Augie66

Dub, thanks for the response. It appears that you have first hand experience in successfully repairing paint bubble issues with Corvettes. Would you have a referral for someone with your experience I can take my '65 to for this type of repair in the Chicago area?

Also, my '65 is painted in lacquer and not the currently used base coat/clear coat method. Can this repair be done using lacquer, so that it blends in better with the other areas of the car?

Thanks,
Augie

DUB

'Augie66'
I do not know of anyone in your area I would but my reputation on.

As for using lacquer paint. That does not matter due to it mainly has to do with the undercoat you use BEFORE you apply the lacquer paint. So using a lacquer primer is something I would NOT use due to it does not have the properties of other primers that can seal the fiberglass,

DUB

Rdelvalle

My 59 has the bubbles on the passenger side silver coves similar to Augie66's. Also very few on other places including a small patch on the hard top. At first it bother me because I wanted perfection, then after over a one year restoration project I have learned to live with imperfection. These cars are beautiful and only the owners are bothered by this imperfections. I have had no one tell me you I have paint pimples or slightly misaligned doors. To me these are 60 year old cars that were not perfect when they were made and I accept the imperfections and enjoy their overall beauty.

I agree with Wondertoad, use the 10 10 rule. In my case I use the 4 rule. If I can not see the imperfections four feet away then is good. That is the case with my pimples. The motto is drive and enjoy the compliments.

emdoller

Frankie the Fink

Steel bodied cars are a different beast entirely...

DUB

I agree.

DUB

emdoller

DUB

YES.

But even on a steel body car. If body filler of any type is used and then primed and painted. The 'dimples' in the paint can be attributed to something not right in those products applied on the steel or even a problem with the surface of the primer prior to the paint being applied.

So in that scenario....it beign a fiberglass body or steel body does not matter.

Now for bubbles in the paint......it can also occur on a steel body car. also. and from those instances where I have seen it.. the car was covered with a car cover outside for long periods of time and it was allowed to get rained on.

DUB

emdoller

Frankie the Fink

Jeffthunbird

My '67 was re-painted the original color, Goodwood Green, 10 years ago, prior to me owning it. I have pictures of the sanded car and I don't see blue paint. I have about 5 bubbles and I popped two of them and there is blue color under it. The bubbles were on the drivers side front fender, close to the windshield, in the valley. Bonding strips on the front fenders look factory to me and my body guy. According to the guy I bought it from, his body guy said he never saw a better C2 body prior to this car. I suspect some solvent or oil was in the fiberglass prior to paint. From day of birth?? I can't explain why there is blue other than possibly the fender was changed and it was blue. The blister then leaked a thin file out of it!