i painted a gs buick with red paint using a brush. If you wait for a hot sunny day the pay actually lays out pretty well. Maybe not perfect enough for a vette but for a beater car it actually turned out pretty well. Held up real well too. Ive seen sparyed jobs that looked worse and held up worse.
09-23-2014, 11:42 AM
#39
Le Mans Master
I love those old Mustangs. My cousin used to drive one in HS. I remember riding in it and wishing I was old enough to drive. 
09-24-2014, 06:25 PM
#40
I did this paint job to a Pinto I had, it worked great. If you have a)low budget b) time c) a place to do it, it works out just fine. The paint was nice and shiny when done, and I could buy touch up paint in a spray can for a couple of bucks.
A $300 car does not deserve a $3000 paint job. I had ~$65 into the paint job and it looked twice as good as when it started.
A $300 car does not deserve a $3000 paint job. I had ~$65 into the paint job and it looked twice as good as when it started.