FINALLY after sanding and sanding and....
04-04-2018, 12:12 PM
#1
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
FINALLY after sanding and sanding and....
After Six months, sanding off five repaints, three color changes, a couple of old repairs, I'm finally finished with my repaint. The only parts that were painted on the car were the quarter panels and halo bar. I was quite surprised at how easy the Dupont Chroma was to spray, especially the clear coat. I used a Devilbiss Starting Line gun to spray it all on. I am very happy with the results. Amazing what you can do if you follow the instructions and never give up.
04-04-2018, 12:25 PM
#2
Burning Brakes
After Six months, sanding off five repaints, three color changes, a couple of old repairs, I'm finally finished with my repaint. The only parts that were painted on the car were the quarter panels and halo bar. I was quite surprised at how easy the Dupont Chroma was to spray, especially the clear coat. I used a Devilbiss Starting Line gun to spray it all on. I am very happy with the results. Amazing what you can do if you follow the instructions and never give up.
04-04-2018, 01:37 PM
#5
JOb well done.
04-04-2018, 01:42 PM
#6
Race Director
Looks nice!
04-04-2018, 03:47 PM
#8
Melting Slicks
I went through the process back in 2012. Mine had no color changes but several resprays.
Your car is looking great! Good job.
Your car is looking great! Good job.
04-04-2018, 04:05 PM
#9
Race Director
Amazing DIY job! Looks professional!
Bravo Fortissimo...no more leggato, Mr. Roboto! And, any other adjectives I didn't use!
Bravo Fortissimo...no more leggato, Mr. Roboto! And, any other adjectives I didn't use!
04-04-2018, 09:17 PM
#10
After Six months, sanding off five repaints, three color changes, a couple of old repairs, I'm finally finished with my repaint. The only parts that were painted on the car were the quarter panels and halo bar. I was quite surprised at how easy the Dupont Chroma was to spray, especially the clear coat. I used a Devilbiss Starting Line gun to spray it all on. I am very happy with the results. Amazing what you can do if you follow the instructions and never give up.
04-04-2018, 09:45 PM
#11
Melting Slicks
Can you be specific as to what sanding procedures, grits etc that you used?
04-04-2018, 10:06 PM
#13
Race Director
It requires a lot of effort and talent to get results like that.
Great job!
Great job!
04-04-2018, 10:29 PM
#14
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
On the bumpers I used paint stripper for flexible bumpers. I sanded off most of the two gallons of primer surfacer I used starting with 120 grit block sanding and ending up with 600 grit wet.
04-04-2018, 11:08 PM
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Nice work.
And, you need to post more pics
And, you need to post more pics
04-05-2018, 04:04 AM
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04-05-2018, 12:49 PM
#18
Melting Slicks
I sanded off the old paint with 120 grit and a DA sander. I tried 80 grit, it was faster but I had never used a DA sander before so the 120 grit was easier to control while I was learning and I was in no hurry. If you throttle it down you can strip off a single layer of paint at a time. I was surprised how flat the DA sander left the surface even with my lack of experience.
On the bumpers I used paint stripper for flexible bumpers. I sanded off most of the two gallons of primer surfacer I used starting with 120 grit block sanding and ending up with 600 grit wet.
On the bumpers I used paint stripper for flexible bumpers. I sanded off most of the two gallons of primer surfacer I used starting with 120 grit block sanding and ending up with 600 grit wet.
04-05-2018, 03:27 PM
#20
Le Mans Master
Looks fantastic. Nice job.