Kevin,

I'm very sorry to hear this about your Dad.

My condolences to you and your family.

Eureka!!!

After some thorough cleaning and careful masking.....

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We finally have COLOR!!!

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The jambs have been cleared. It's amazing how much the color changes and pops when the clear is applied. The color is called Mars Red. It is right in between red and orange. It's actually the same color it was before we started the project because we always liked it so much and we never saw another one in that exact color. I'm glad we didn't have to wonder what a new color would look like. That would have been a very difficult decision to make.

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The rest of the parts were also sprayed and Nathan is preparing them for clear coat in the jambs, under the decklid, etc.

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While Nathan is painting the other body parts some of the reassembly was begun.

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When the other body parts are ready, they will be installed and then the whole car will be masked and sprayed again with base coat on the outside to assure perfectly even color. Then it will be cleared, stripes added and then the final clear coat will be sprayed.

A lot of steps remain but it sure is exciting seeing it in color again!!!

looks awesome, feels good to get to thisd point doesnt it.

Nice update Lou! Is it going to be at Sema this year??

yup thats a great feeling.

very nice Lou:thumbsup:

Paint is always a big step
 

Things should move along nicely now

very nice. What type of stripes are you going with?

wow does that look nice :king:

We are very excited about how the car is turning out! The Mars Red slips right between Hugger Orange and bright red, and it works extremely well with the black accents on the car. We should have the sheet metal back on the car today, and then it goes back in the booth for stripes and more clear.