1967 Shelby GT500

rusty428cj

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gregski said:

Rusty / Brian

Not that I doubt your work, but are your post updates fairly in line with the progress time wise. Your first post is March 21st and the next day you had it stripped to bare metal and epoxy primed? I am just wondering if that's how the pros do it, because that is friggen lightning fast. Unless of course it took you a couple weeks and then you sat down and posted the updates, fine either way I am just trying to get some perspective, thank you in advance.

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It was stripped with a razor blade a long time ago and we worked on other projects. The priming and bodywork on the body is current.

I decided to start a thread because I'm working on this while Brian is working on another project. I need to get this painted and back to my friend who owns it so he can put it together.

 

rusty428cj

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I painted the back side of the deck lid yesterday. It is hard to get a good picture showing the true color.

 

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Looks like Forrest Green. Like the Steve McQueen Bullitt car.
Geniuses choose green.

 

rusty428cj

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Block sanding finished all cleaned and ready for epoxy





Two more coats of epoxy

 

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mustangmutt said:

Looks like Forrest Green. Like the Steve McQueen Bullitt car.
Geniuses choose green.

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Bullitt was highland green. And I assume they are painting it the stock color......

 

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Lookin good, can't wait to see what type of paint materials you use.

 

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What was the original color blue or green?

 

rusty428cj

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tx65coupe said:

What was the original color blue or green?

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Green but it had been painted blue a long time ago.

 

rusty428cj

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I sanded the door to bare metal than epoxy primed



Block sanded to find the low spots



Needed a little filler



One coat of epoxy primer



Two coats of Slick Sand polyester primer

 

rusty428cj

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I block sanded the Slick Sand with 80 than 180





Two coats of SPI black epoxy





Block sanded again ready for more epoxy

 

rusty428cj

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We attached the seal to the deck lid before I painted the other side



I sprayed a coat of reduced epoxy as a sealer now sand out any dirt with 800 and they are ready for paint

 

rusty428cj

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May 25, 2011

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I sprayed green today and tomorrow will clear.

 

rusty428cj

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Two coats of clear. I will wet sand and add more clear.

 

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Dang, Rusty; that green is going to be beautiful! You said you were going to wet-sand and shoot more clear....that hood already looks like somebody could dive in and swim in it.

 

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Is that Ivory metallic green ?

 

rusty428cj

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stangman16 said:

Is that Ivory metallic green ?

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No dark moss green

 

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Rusty,
Are you spraying the main body of the car and the doors in a separate session from the hood, deck and fenders? If so, how are you making sure that the metallic comes out all even from panel to panel? I've been led to believe that metallic colors need to go on all in one shoot. Please explain.
Thanks,
Gene

 

rusty428cj

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Yesterday afternoon I sprayed the base and this morning clear

 

rusty428cj

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horseballz said:

Rusty,
Are you spraying the main body of the car and the doors in a separate session from the hood, deck and fenders? If so, how are you making sure that the metallic comes out all even from panel to panel? I've been led to believe that metallic colors need to go on all in one shoot. Please explain.
Thanks,
Gene

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When I get the paint I make sure it is stirred real good than separate into quart cans. I make sure I mix it the same each time I spray and use the same air pressure and the gun is set the same.

 

rusty428cj

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Jun 22, 2011

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The body is now green with 2 coats of clear. The owner want's white stripes but I think it looks richer without stripes and I'm trying to talk him out of stripes. My camera does not take very good pictures in the booth it almost looks black.