yeah that fender came out nice!
yup, the close up pic shows the orange peel a bit more. but it looks like you got a good thick layer of clear to work with to smooth it all out ...so you should be dandy. And yes be carefull not to burn through!....that would be a bummer.
I had a mustang painted a couple years ago and the guy that buffed it went to deep on a body line and ended up scorching the paint a bit. otherwise the rest of the car came out flawless. and had a heck of a shine to it.
I know what your going to....ive been at my project duster for about 3 years now and im itching to get it done and over with already so I can just enjoy driving it and cruising with my family. I have enjoyed working on the project....don't get me wrong, but its been and up and down roller coaster due to funds,weather,space,labor intensive fix's,lack of help, hard to find parts, and the list goes on.
but I am in the "home stretch now. Just need to finish knocking out the body work so I can get some primer on it. then its just a matter of waiting for some nice consistent weather to lay color and clear.
but its awesome you will have it pretty much ready to go in time to get a summers worth of cruising out of it and some good family fun. thumbs up to you on all the A+ work and be sure to thank your buddys for any help ....id love to have some friends that would be willing to help me on my project but they are all to scared to get dirty or are the type that dont do nothing for anyone unless they get something out of it ( also the type that forget about everything you have done for them lol) thats been a big hold up on my duster is pretty much tackeling it all by myself from top to bottom.
love the color on the dart though and cant wait to see it buffed out!
Looks good Bill. Looks like it turned out better than some of the Easter eggs I colored. We did a '67 Mustang last year that had orange peel like that. A little wet sanding and buffing and all came out good. And, yes, flourescent lights make it look worse than it will in the sunlight. How much assembly do you have to make it road/show worthy?
Yea that fenders turned great, after you buff out the paint, it should really look good with that new vinyl roof. Are you putting a stripe back on?
Wtg Bill Keep pics coming.
Congratulations on getting it painted. Do yourself a little favor when you buff it out, use masking tape on all your edges & body lines. Especially if you have never cut a paint job before. I've bufed out quite a few cars & I still mask off the lines for protection. You can then go back & hand rub the areas the tape covered. It's more work but sure beats an oops after you came this far. Good luck!
Speed,
I have been reading your thread and a good build is going on. I can remember after my son's 64 val got painted. You sit back and enjoy it and can't wait to get it done. It is going to take you longer to put the rest of it back together than it did taking it apart. Your going to get paranoid about putting a scratch on it. I know I did, almost went through the roof. I realized that it's going to happen and I can say I was the first one that did it.
Keep up the good work.
cant wait to see it
Nice job Bill, keep up the good work.
Black and blue was never a good combination lol, but in this case, WOW!
Looks good, when you buff it stay off any fender line. Hand rub these areas.
What grit did you cut the clear with?
What pad and compound are you going to cut it with?
It will come out like a mirror, have faith brother.
All the hard work is about to pay off.
I am aobut to start the body work on my kids duster, he is 12 now so I have 4 years.
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