Full Paint

Thanks, that's some good info.  I will definitely raise up the car and skirt it down to the floor.  I also will set up some lights.  I also have a an LED light that attaches to my paint gun's cup.  It really helps to see how the paint is laying down and the overlap on each pass. 

Well, life, health and work for sure got in the way of painting. Oh yea, winter weather as well due to an unregulated temp paint booth.  But, finally got started!  Just like to share the start with people that enjoy their cars.  First up was all the areas that can't be painted once the car is together, jams, hood, bumpers, etc.  I chose a crazy paint scheme for my level of expertise, silver metallic base covered by a Kandy Base coat and then Clear, oh and first was a silver sealer!  So far, I'm liking the results, but the true test will come with the full paint job.  I am sanding off all the over spray and will have the car back together by tonight or tomorrow morning.  After that, blow up the booth and in for the full spray!  Hopefully either tomorrow or early Thursday.  Assuming it comes out half way decent, I will post more pictures.  If not, you can check the mental hospitals for my check in....

That's looking really good - I love that colour and the finish is wonderful.👍

I'm always in awe of people who paint their Corvettes - I re-painted my 1966 Austin Cooper back in the 70's, in my Dad's small UK sized garage, a lot of manual work before the days of easily available DA polishers etc!  It came out nicely in the end, but I couldn't contemplate the amount of work required to do a Vette!😱

I'll look forward to seeing the finished car.👍

Very nice👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Did body require any body filler?  If so, type ?

Very nice,  is this your first Fade application?  

Thanks, it was a ton of work.  Lots of issues with the body once the paint was stripped.  I am happy with the results, it may not be at full shop level, but I can say, I did it, and that makes me feel proud.  Here is the first pic after a grueling paint session. 11 coats of paint in total.  

Yes sir, all I have ever done was solid painting before.  This is a Candy, and I had my doubts about tackling it, but I can be delusional when it comes to my car!

Yep, tons of body filler.  These cars were loaded with a lot of high build primer at the factory.  Once the paint was removed and sanded down, all the imperfections showed.  Plus, cracks and past repairs.  As it is basically an SMC fiberglass design, I used products designed for SMC to make repairs, then standard Body filler for leveling, I used Rage Evercoat.  After that, glazing compound, after that heavy layers of high build primer.  That's when sanding gets endless.  Blocking the primer from 220, to 320, to 400, to 600, with guide coat in between each.  The 600 grit was due to the type of finish I was applying.  A sealer over that, a silver base with metallics, Candy base, then Clear.  It would have been a lot easier with a solid, but I apparently go with work harder...not smarter  :) 

Wow!  That is a paint job to be proud of.

That is as deep a paint as any pro shop!  Nice work!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏁🇺🇸