65 Coupe progress pics.
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65 Coupe progress pics.
Well, I got tired of waiting for the temps to cool down, so I could paint, and just bit the bullet and braved the hot,humid weather. Got it all shot without dripping sweat in the fresh paint. color sanded it and buffed the first pass on it today with a wool pad. I have two more passes with medium and fine foam pad, but I will wait on those until the body is all assembled and back on the chassis. If past experience is any indicator. I will have at least a couple of nicks or dings to touch-up before I have it all together
Regards, John McGraw
Regards, John McGraw
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Still to be decided. I have it narrowed down to three choices, White, Black or light Saddle.
My convertible has a white interior, and I have just about had my fill of Black interiors. so it will probably be the light saddle.
Regards, John McGraw
My convertible has a white interior, and I have just about had my fill of Black interiors. so it will probably be the light saddle.
Regards, John McGraw
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Saddle!! You'll never regret it. I've had four Vettes of different vintages with four different exterior colors......all were Saddle. Two of them, Black and White were ordered with Saddle (or Lt. Oak) and were head turners.
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John:
That is the finest application of primer I have ever seen. When I was stripping my 63 all those years ago the primer color was much darker. What is the final color going to be on the body?
Just kidding. Looks great. If I had an inkling of the talent you possess with that spray gun I would consider myself blessed.
Rich
That is the finest application of primer I have ever seen. When I was stripping my 63 all those years ago the primer color was much darker. What is the final color going to be on the body?
Just kidding. Looks great. If I had an inkling of the talent you possess with that spray gun I would consider myself blessed.
Rich
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John:
That is the finest application of primer I have ever seen. When I was stripping my 63 all those years ago the primer color was much darker. What is the final color going to be on the body?
Just kidding. Looks great. If I had an inkling of the talent you possess with that spray gun I would consider myself blessed.
Rich
That is the finest application of primer I have ever seen. When I was stripping my 63 all those years ago the primer color was much darker. What is the final color going to be on the body?
Just kidding. Looks great. If I had an inkling of the talent you possess with that spray gun I would consider myself blessed.
Rich
Trust me when I tell you that this paint job was full of orange peel and dry spots. I only had 70 degree thinner, because the weather man told us that the temp was going to cool off, but it was about 90 degrees on the day I painted! Thank goodness for wet-or-dry sandpaper. You just spray on enough paint, and then sand away anything that does not look like a Corvette!
This is one of the reasons that I love single stage paint so much.
Regards, John McGraw
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No I changed the game plan and did not use the 6L transmission. After the Chevelle, I just decided that it is just too much work to make the trans fit. I was pretty much locked into the 6L with the LSA, but once I decided to use the 480 LS3, it allowed me to use the 4L70E trans. Of course, I had to cut out the crossmember, and move it forward. I also lowered the rear of the trans mount 1/4", which got rid of the interference of the tunnel on the 4L case that I had on the convertible. I did not have to grind the boss off the case like I did on that car.
If there is any one thing I could bitch about with the SRIII frame, it is the difficulty in moving the trans crossmember. I wish Mike would make it so that it could be moved along an adjustable mounting plate on the chassis. Of course, I had to dramatically modify everything aft of the seats to get that suspension and huge tires under there.
Regards, John McGraw
Last edited by John McGraw; Oct 22, 2012 at 01:14 PM.
! I have not tried to paint anything for 10 years!
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I make more of a mess color-sanding, than I do painting! I was hoping to be able to do all the color-sanding out on the drive, but we have had unseasonably warm and humid weather, so I just stayed inside in the air conditioning!
Regards, John McGraw
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Also, single stage will never DE-laminate like clear coats can if they are not properly crosslinked.
Of course, for metallics, a BC/CC is the only way to go, but for solid colors, I will always use single-stage.
Regards, John McGraw