My buddy CharlieO has painted a few Pontiac muscle cars in his garage and they all came out pretty damn good. I'm sure you Corvette is going to look killer in the end!

These are the two beasts he has building the last couple of years. He hasn't done any body work on the white car, only engine, turbo, and transmission stuff. The Ventura he mini tubbed and fixed the rust and primed. I'm sure when he gets to the bodies they will be looking good.



Here is his Ventura

 

Thanks Glenn!!! Those Pontiac's are BA!!!

Rogman

 

Roger, I had a ton of crap in my paint but none of it was visible after buffing. As long as you've got a good level surface to work with it will polish up beautifully. It'll be gorgeous!

 

Thanks Dave... I was a little bummed when I saw almost just as much crap in the paint as what I had on the door that I took "absolutely" no precautions with...

I will probably do a test section tomorrow after I reach the 24 hour-cure point... Tech paper says 12 hours at 70 degrees... Garage has been between 60-75 since it has been sprayed... Figure 24 hours is a good target...

Rogman

 

Rogman. Did you wet the floor before spraying the parts?

If you wet the floor there will be now dust when you walk around painting parts

 

Roger--

Yepper, floor was wet down prior to shooting...

Rogman

 

Same thing with the last Challenger I painted in my garage. As long as you end up with a flat surface after wet sanding and buffing, you'll be amazed at how good it looks

If possible, before you paint the rest (or other parts), make a booth with plastic paint sheets. Every item in your garage collects dust - on shelves etc., so you need to block off those areas as much as possible.

Spray down the floors, garage doors etc. - anywhere that may collect dust. Event he tops of fluorescent light fixtures and that sort of thing.

From what I can see in your photos Roger, you're going to end up with a fantastic paint job. Have faith - it will turn out awesome

It can be done!





Adam

 

I must say that i like the Dodge Challenger
The 1970 have the best looking taillights so that is my kind of Mopar

And i really like Plum Crazy


How much is it for a 1970 Challenger that does not have to be number matching or anything but it must be free of rust?
What is the avaerage price for a 10 footer, non matching numbers driver?

 

Adam--

I did staple painting sheeting around my spray area, but had no exhaust fan blowing out... For the doors, I am going to rig up some fans to blow the exhaust out and do a better job of wetting/cleaning everything down... Just worried about the neighbors and HOA!!!

If my car comes out as good as your Mopar, I'll be a happy guy...

Rogman

Would like the purple a little darker for my tastes...

Rogman

 

Rogman, you're doing great work! Adam, there's very few cars that can pull it off, but nothing looks better on a classic Mopar muscle car that Plum Crazy purple!

 

Roger,

Since I got my new SmartFartFone I've often been too lazy to go sit in front of the home computer and wait for it to boot up so I could do things like look at pictures of Roger's car, etc. ...

Looking at those pictures now in front of a 19" screen I'm absolutely floored, because I know how much effort it takes to get a project like this where you've gotten it. That car is going to be utterly spectacular. I know you probably really like your job now but if it weren't for the USAF you could have been Bodyman to the Stars!!

Lastly, glad you settled on black. I'm personally not a big fan of black cars (especially in places like Las Vegas!) but that will be perfect for this car, and so far the finish is going on beautifully. Just keep doing what you're doing and you'll be very satisfied-VERRYYYY nice work, Bro!

 

Hi Rog,
To my eye the hood and door look VERY, Very, good to be at this point in the process.
Carry On!
Happy New Year!
Regards,
Alan

 

Pete--

Thanks much, going for a look similar to that of your vette!!!

Rogman

Thanks Dave... I would need a bona fide Shop/Paint Booth to do this full time... I would absolutely love it, but don't think it would pay the bills!!! Or at least, sure I couldn't bring home the money my current job let's me...

Rogman

Alan, thanks much... With your eye for detail, always appreciate your vote of confidence!!! Means a lot...

Rogman

 

I was pretty lazy today, sorry... Took the family to see "The Hobbit" and all 6 hours of it... Really wasn't that long, but it's a long movie...

I did manage to do a small test area on my convertible lid to see how well the crap in the clear coat would wet sand/buff out... So here's what we started with:



This is probably the biggest "bugger" on the lid...



So I took the clear down in 4 successive grits (1500, 1500 foam, 3000 foam, and finally 5000 foam)... Here they are from right to left respectively...



Here is 1500...



Here is 1500 foam...



3000 foam (notice how the fluorescent light looks clearer now)...



Finally, 5000 foam...



I then buffed with compound, and three successively finer polishes (all Menzerna products)... Used a wool pad (on rotary buffer) with the compound and then moved to foam pads (orange/blue/red) on a Porter Cable DA polisher...

Didn't take a pictures in between compounds, polishes and pads, but here you go... The first picture shows a box where I wet sanded/buffed...



Here are some other shots...







Overall, very pleased with the way the clear wet sanded and buffed out... I can't get my camera to take a good picture under the fluorescent lights (FL) in the garage... While under the FL, you can still see a slight haze around the area I buffed as I only did a test patch... You can't see the haze outside at all, which is amazing...

The real bad dust nib came out about 98%... At "certain" angles under the FL, you can see a slight shadow, which I can live with... If I know where it is and it takes me a minute or two (under FL) to find it, it will look tremendous outside in the sun light...

Now, I have to get the doors blocked and prepped tomorrow so I can shoot them on Wednesday... I fly back to DC this Friday, boooo!!!

Thanks for looking and commenting...

Rogman

 

Atta boy, no painting tomorrow night. Gotta cheer our Noles on!

Nice job on the buff job. Paint to me is an art I will never get.

Nuts and bolts, easy peasy. Body and paint, no way Jose.

 

Stunning... absolutely stunning! I'm at a loss for words here Roger. You should be VERY proud of the work you've done. I have seen jobs come out of some pretty high end shops that have nothing on the work you've done here and the depth of that shine is nothing short of amazing.

AWESOME job.

Can't wait to see more photos of this.

Adam

 

Thanks Gary, yepper my alarm will be set for 5 pm tomorrow night to bring me out of the garage!!! Let's see how much of the game I can actually watch!!!

Rogmn

Thanks Adam... Couldn't believe how well the paint looked out in natural light!!! Still looks like crap (other than where I buffed) when under the garage lights... Still a lot of work to do...

Tass even told me tonight, hurry up and finish so I can take a ride!!!

Rogman

 

That's a good sign!

Happy New Year Roger!

Adam

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TASS!!!

 

HI Rogman,

Been watching with great interest. Looking great!

A nib remover (available at any body and paint supply place) works really well in removing the nibs. You do this before the clear has completely hardened but has set up and before the wet sanding and buffing.

Bill