My '70 back from paint!
 

Its taken 2 years of off and on again work, but i finally brought my '70 coupe back from paint. I did all the body work myself, starting by removing every scrap of paint and finishing by sanding the primer to 600 grit wet.Here is a partial write up. Yesterday i brought it back home after a week at the shop getting color and clear. There is still a lot of work ahead of me, but this is a major milestone.

This is the second car I have done all the body work, and there is no better feeling than seeing this level finish. Unlike a lot of things in life there are no shortcuts, only the right way and the wrong way. Enjoy...

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Looks good from here.

It looks Outstanding! :rock: Now just to get the heater going in the garage, and you have a big winter project. Keep us up to date with some pics of the assembly.

That looks very, very nice!

Beautiful.
A lot of work, but well worth the effort..miles of smiles.

A black beauty - nice work...

Looks great

Very nice work.

Thanks everyone! I have lots of motivation to get this beast done now.

I am Jell-Us!!!!!

Annnnnd inspired!!!!

Prepped a few myself, no better feeling than seeing that smooth glassy shine. Looks fantastic.

What did the paint shop charge to paint it if you don't mind me asking.


99% sure I'm going to attempt to paint mine myself as that's why i bought the car. But I dread screwing it up and having to do all that body work again lol.

Id rather not discuss because it was a special one time deal. They spent about 20 hours on the car wet sanding few small areas a little more, masking, cleaning, and painting. Add in $850 worth of top quality paint products and you get a good idea.

Ive done it both ways now. If you can afford it IMO its worth having a pro spray it. The orange peal is less, there are very few specks of dust, and I didnt have to stress for days about doing it myself.

All good points!
From the pictures of your car those points are all supported by the results. :D
It looks great. :thumbs:

Looks so nice. I'm starting to lean towards getting mine sprayed by a pro. What happened to that L88 hood

I like it!:thumbs:

LOOKS GREAT!:thumbs:

:thumbs::cheers:

That looks awesome...

Wow!!! That looks fantastic. Mind if I ask how much it ran you for paint, after you did all the prep? I'm thinking about a repaint on my 75.

Oops. Sorry. I missed the previous post on price. Looks great.