finally finished with paint

68dustin

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Well have been working on the car here and there since may. Did everything myself body, painting and buffing. Total cost of paint job around 500 bucks that includes everything. This is my second car that ive painted. Did this one with my home made paint booth

 

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other_shoe

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Looks great and I really like the color. Congratulations on finishing.

 

tx65coupe

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Cougars are awesome! Gotta love sequential tail lights and those cool headlights. That color looks fantastic? Whats the deal with the wheels though?

 

kylehamilton79

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Those are 2 sweet rides. I love the blue color. I've got an old junker F150 I'm gonna try to paint and fix all the dents on. Have any tips to help me learn?

 

68dustin

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best advice is trial and error + alot of research. if you plan on doin your own paint job go with 2 stage base coat clear and no metallic's. The 2 stage is very forgiving and easy to fix ooopsies..

 

iskwezm

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looks clean.Im not a wiree wheel person............but i do like the 20" wires.Whenever i get to building a old bomb it will have those.

 

tx65coupe

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What blue is that?

 

68dustin

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electric blue from the restoration shop

 

Bitter

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Looks great! When I can bring mine by for one of those inexpensive paint jobs?

 

mudbilly

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that is one nice cougar...........i think the wheels work well............

 

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wow nice work!! it's amazing how blue can make such a difference. Good job!

 

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Very nice indeed.
I just shipped my car to you for paint, get ready! A nice burgundy please.
sparx

 

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Fordmus67tang

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68Dustin - How big is your compressor? your cars look awesome!

 

68dustin

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thanks guys... its a craftsman 30 gal 5 hp compressor

 

woodsnake

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Stupid USG computers.....I can only see red "X"'s...
I'm a HUGE cougar fan...

 

jerry S

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very nice. Congrats on finishing.

 

NasaGT

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Nice job! Very nice color.

 

burnout289

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Looks great! Do you have any pics/info on your booth? I'm working on putting one together for my garage as well.

 

68dustin

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pretty much just cleaned the garage and removed as much stuff as i could. got a bunch of stand up lights. threw plastic up on all 3 sides and hosed the floor down... Had 2 box fans sucking out the fumes.. nothing special.. just make sure u have lots of lights... and dont have the compressor in the garage.. OH YEAH AND BLOW OUT ALL SOURCES OF FLAME

 

tx65coupe

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I always wanted a Cougar. The color of his is very close to the 67 Mustang fastback I almost got back in high school. That car was cool and looked nice, but had tons of hidden rust.

Do you have any interior pictures?

I'm also curious do the sequential tail lights work? I love those. I got the Scott Drake deluxe incandescent kit for my 65. Its about as close as I can get to that.

mudbilly said:

that is one nice cougar...........i think the wheels work well............

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I agree, its sweet. You really think the wheels go with the car though? I just don't see it. They style or the size. The style might be ok, if they were just a little smaller. There is not any sidewall to the tires.