[codyyy]

I really like this car, the silver looks good. I'd probably put a LeMans hood on it with a cutout though. I'd love to put a blower on my car, although I probably wouldn't need the extra HP, but it would still be cool. For some reason I love all the hood stuff and the butterfly air scoops.

Another cool blower car:

[codyyy]

This car looks pretty sharp with the color.

[UPC-WU2]

My Carousel Red '69 Judge with black vinyl roof.

[codyyy]

That looks really sharp.

[Greg Reid]

Nice photography too...

[codyyy]

[Curly Joe]

Originally Posted by UPC-WU2

My Carousel Red '69 Judge with black vinyl roof.

Love the black vinyl top !
dont see em anymore.

[68 Goat]

This is my 69 that I just got back from the body shop. Some awesome looking cars in this post.

[NYH1]

Originally Posted by UPC-WU2

My Carousel Red '69 Judge with black vinyl roof.

That's a bad@$$ car too. It looks GREAT!

[Vince GTO]

Here is a picture of our 68'

[codyyy]

[beargfr]

Well, I'm getting closer. Sort of proud of this considering it's my first ever attempt at a paint job, I did it in my garage, and it's black.







Bear

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by beargfr

Well, I'm getting closer. Sort of proud of this considering it's my first ever attempt at a paint job, I did it in my garage, and it's black.

Bear

Wow. That looks fantastic! Wish I had the skills to paint like that and the nerve to try it in my garage.

[beargfr]

Well, I'd be the last person to claim to have "skills"... What I've learned through this process is that there's not much that you can't correct with just a little more time and effort. What you see in the photos isn't what it looked like just after I finished spraying it. It had more than just a few specs of dust in it, there were some runs, and there were spots with moderate to "more than moderate" orange peel. Each of those issues I had to deal with, then finish up by sanding the whole car with 1000 grit, then 1500 grit, then 3000 grit followed by buffing with 3 different compounds.

And, for everything I did, it was the very first time I've ever done it. So, the moral of the story is that if I can do it, probably anyone could.

(But thanks for the kind words)

Bear

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by beargfr

...then finish up by sanding the whole car with 1000 grit, then 1500 grit, then 3000 grit...
Bear

By hand, wet, using a Durablock or similar I assume?
The fact that you've never done it before makes it even more impressive...and one of the toughest colors to get right.

[beargfr]

"Mostly" using a 3/32" stroke Dynabrade RO sander, but the spots either where it wouldn't reach, or were "too close" to a body line, edge, or other spot where I was concerned about burning through the paint I did by hand. I learned more and got better at it as I went along. I'm sure there are isolated spots I'll have to revisit once I get it out into the sun and can really "see" it, but for the most part it's done.

[Greg Reid]

I've been told before by a good painter that if you can color sand and buff, you can paint. If I knew of a paintbooth I could rent time in, I might be tempted to try it. Might look into that.

[beargfr]

I would have liked to have been able to find a booth myself --- I wound up just having to do it in my garage with some rigged up box fans. I had to deal with more dust/trash in the clear than I might have had to with a booth, and that cost me some time and effort, but it sure was a confidence builder to get it done.

[Greg Reid]

I can spray one shot of Rustoleum in the garage...enough to cover a postage stamp on one side...and I will get.."WHAT is that SMELL?..
So I know I'm not painting a car in the garage.
Primer, I'll do outside but I don't want to try topcoating out there.

[paint guy]

Originally Posted by beargfr

I would have liked to have been able to find a booth myself --- I wound up just having to do it in my garage with some rigged up box fans. I had to deal with more dust/trash in the clear than I might have had to with a booth, and that cost me some time and effort, but it sure was a confidence builder to get it done.

Car came out really nice! I'll be doing the same thing in a couple of weeks, but it will be my first tri-coat on anything as big as a car (motorcycles don't count) so in that regard, it will be a new experience for me, too. I am fortunate in the fact that a friend of mine has a body shop and will let me use his booth.good luck with your project. When do you think you'll have it on the road?