Man it sure feels great to start adding some color to my ride. Shot the jams and the hood yesterday. After much gnashing of teeth I went with my gut and used single stage Dupont. Single stage looks more like lacquer to me than BC/CC. Enjoy the pics, thoughts and are always appreciated.
The young lady is my bride of 42 years. She loves Corvettes and red as much as I do.

Earl

 

Wow. Looks great. Very nice job! And the young Lady looks very fine as well. I've only had mine for 32 years.

 

 

Looks good! I like your paint booth, too.

 

Yesterday i was sanding away on my primer and wondering if anyone else was doing their paint job at the same time as i am--Nice job !!when can you come over and shoot mine (blue) ? ??? Been married 33 years and she like Vette's (had one when we met) too but not much help in the shop--Just a trophy wife i guess --keep the pic's comming --expect ya next week--got pacifico --Glenn

 

Your a lucky man.....and the paint is beautiful too!

 

Dude, your wife is HOT!

The car looks nice too.

 

What single stage Dupont are you spraying? Looks very nice!

 

looks awesome Were you around this past weekend? there were a bunch of vettes down the road from me. It looked like the Richmond club at work. Do you still do stuff with Richmond?

Tim

 

Speaking of Richmond where were you for Super Chevy?

Earl, So you ready to do mine????

 

its hard to say. my kid is playing baseball all spring and summer and football winter and fall on multiple teams and then my daughter does just as much...no time for Timmy. just wait until you have kids...you cant make plans for anything but them...i dont regret any of it...I will get my time soon enough. I do want to get together with you one day you seem like a really nice guy...the next time you are around give me a call. we just finished our outdoor patio, bar, stone fireplace etc...very fun place to be when the weather cooperates

 

Sorry to post so late but I just finished supper. Water sanding the body tonight and I am almost done. A few small areas here and there and I got er done.

ml1966 I am using nason Ful-Thane 2K Urethane. It is made by Dupont and I really like it. I can still color sand and buff if I want. Three coats seemed to work well with about 10-15 minutes between each application.
Laid down real nice with a mininum amount of orange peal. I first wanted to use BC/CC until I saw a friends '40 Ford painted with this product. It look a lot like a lacquer pain job so I decided to us it. Could not be happier.

Glens '67 BB Vert. I am wet sanding with 3M 400 Wet or Dry. Don't you just love it when it runs down your arm and drips off your elbo. I plan to paint the front side of the above parts tomorrow night. Hang in there its like Tom Sawyer, one panel at the time and before you know it your done. Yea Right!

tdelph, Ted yes I am still very active with the CCR group. Sure wish you would join us as we are a great group of Corvette lovers. The wives really enjoy the club also as we do a lot of cruzing and socializing
We meet the second Friday of each month. Let me know if you can find the time.

youwish2bme, Dave Don't forget this Saturday is the Vette Fest at Va Motor Sports Park. Our club is the sponser and everyone has worked hard to make it a blast. You can take the white beast down the quarter and maybe hurt same C5's feelings.

Yes, I feel very lucky to have a gal who still tries to look good. I never complain about how much she spends on herself. She works hard everyday and I get to stay home and play with my Corvettes.

Earl

 

Yep 400 grit is sure fun--i started cheating last night and using my palm sander--easier to sand thru to the fiberglass that way --i burned one up last time i painted using the water but am being more carefull this time--yea right--Yours look good --hope mine comes out half a good am using enamal myself --that way i can color sand again --Glenn

 

Glen, Today I started sanding the top of my left fender and guess what? All of a sudden I start to see a million little pin holes. Grab the cell phone and call the Dupont rep. He ask how many coats of primer I put on. I said three as I wanted to have plenty to block off. Next he ask how long did I wait between coats. Well the truth is I probably put on four or more and it was a cold day in the shop. Did not use a spray booth.
He went on to explain that if you use too much and don't allow the coats to flash properly the solvents will get trapped and cause my results. AKA pin holes. Well live and learn. I guess I got lucky that the entire car did not do this. He said he will stop by tomorrow and take a look, but he is pretty sure that is what happened. I hope I only have to reprime the fender tops and move on. Did not do any painting tonight as I was pretty bumed out after the pin hole thing. Enamel is a good choice also. Been used for eons with great results. Keep me posted on your results.

Earl

 

42 years is way to cool!!! My wife and I are moving toward 29. We also love red Corvettes. Thanks for posting, looking forward to seeing the complete paint job.

 

Earl, didn't read through to the last post before my response. Hope your pinhole issues aren't too major a problem in your progress.

Regards, Mike

 

Bummer Earl--I'm done sanding (i think) and have the car masked for the non sanding primer--2 coats (will wait in between) IF the wife hasn't too many projects for me to do--When she is working i get more done--if i stay off the puter- -Hope all turns out well on your paint job Keep us informed ok??--Glenn pacifico Ps i was told to sand all coats not to lay it on thick??