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Paint Project Has Begun

Posted: 11/16/06 6:28amMessage 11 of 84
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Dorr, MI - USA
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Vette(s): 71 Colonnade Hardtop Coupe Torch Red with black interior originally L48 built to push around 360hp
[QUOTE=L82vette77]I'm contiplating doing mine next winter or the winter after.  Can you  continue to take pictures and write comentaries as you go including such things as type of sander, grit of sandpaper,  any problems you are having and solutions.  I would really be interested.[/QUOTE]
 
I will keep you posted with pics. So far I'm sanding with Da sander & by hand with 80 grit. Next I will finish with 120 grit. Primer & sealer, more sanding & blocking. The big chore will be the body filler. She's been hit in the back and needs lots of work back there. Hey Tux, sorry about leaving the dark side. I've loved her black, but as Brian said, my wife wants red and beside that for years I said someday I WILL own a red vette. She's afraid if I don't paint her red I will have to buy another one.Tongue After seeing Brians vette I figured it was time to move to the Bright Side.Clap Terry
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Posted: 11/16/06 8:44amMessage 12 of 84
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as long as you don't start to get nitemares about sanding  things are ok   ( i know what i am talking about out of experience )   *grin*


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Posted: 11/16/06 1:45pmMessage 13 of 84
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man that color (gold) looks killer......man-o-man...
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Posted: 11/16/06 3:10pmMessage 14 of 84
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Vette(s): 71 Colonnade Hardtop Coupe Torch Red with black interior originally L48 built to push around 360hp
[QUOTE=timgman]man that color (gold) looks killer......man-o-man... [/QUOTE]
 
Ya Man. Maybe I should just put her back together and Leave her the way she is. Kind of a gold camouflage.LOL Sure would be a lot easier.Confused
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Posted: 11/16/06 4:50pmMessage 15 of 84
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Vette(s): 2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe
Now it looks likes Ken's.
Paint it any color you want, as long as it is red on the layer just before the clear coat.
 
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Posted: 11/16/06 7:33pmMessage 16 of 84
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Vette(s): #1 -1969 Corvette Coupe Riverside Gold, black interior,MN,A/C,350/350,PS,PB,window cranks. #2 -2000 C5, black/black, 6 sp, Bose system & lots of buttons.
[QUOTE=my7T1][QUOTE=timgman]man that color (gold) looks killer......man-o-man... [/QUOTE]
 
Ya Man. Maybe I should just put her back together and Leave her the way she is. Kind of a gold camouflage.LOL Sure would be a lot easier.Confused
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I have no idea why, but I like the GOLD. Big%20smile  It grows on ya, like mold growin' on some left over's in the fridge. Dead LOL
 
How can your car be "Riverside Gold" on a '71?Question   I thought War Bonnet Yellow or Sunflower Yellow was offered only on '71's. Confused  Riverside Gold or Daytona Yellow was offered in '69.   Also, what does your sander look like?Question
 
 

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Posted: 11/16/06 10:34pmMessage 17 of 84
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Vette(s): 1977 L-82 originally white/buckskin interior. Currently undergoing a frame-off resto. and modifications.YEEHAW!!!
[QUOTE=art-corvette]as long as you don't start to get nitemares about sanding  things are ok   ( i know what i am talking about out of experience )   *grin*


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You too, eh Art?LOL
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Posted: 11/17/06 5:34amMessage 18 of 84
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Dorr, MI - USA
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Vette(s): 71 Colonnade Hardtop Coupe Torch Red with black interior originally L48 built to push around 360hp
[QUOTE=greypoupon69][QUOTE=my7T1][QUOTE=timgman]man that color (gold) looks killer......man-o-man... [/QUOTE]
 
Ya Man. Maybe I should just put her back together and Leave her the way she is. Kind of a gold camouflage.LOL Sure would be a lot easier.Confused
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I have no idea why, but I like the GOLD. Big%20smile  It grows on ya, like mold growin' on some left over's in the fridge. Dead LOL
 
How can your car be "Riverside Gold" on a '71?Question   I thought War Bonnet Yellow or Sunflower Yellow was offered only on '71's. Confused  Riverside Gold or Daytona Yellow was offered in '69.   Also, what does your sander look like?Question
 
 
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Believe it or not, that is Warbonnet Yellow. That's what it looks like when you sand it down. The sander looks a lot like me. Oh, you mean the tool? It's just a regular dual action sander.   I like Ken's car. The more sanding I do the better his looks.LOL  A little primer here and ther and we could be twins.Clap I'm "ever loving ugly too"Dead!!
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Posted: 11/17/06 5:45amMessage 19 of 84
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Vette(s): 1968 L-71 convertible
War Bonnet Yellow is actually a gold. Kind of confusing name for the color though????????
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Posted: 11/17/06 5:52amMessage 20 of 84
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Vette(s): 71 Colonnade Hardtop Coupe Torch Red with black interior originally L48 built to push around 360hp
 Her's a pic of the sander I'm using.
 
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