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That looks nice man. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Very nice as always Brian

Looks amazing Brian. I've followed a few of your builds where you painted them in your shop. Could you post some pics of how you set your shop up to paint the cars. I'm really torn right now between attempting to paint my car in the shop or taking it to a proper booth and having someone spray it for me. Can't wait to see some more pics of this one.

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Originally Posted by scherp69 (Post 314807)

Thank you, I appreciate it. :)
I have shot most of my projects in a shop my friend owned. It was really a large garage that wasn't exactly the best environment for painting. I really didn't do much to get it ready for paint except clean the floor very well and of course wet it down to keep any dust from ending up in the air and on the paint. I would also lay plastic over anything you didn't want to get overspray on and I would set up a couple box fans near the door to keep the air flow going. I know there are usually body shops that will rent out their booths on the weekends or when they aren't in use for a reasonable price. I would recommend doing that so you have a good clean area to lay down your first paint job. Also you will have much less debris in your paint meaning the cut and buffing process will go much smoother for you.

Thank You! We are happy to be making progress!

Nice work. it looks great.

Looks good, but I would be worried about glare with the upper w/s area glossy and buffed It's flat black to cut down on glare. FWIW, I have an aftermarket plastic dash cover on my Firebird (Dashcap) until I can afford to have the dash pad redone...and since it's just grained plastic, it's still shiny enough that the glare is really bad on the windshield in the sun. The sun hits it, and it is reflected up onto the windshield, right into your line of vision. For showcar, maybe not a biggie, but if you plan on driving it, you'll probably regret it. Food for thought and just a helpful observations...probably not what you want to hear after putting in the effort. :cheers: