Administrators SuperDan Posted June 5, 2008 Administrators Share Posted June 5, 2008 Before being sprayed with epoxy primer. My buddy Marshall (a bodyman/painter by trade) in our "instant paint booth" laying down 5 coats of PPG black base with lots of green and some blue pearl. 3 coats of clear, still needs to be wet sanded to remove some of the little trash in the paint. After that we are going to blow 2 more coats of clear and color sand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Man, thats one nice color. I love all the pearl. I am sure it really pops in the sun! Nice job guys. Love the driveway, DIY setup. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Absolutely gorgeous color, nice choice. It really draws the eye into all the little details and bodylines on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montezuma Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 The car looks great....Marshall did a great job, it is great having a friend and neighbor like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Great color. Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 My hero. I LOVE the DIY jobs in driveways and garages!! Dan, let us know how it looks after the final color sanding. I'm extremely interested Kudos, man!!!! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Looks great Dan! It looks like your using a procedure similar to what I was thinking about using. Did you paint the door and hatch jambs at the same time? I'm thinking about having the headlight buckets, hood, access panels and cowl removed - just like you did. Then I'm thinking of opening the doors and hatch when I start painting so I can hit the jambs first, then close them for the rest of the paint - then do the same for the clearcoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEvilrps13 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 My hero. I LOVE the DIY jobs in driveways and garages!! Dan, let us know how it looks after the final color sanding. I'm extremely interested Kudos, man!!!! Davy Ditto. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Those panels look FLAT. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Great Job and COOL Color.... But Dan, I didn't know you even had a Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 nice job, I'm getting ready to paint mine again with the good stuff. I need a paint booth like you made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 SuperDan, That color looks great! I have seen quite a few driveway paint jobs that turned out great like that on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullbound Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Can Marshall come to Atlanta? Looks really awesome:mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wherezmytofu Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 wow, nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators SuperDan Posted June 6, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted June 6, 2008 Thanks guys, yeah it came out really nice. Man, thats one nice color. I love all the pearl. I am sure it really pops in the sun! It does, and it has a lot flop also, goes from black to green to blue. Just depends on the light. Pictures don't do it justice. It looks like your using a procedure similar to what I was thinking about using. Did you paint the door and hatch jambs at the same time? We pulled the doors, hatch hood etc and painted / cleared them and the jams about a week before we did the car. Reinstalled just the doors and used a technique he called "masking a soft line" were the paint on the jams etc would need to be blended to the new paint we blew on the body. You cannot see were they merge together but if you run your finger over it you can barely feel the transition. That will be colored sanded out and you will never know that they were painted separately. Those panels look FLAT. Nice work! They are, my car was in good shape, no major damage, some wavy panels and just little dings that had to be pulled and some paint chips. Still, we have about 80 hours in prep and paint on just what you see here. But Dan, I didn't know you even had a Z It's just a rumor. I'm getting ready to paint mine again with the good stuff. I need a paint booth like you made. Harbor Freight is your Friend. Got this on sale a while back for $129 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=92928 One 100 foot roll of 3 mil visquine, 2 rolls of duct tape, 1 soaker hose to keep the floor wet and you have one bitchen paint booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 That looks amazing. The color was a great choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Wow...that looks amazing...kudos!!! That is a staright car. Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkach Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 what did you use to spray the paint hvlp? looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators SuperDan Posted June 6, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted June 6, 2008 what did you use to spray the paint hvlp? looks great! Here is a little secret. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=94572 This setup works just as good as any "high end" paint gun. Just add a pressure regulator and water seperator and you are good to go. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 fast z Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 What do you use for a filter/vent system in that booth? With no air flow you get a deep haze on the clear, as the overspray just kinda settles on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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