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**waynieZ** · #**251** 08-02-2010, 11:22 PM

Nice work (and patients) Patrick. It will all pay off in the end. its going to be sweet.

fasterpatrick · #**252** 08-22-2010, 08:26 PM

Well, we crossed another line in the quest to get this car painted, sprayed a bunch of epoxy primer on the car this weekend. Let's just say I'm not the best at this, but either I just can't get this paint thing down, or the stuff I'm spraying just does not lay down well, ever. But at least now I can sand this layer smooth and think about putting down some base coat, stripes, and clear. the booth will stay up till the end now, but the main door has been opened up for use as a garage while I sand.
Here are the pics.

Booth is cool but has it's bugs,
The tinker toy construction has it's limits, but when I'm done with it will break down and store it the attic minus the plastic(trash).
Patrick

awr68 · #**253** 08-22-2010, 10:06 PM

Patrick, my hats off to you for taking on such a build! I think you get the 'home built' award!! Keep at it my friend....color is just a few more sanded finger tips away!!

coolwelder62 · #**254** 08-23-2010, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by awr68

Patrick, my hats off to you for taking on such a build! I think you get the 'home built' award!! Keep at it my friend....color is just a few more sanded finger tips away!!

My thought's also.

**waynieZ** · #**255** 08-23-2010, 01:52 PM

It must feel good seeing it one color, Even if it is primer. Keep the faith your getting closer.

fasterpatrick · #**256** 09-02-2010, 08:57 PM

Well I've gone and done it now, I actually sprayed paint on the scratch build, not all but some. I went at it today and have the doors and undersides of the hood and trunk lid based and clear. if the rest of the car looks like the doors, I will run it as is until next spring and then worry about the cut and buff.

I will dive back in tomorrow am and get the rest of the base and stripes laid down, and shoot clear sat AM. with any luck the booth will come apart by Sunday morning and the rest of the weekend will be a steady beer IV.
Patrick

awr68 · #**257** 09-02-2010, 11:34 PM

wooooohoooooo paint!! Way to go!

It looks good and shinny! What color is it and what will the stripes be? It looks to me like a grey?

fasterpatrick · #**258** 09-03-2010, 08:26 AM

Colors are Main body "Ford High Performance White", Stripes will be "05 Honda Midnight Blue Pearl" should have pics up some time Sat.
Patrick

**waynieZ** · #**259** 09-03-2010, 08:34 AM

Nice work! Those colors should be great on it. Your kicking some butt now. Good luck with the color and clear. Keep us posted.

fasterpatrick · #**260** 09-04-2010, 08:50 PM

Professionals may want to look away. This is nowhere near show caliber paint the base coat went well no big problems. 4 hours to mask the stripes, then things slowly deteriorated. My car had became a magnet for every thing that could find its way to it. Clear well that is tough thing to get right, but for the first car that I have painted since High School it could have been worse. I have climbed the four levels of Hell, 1 Body Filler, 2 Poly Surfacer, 3 Primer, and the 4th Paint and Clear. Now I have the the bonus level Cut and Buff. I really had trouble getting the clear to flow consistently on the larger areas so a cut and buff is in order I will hang the parts on the car and just worry about the parts that show. I think the stripe is a little dark maybe a bit more midnight than blue, but it pops a little more in the sun.

Now to find someone with the stuff to do the cut and buff and the time to help me not screw it up.
Patrick