the pendejo: 67 impala - Lateral-g Forums

cantcatchmitch · #1 04-02-2011, 01:47 PM

im trying my best to hang in there but im kinda getting a case of the ass of sanding this beast all the time.

im still not sure on what i want to paint this thing anymore. straight black is too much maintenance i think driving in in farm country all the time. so im looking around for a color that will work well and contrast with the brown interior and shadown gray frame and engine. any ideas are a big help!

Leadfoot1 · #2 04-03-2011, 01:45 PM

Something in the Charcoal line? It would do well with the frame and is easy maintenance and goes with anything interior wise... You can break it up with a stripe of your kind and choice at anytime if you want later down the road too....

Just an idea.

My hat is off to you for the perseverance (sp) my friend!!! And your way of seeing things is the good one!

keep it up!

Lead.

boynton6spd · #3 04-04-2011, 04:39 AM

silver

cantcatchmitch · #4 04-20-2011, 07:07 PM

finally something good to report!!!

i blocked the whole car down hard, started with 80, back up to 320 and reprimed. blocked it with 180, 320 and reprimed. blocked it 500, 800 this time wet and got her ready to shoot.

picked a color out of the book called sterling gray metallic, a ford color. i was actually looking for something more pewter, (like this looked in the book) but im happy now. just reshot her tonight and im thrilled with the results. the temperature was perfect, the color layed amazing, its clean and the clear layed flat enough to read text in a magazine off the reflection.

enough jibber jabber. sorry the photos arent the best just yet.

**waynieZ** · #5 04-20-2011, 07:14 PM

Glad to see you picked a color and had good luck with it.

**tones2SS** · #6 04-21-2011, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by waynieZ

Glad to see you picked a color and had good luck with it.

^^What Wayne said. Love the metallic.

cantcatchmitch · #7 05-01-2011, 12:17 PM

now we're getting somewhere.... got the front end together and put her on the ground!
all the fasteners for the sheetmetal and some of the others are stainless and polished before being put on the car. blacked out the front of the rad support so i would have a cleaner silhouette behind the all polished grille( when i get done with that.) all the trim on the car is original stuff that i stripped the anodizing off with acid, sanded and polished back out.

let me know what you think guys!