Dave is a very selfless person and he's a great addition to this site. I always love hearing stories of Father/Son projects like @Boosted92LX did and now you are making some memories yourself. I grew up being my Dads helper with body work and painting cars (side jobs my Dad did for extra $) and I loved every bit of it. He was always very patient with me even when I wet sanded through the clear on a black Corvette (I was 12 y/o). I now look forward to doing this with my Son one day, he's only 8 right now.Wanted to give a shout out and a thank you to fellow member Davedacarpainter, for being gracious and kind enough to offer his expertise and knowledge. I wasn't sure the base color would hide the wet sand scratches, after two coats they were still very noticeable. While trying to hide my concern, I could see the worry in my sons face. I thought if I could reach Dave, he'd have the answer. Sure enough he did, as long as the scratches were made with the right grit sandpaper (400) the clear coat will cover them. Another great tip was using a bright light to go around the car and check for places that may not have gotten complete coverage of paint, once again great tip, cause I found some holidays.
On another note, I'll never forget the experience of painting the car with my son. He gets distracted and bored sometimes with all the work and preparation involved in something like this, but he was front and center yesterday. I always tell him, the work part sucks sometimes, but it's necessary to get a favorable result. Seeing his excitement and appreciation was the icing on the cake.
Dave is a very selfless person and he's a great addition to this site. I always love hearing stories of Father/Son projects like @Boosted92LX did and now you are making some memories yourself. I grew up being my Dads helper with body work and painting cars (side jobs my Dad did for extra $) and I loved every bit of it. He was always very patient with me even when I wet sanded through the clear on a black Corvette (I was 12 y/o). I now look forward to doing this with my Son one day, he's only 8 right now.
Good luck with assembly and be CAREFUL with the new paint.
Nice job mikeLast day of work for the year, so left early and decided to pull the fox out and clean it up a tad. Short vid
Ooooohhh. Very nice!Just bought my dream car 1989 Saleen #78.
Nice job mike.
I like that LX spoiler too.
Damn fine job you did there Mike. I hope to copy that someday (maybe without the corvette thingy thoughAlmost done with worlds longest brake job
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