'66 Malibu N/SA

[RobbieRacer]

Happy Birthday Dave!

[Dave Muller]

Originally Posted by RobbieRacer

Happy Birthday Dave!

Thanks Rob! I spent most of it doing (what else?) body work on the Chevelle. All done now except for some minor spots here and there.

[Dave Muller]

Well, I thought body work was done, but I kept finding more issues here and there. I'm really not good at seeing this stuff without the aid of shiny paint. The total count of dents continued to climb right to the end of the year. But I have a new theory on how a car can pick up so many dents. The formula goes like this:

Pissed off wife + Big hammer = Many dents

Who knows, it could be. Anyway I finally got to the point of spraying 2K primer on it. Here it is just before:





And here it is after:





Tomorrow I'll be block sanding then disassembling it to paint the fenders, doors, hood and trunk separately.

I can see a variety of imperfections but most of the body work looks good. I've been held up some by cold, wet weather though. This el nino seems to be for real. But I hope to get the main body painted this weekend, fenders, doors etc. next weekend.

[Dave Noll]

When I painted my Cougar I kept chasing a low spot in the hood. Don't know how many times I would glaze it, prime it, sand it, looks high, looks low. Finally said screw it sanded it to metal, prime & paint, cant find a thing.

[mopacltd]

Looking good, Dave

[Sean Marconette]

All I can say is the guys that do quality bodywork and paint for a living earn every dollar they charge!

You can drive yourself crazy chasing imperfections, but that is the time to make it right, not after you get color on it. I have not priced paint since 2008 when I finished my car, but the petroleum based basecoat had doubled in cost over a 2 year period of time. People get sticker shock when they are told $10k + for a paint job, time is money and materials are not cheap!

Keep up the progress!

Sean

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Dave Noll

When I painted my Cougar I kept chasing a low spot in the hood. Don't know how many times I would glaze it, prime it, sand it, looks high, looks low. Finally said screw it sanded it to metal, prime & paint, cant find a thing.

Hoods are about the hardest panel on the car to get right, in my opinion. Being horizontal and very visible adds to the problem .The harder you lean on a sanding block or board strip
, the worse things get.
Also , you have the bracing underneath which makes things inconsistent.
Just keep it open in the pits or staging lanes..LOL

Looking good, Dave
Shoot me an email when you get a chance.

[HandOverFist]

I know the feeling Dave...I'm at the same spot on the El Camino as well.



Don't give up on those blemishes...you will kick yourself later for not taking care of them at this stage.

[FireSale]

There's a product called guide coat that helps with those pesky phantom low spots. It's a black powder that you rub on and wipe off to show the low and high spots for glazing or sanding. Used it on my Mustang.

Link: http://www.tcpglobal.com/Automotive-...Guide-Coats_2/

All mine. Not perfect but it saved me big bucks. Just the red paint was $1000...


Dale