Your pictures bounce from black to grey, fresh to sanded; however, it looks awesome. All I can say is it'll probably blow away the judges at the 1st event you attend (although I didn't exactly follow what you did)! Believe me, I follow everything you do!!
1966/'69 A100 Twins Build
- Thread starter Jim Kueneman
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Sorry. Blocked out a couple layers of SPI black epoxy, shot 4 heavy coats, blocked it again lightly and used glaze to fill some issues then shot 2 coats of grey epoxy. Now if I hit black when sanding it is time to STOP.
More plugging away on the tailgate. 2k shot and blocked with 220. Tomorrow two coats of epoxy and wet sand with 400 and it’s ready.
Wet 400 then base tomorrow. I can see the light.
Long road but ready for paint.
White down with a reduced coat of UC to lock it down for taping up the letters and splits for the orange. Have had issues with Motobase and tape, not this time. Will install the tailgate to get the lines to match up perfectly with the body. Same for the grill.
Decided to break it into 2 sessions so when one goes to crap it does not make all 3 pieces messed up. Grill and gate jamb done, screwed up and fixed. Tailgate tomorrow.
Little mockup as I still need to black out behind the grill. Trying out the new chrome/polish jewelry too. I needed the color split on the grill.
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Tail cut and buffed and some jewelry installed.
Sometimes you have to adjust. Planned on white, tape the letters and where orange bands were but the white gave me trouble so had to order more. Won’t be here till next week so we will do it the other way around. Four coats of clear on the gate back, hinges, latch’s tomorrow once FedEx arrives (another story) and a single coat on the outside to give it an good base to tape and shoot the white next week then four coats of clear on the outside.
JDMopar
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Are you going with full white panel with white letters, or orange letters in the white? I can't decide which would be a bigger pain in the *** to tape.....the insides of the letters, or the outsides!?!? I think I'll go with inside...lol. Fine line tape and then tape the rest to that.
White in the middle with orange letters. I puzzled that too but finally just did it with what I had.
JDMopar
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That will look great. If you want to show out a little, tape off the backside of the tailgate letters and do them in white! 
That will look great. If you want to show out a little, tape off the backside of the tailgate letters and do them in white!
Yea, no…
I can feel the finish line. 4 coats of clear on the back and it’s done, one coat on the front to seal it for taping. Should have another quart of Frozen White next week. Need to fit the gate in a few days to tape up the lines to match the body and then mask off the letters and shoot the white. Four coats of clear over it and we are going to call it done.
340sFastback
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Truck looks outstanding. You bolt that 408 in there yet?
Not even close.
Bam…. So close. Time for a break. Maybe till tomorrow when I’m fresh and can end with a good day with no issues.
JDMopar
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Doing that would make a preacher cuss! lol.
Masochist comes to mind
mygasser
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i enjoy fiddly stuff like that too so you're not alone. you just take your time and it gets done when it's done.
What does it mean if I enjoyed doing it?
neil.
A few little things to fix but I’m happy. Once it drys a few hours I’ll clean up the problem areas and may I can get a few coats of clear on it this afternoon.
Words can’t explain the joy I’m feeling right now now! Three coats of clear down and flowed out. Once the UV cures it for 5-6 hours I’ll sand out a bit of peel and a few gnats that decided to land then 3 more coats and it’s done.
340sFastback
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Tail gate looks awesome!
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