Some body work:
The rusty roof needed some work so it was sanded, rust cured, primed, and painted. I used a two stage primer (not a real two stage, just filler and sealer) and sprayed some flat black and clear on the top. The idea was to get a satin finish but it will end up looking high gloss because of the clear. It's a shade under that deep black look from using high gloss black, it's almost a dark gray/black color. I use spray cans and only spray cans working one panel at a time because that's what I'm accustomed to. I've done some paint jobs with spray cans and people think I'm lying to their face
they don't believe it. I have tons of hours left on the paint, most of which will be color sanding and buffing, but this is just the start. You'll be able to use it as a mirror just like any paint job when it's finished, but it isn't a show car or trailer queen.
Here's where some ideas could be helpful - I am thinking about this dark gray/black glossy color for the entire top, then the line which follows under the windows across the side of the car make a 1 - 2 inch deep/high gloss black stripe, then a simple flat black on the entire bottom of the car (that way rocks and chips won't worry me because there won't be any finish on the bottom half). How does that sound? Any other ideas would be awesome, the theme is black.
Here's the car as it was a few days ago and in the infant stage of its build. Let me know if the bare fiberglass bones for the front clip looks good or dumb, I need some input before I go head first into that project (it's just a base, the final product - if that decision is made, will be clean and follow body lines).
