1968 Firebird Paint Progress

[70TWO NOVA]

Im taking on my next paint project. My friend Mitch's (vannatta20) 1968 Firebird. It is currently in the primer stage. Final color will be a dark gunmetal metallic. Let me know what you think.

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[skatinjay27]

alright! some american muscle

looking good man cant wait to see it in color

[elitecustombody]

OMG! as much as you don't like my comments of constructive criticism,I have to put in my .02c, please take the extra time to remove old crust off the pinchwelds around the windows and clean all the rust,loose dirt and old paint, STOP using that garbage red putty, or atleast use it wha is was made for,not use it a skim coat, it was made for small pin holes and I would never use it on anything else,not to fill scratches or do bodywork with it, don't take it as an insult, I just hate to know that this car will rust in no time, when you can take extra time to do it right

[70TWO NOVA]

Originally Posted by elitecustombody

OMG! as much as you don't like my comments of constructive criticism,I have to put in my .02c, please take the extra time to remove old crust off the pinchwelds around the windows and clean all the rust,loose dirt and old paint, STOP using that garbage red putty, or atleast use it wha is was made for,not use it a skim coat, it was made for small pin holes and I would never use it on anything else,not to fill scratches or do bodywork with it, don't take it as an insult, I just hate to know that this car will rust in no time, when you can take extra time to do it right

your right, I dont appreciate your "comments" especially considering that you were not there to see every step of the process. I know what Iam doing works and I know there are other techniques other than my own. I understand what works and what doesnt by this point and just because you dont do it that way doesnt mean you need to criticize my work. For your info there was no old paint or loose dirt that you seem to think is there. The car was thoroughly cleaned and like i said before you were not there every step and the pictures i posted are just snapshots of the process, not every step of the way. Also I dont know where you think I used the puddy as a skim coat, but as you can see it was in places to fill pin holes.

[GM Muscle]

Originally Posted by 70TWO NOVA

your right, I dont appreciate your "comments" especially considering that you were not there to see every step of the process. I know what Iam doing works and I know there are other techniques other than my own. I understand what works and what doesnt by this point and just because you dont do it that way doesnt mean you need to criticize my work. For your info there was no old paint or loose dirt that you seem to think is there. The car was thoroughly cleaned and like i said before you were not there every step and the pictures i posted are just snapshots of the process, not every step of the way. Also I dont know where you think I used the puddy as a skim coat, but as you can see it was in places to fill pin holes.

well if you didnt really think about it you would just assume you primed over everything but im sure that if your going to take the time to replace the quarters, youre going to take the time to do the rest of the job right. my only recommendation for the future is throw the nitrostain away! get some nice evercoat metal glaze to fill in the pinholes and it will gaurantee a quality job..

[68protouring454]

evercoat makes an easy sand polyester filler, it self levels, sand easy with 180-220, and has a hardener so it will shrink very little.
good advice

[almcbri]

Brian,

it is looking great! keep the pics coming.

[70TWO NOVA]

Originally Posted by almcbri

Brian,

it is looking great! keep the pics coming.

thanks, I appreciate it. The acrylic glazing putty works great, I have been using it for years and have never had a shrinking or cracking issue, nor any rust from under the paint. I do take the time to thoroughly clean everything beforehand. Ill post up some more pics as the progress continues.