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Sprayed my epoxy primer and white undercoat this morning, once it drys a little more sanding n I'll be ready to spray the sunset peal n clear this Friday finally
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...2521fda8f0.jpg

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Originally Posted by bazza77 (Post 1599572234)

That looks great

Thank You🍻

Looks great !

Can you explain what you did for cut-in ? I see you sprayed the t-tops off the car but did you just spray everything else just how it sits on the car ?

The reason I ask is that I was planning to spray the t-tops, hood, and lights fixtures separately, is it better to leave them on the car ?

Richard

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Originally Posted by lakerider57 (Post 1599581015)

I will let Lardog answer, too, but you can spray with t-tops on or off the car. In my case I sprayed with them on, but my full interior and trim on the tops was intact so I masked everything with the windows in place etc.

what i I will say, though, is the results will probably end up better as he has it set up here - especially on the insides of the sail panels, just outside of the rear window. With pressure at the spray gun and with that window in, it’s like spraying into a tunnel and tough to get paint to lay nicely.

If if you hang the tops separately and vertical, might end up with a nicer finish as there won’t be a horizontal surface for trash or overspray to settle on. My vertical surfaces were better than the horizontal for the most part. I also hung and sprayed the headlight shells separately and they came out very nice.

His car looks really great - good luck with final paint & post the results!

So - Lardog - in your garage, right? Can you share what you are using for ventilation to keep the overspray down? I’ve done one car in mine, but want to improve my setup next time around. issues evacuating overspray and it left a rough surface on top of the final coats. Thanks

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Originally Posted by JoeMinnesota (Post 1599581250)

I have 4 1' x 1' box fans tie strapped 2 by 2 with a 1x 2 house filter on each to filter air going out. And a 1'x 1' with filter blowing in. Garage door rest on them with cardboard blocking open areas

Finally Sprayed clear coat this morning

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Counting leaves in my neighbors tree off the hood already cant wait to buff it out

Outstanding! How long will you wait before you buff it? I hear different paint manufacturers recommend different wait-times.

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Originally Posted by doorgunner (Post 1599686246)

Outstanding! How long will you wait before you buff it? I hear different paint manufacturers recommend different wait-times.

Thank You, I'm going to give it around 4 days, want to make sure it's set up good. Going to use the liquid ice system from Eastwood to cut n polish

Putting it Back Together🍻

Looks great Congratulations on your hard work. Well worthwhile! :cheers:

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Originally Posted by Sabre34 (Post 1599838976)

Looks great Congratulations on your hard work. Well worthwhile! :cheers:

Thank You Sabre🍻

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Originally Posted by lakerider57 (Post 1599581015)

I did mine with the hood on, had it open to do the underneath and edges when I did my jams and loose pieces, r-tops/head light bezels/gas door/interior rear quarter trim (the 4 small metal pieces/an the valance from under the front end. Then after it sat for a bit closed the hood n did the car. I did mine with the t tops off.