Sneak peak at my 66 Cutlass

[gearheads78]

Its hard to find a place to stop LOL

I was originally going to just do a quick wash and rattle can the firewall. Since I no longer have a target date I took it a little farther. The rest of the engine compartment will look so clean and detailed so I have to make this pretty too.

Used a heat gun and a wood paint stick to get the old undercoating and black body sealer off. The paint stick works good and does not gouge the metal. I left all the original white seam sealer.

I used a DA with 120 everywhere I could and finished by hand in all the nooks and crannies. I then shot it with 2K direct to metal primer. I have some Eastwood chassis black but its laquer and I was afraid if might attack the primer. I will try to find some paint this week.

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by gearheads78

Its hard to find a place to stop LOL

That's the problem.. "might-as-well" syndrome..

[gearheads78]

Originally Posted by V8TV

That's the problem.. "might-as-well" syndrome..

Tell me about it The real sad part is now after this I don't think I will ever be able to build a car and not go this far every time.




This week after work I have been getting some little parts painted. Rattle canned I few things but did not com out as nice as I wanted so I am using real paint from a gun.


First sand blasting all the old paint and surface rust. I then been hitting with 120 DA to smooth out the basted parts but still leave some bite for the primer. I robbed a floor shift column out of a 66 Lemans. It was really nasty field car piece. Its looking better than new.



Next was a couple coats of 2K urethan primer followed by 400 paper to be ready for final paint



Here are a couple of finished pieces. I am very happy with my results for never painting anything with a gun before. I've used it to shoot some primer but thats all. This is good practice before I paint the firewall.

[waynieZ]

Looks very good you did a nice job with the paint gun. Keep us updated.
Wayne

[gearheads78]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Looks very good you did a nice job with the paint gun. Keep us updated.
Wayne

thanks...


Painted some more parts this afternoon. These turned out even better than the first batch. With all the odd shapes I have painted I think painting a big panel will be a piece of cake.

steering column top pieces


power steering tank


heater box