Some before and after primer pics
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From: Sturgeon Bay Wisconson
Some before and after primer pics
Finally got done with the primer for the car, just need to do some more wet sanding and getting ready to do that hand paint job that people have been talking about with the rustoleum, its going to be black since I thought I'd stick to a simple color for now. How do you guys think its turning out so far?
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Safety Car
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Looks good in the pictures, just as long as its completely free from any defects it should turn out fine, did you see lowbucks72 yellow rustoleum paint job, it came out awsome. Good Luck, Peace,,,Moosie 
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At the risk of being negative, everything looks good in a 800x600 jpg.
Even still I can see some wrinkles or something in the from fender.
But as long as you're happy I'm happy.
I mean the worst that can happen is you have to strip it and start over... No big deal.
I should show my progress I suppose.
Even still I can see some wrinkles or something in the from fender.
But as long as you're happy I'm happy.
I mean the worst that can happen is you have to strip it and start over... No big deal.
I should show my progress I suppose.
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looks good.
Be cafeful of that blue painters tape on your sidepipes. I covered my rear chrome bumpers for a week or so while i painted the insides and lined them up and the tape was a huge PIA to get off. Took me a few hours to peel it all off.
Be cafeful of that blue painters tape on your sidepipes. I covered my rear chrome bumpers for a week or so while i painted the insides and lined them up and the tape was a huge PIA to get off. Took me a few hours to peel it all off.
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Use rubber cement thinner from any art and craft store. Dissolves the tape glue very quickly.
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I would unbolt the sidepipes and pull them off from the headers and then put plastic garbage bags over the collectors and then hold the bags in place with painters tape. Then when your all done just pull off the bags and bolt your sidepipes back onto the car.
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Lookin' Good! What grit did you use before the primer? Did you roll it on? My '80 is sitting naked in the driveway. I was thinking about using the Transtar Roll it primer and maybe rolling on their epoxy as well. Any tips would be great!
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From: Sturgeon Bay Wisconson
I used 120 grit to start out and before I paint it I'm going to move to something much finer. Its also rustoleum clean metal primer in white. I should be painting it this weekend so I will update you guys on how it goes. Haven't figured out yet how much I want to thin it with mineral spirits yet, because I don't want the paint to run to much, but I want it still to be smooth. I was thinking something like a 70/30 mix to be on the safe side
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Update to my rustoleum under $100 paint job, got my first couple layers of gloss black on, pics aren't that good cause I just finished and its getting dark out and all, but here it is so far, It looks better in person than in these pics but here is the rough idea what it looks like after a couple coats..
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St. Jude Donor '05
Black is the worst color you could have chosen for a roller paintjob... it shows or magnifies more imperfections than any other color... it does look great on the photos 
I think its pretty nice for costing as much as it has
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St. Jude Donor '05
for $100 it's acceptable even if it has a few problem spots.... I do however have to say that my material for a spray paint job was only $800 or so and can be cheaper if you shop online.... that's if you already have or rent a compressor and a gun...
the most important part is that you did it yourself and didn't pay some monkey to screw it all up
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From: Sturgeon Bay Wisconson
I'm happy with it I guess thats all that matters...and it felt good to do it. I'm probably not going to replace all the emblems with the stock ones either, I want to put chrome flames for the side emblems, a chrome skull for the gas tank, and haven't decided what to put for the front yet, only thing I actually want to replace is the red L-82 decals on the hood
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Next I have to use really fine sandpaper once the paint is dry to get any bumps that are left out, wipe it all down with denatured alcohol, and put maybe 2 or 3 more layers of paint on it, then start working the paint on the inside of the doors and sill, and in the engine bay, and get some new emblems for the outside and the final thing I will do is repaint my sidepipes with high temp paint. I'll probably eventually put a top coat or something on it just to make it shine even more...I will be updating again with more pics in a day or two