Capt'n Lee's stripper experts needed....
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Instructor
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Fort Lauderdale FL
Update
Sorry it's been a while....
been working on the prep and what can I tell you, love and hate, how much is this blasted car worth to me arrgg...
Anyhow I'm not going for show just a nice driver.
Update:
Capt'n Lees worked great, took it all down to the glass and neutralized well. Let it sit for about 3 days in the sun to make sure all solvents had dried out.
Since my body was in really good condition I chose to block the body first with 220 to smooth out some minor OE waves and problems spots/repairs that were done in glass. After that shot 2 coats of SPI epoxy primer/sealer, great stuff, great company and people! I let this sit overnight and the next day came back and shot 2 coats of SPI high fill 2K primer, again great product and the sandability is excellent.
Blocked and blocked and blocked and oh yeah blocked some more....hate this car...
....done, no more, you're good enough.
Last night I got the door jams/insides in color 2 coats (painted with doors on the car) turned out nice, tomorrow the whole thing goes down to the booth for a complete reshoot using Matrix Systems BC/CC, the color match, flakes etc are exact to OE and the price is great. Will update pics shortly.
Thanks to all for your support and help!
been working on the prep and what can I tell you, love and hate, how much is this blasted car worth to me arrgg...
Anyhow I'm not going for show just a nice driver.
Update:
Capt'n Lees worked great, took it all down to the glass and neutralized well. Let it sit for about 3 days in the sun to make sure all solvents had dried out.
Since my body was in really good condition I chose to block the body first with 220 to smooth out some minor OE waves and problems spots/repairs that were done in glass. After that shot 2 coats of SPI epoxy primer/sealer, great stuff, great company and people! I let this sit overnight and the next day came back and shot 2 coats of SPI high fill 2K primer, again great product and the sandability is excellent.
Blocked and blocked and blocked and oh yeah blocked some more....hate this car...
....done, no more, you're good enough.Last night I got the door jams/insides in color 2 coats (painted with doors on the car) turned out nice, tomorrow the whole thing goes down to the booth for a complete reshoot using Matrix Systems BC/CC, the color match, flakes etc are exact to OE and the price is great. Will update pics shortly.
Thanks to all for your support and help!
Racer
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Shoemakersville Pa
[QUOTE=vettfixr]I washed each panel as I completed it. I didn't want the chemicals to stay on the bare fiberglass and to be honest it makes the process a little less messier. Some of the seams on my car showed cracking through the original paint jobs and there were some shrunken areas as well. To make the repairs I ground out the seams in a V pattern which ended up with an area about 1 1/2 inches wide and then laid in fiberglass and resin in 3 layers. Once it was cured I sanded everything flush and repaired any low spots with more resin and fiberglass.
I also used Captain Lees and washed each panel as soon as it was stripped. I agree with the process of grinding a v groove over the seams and adding three layers of fiberglass thats exactly what I did. It's alot of work to do it the right way, but I think its worth it. lol
I also used Captain Lees and washed each panel as soon as it was stripped. I agree with the process of grinding a v groove over the seams and adding three layers of fiberglass thats exactly what I did. It's alot of work to do it the right way, but I think its worth it. lol
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Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Wellington, FL
St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
Originally Posted by 75coupered
Sorry it's been a while....
been working on the prep and what can I tell you, love and hate, how much is this blasted car worth to me arrgg...
Anyhow I'm not going for show just a nice driver.
Update:
Capt'n Lees worked great, took it all down to the glass and neutralized well. Let it sit for about 3 days in the sun to make sure all solvents had dried out.
Since my body was in really good condition I chose to block the body first with 220 to smooth out some minor OE waves and problems spots/repairs that were done in glass. After that shot 2 coats of SPI epoxy primer/sealer, great stuff, great company and people! I let this sit overnight and the next day came back and shot 2 coats of SPI high fill 2K primer, again great product and the sandability is excellent.
Blocked and blocked and blocked and oh yeah blocked some more....hate this car... ....done, no more, you're good enough.
Last night I got the door jams/insides in color 2 coats (painted with doors on the car) turned out nice, tomorrow the whole thing goes down to the booth for a complete reshoot using Matrix Systems BC/CC, the color match, flakes etc are exact to OE and the price is great. Will update pics shortly.
Thanks to all for your support and help!
been working on the prep and what can I tell you, love and hate, how much is this blasted car worth to me arrgg...
Anyhow I'm not going for show just a nice driver.
Update:
Capt'n Lees worked great, took it all down to the glass and neutralized well. Let it sit for about 3 days in the sun to make sure all solvents had dried out.
Since my body was in really good condition I chose to block the body first with 220 to smooth out some minor OE waves and problems spots/repairs that were done in glass. After that shot 2 coats of SPI epoxy primer/sealer, great stuff, great company and people! I let this sit overnight and the next day came back and shot 2 coats of SPI high fill 2K primer, again great product and the sandability is excellent.
Blocked and blocked and blocked and oh yeah blocked some more....hate this car...
....done, no more, you're good enough.Last night I got the door jams/insides in color 2 coats (painted with doors on the car) turned out nice, tomorrow the whole thing goes down to the booth for a complete reshoot using Matrix Systems BC/CC, the color match, flakes etc are exact to OE and the price is great. Will update pics shortly.
Thanks to all for your support and help!
And BTW, you don't have to tell me how much work is involved in getting the body ready for paint...been there, done that!
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Instructor
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Fort Lauderdale FL
IT's PAINTED
Well weather delays, pending rain for the last few days have driven me nuts, supposed to shoot Tuesday, chance of rain on Tuesday, clear Wed, reschedule...Tues is super nice Wed, same thing
Finally Thursday clear, and Friday clear get the car to the booth, supposed to be there Thurs morning, Towing company minute=4 hours late, only had time to mask the car before closing hours.
Friday shoot BC/CC...as soon as I finish Rain ???? what happened to clear weather?? ahh...that darned Tuesday
So rain, so what, booth has a minor roof leak, had to patch that up to while I was there as well...
So now she sets drying, tomorrow tow home, who knows how long that'll take, then the color sand and polishing begins. Actually I only have two small runs in the clear out of the rear bumper light openings that will be wet sanded smooth and anything else that I may have missed, but overall I'm happy with the results, the color is very nice and the finish so far looks good. Time will tell the durability of the overall work, but heck for my first Vette paint and only my fourth car in 16 years...I'm happy
a few booth shots:
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Wed, same thing Finally Thursday clear, and Friday clear get the car to the booth, supposed to be there Thurs morning, Towing company minute=4 hours late, only had time to mask the car before closing hours.
Friday shoot BC/CC...as soon as I finish Rain ???? what happened to clear weather?? ahh...that darned Tuesday
So rain, so what, booth has a minor roof leak, had to patch that up to while I was there as well...
So now she sets drying, tomorrow tow home, who knows how long that'll take, then the color sand and polishing begins. Actually I only have two small runs in the clear out of the rear bumper light openings that will be wet sanded smooth and anything else that I may have missed, but overall I'm happy with the results, the color is very nice and the finish so far looks good. Time will tell the durability of the overall work, but heck for my first Vette paint and only my fourth car in 16 years...I'm happy
a few booth shots:
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From: Fort Lauderdale FL
Thanks guys
Thanks for the compliments, new paint always makes you giddy
she's finally home so the color sanding and buffing begins, here are some better shots on the color, the daylight shots will be taken after I smooth it all out
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she's finally home so the color sanding and buffing begins, here are some better shots on the color, the daylight shots will be taken after I smooth it all out
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Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 192
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From: Fort Lauderdale FL
She's finally finished and back on the road.
Thanks for all of your help with this project, it has been invaluable.
For those interested in seeing the full story check it out here:
http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k238/75coupered/
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Thanks for all of your help with this project, it has been invaluable.
For those interested in seeing the full story check it out here:
http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k238/75coupered/
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