Then to Now..lots of pics...56k you know
10-15-2009, 10:19 PM
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Then to Now..lots of pics...56k you know Alright, here's some pics from what my car was. Too what it is now. With a change in between. It's been down a long time. I always say i'll get it back on the road one day. I've put up pics in the past. This just shows alot more of the process.
It was all done by myself, being the first time i've ever painted! I can hang with the best of them when it comes to mechanicals, paint was a whole nother experience. Now, i'm thinking about going back to Brown. It won't be anytime soon though! I am going to change it again though.
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It was all done by myself, being the first time i've ever painted! I can hang with the best of them when it comes to mechanicals, paint was a whole nother experience. Now, i'm thinking about going back to Brown. It won't be anytime soon though! I am going to change it again though.
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10-15-2009, 10:38 PM
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Then I stripped it back down to a shell. This time completely gutting the car, which is actually the above pics of the car stripped. First time I didn't yank the motor, tranny, or rearend. I painted it Sequoia Green. A late 60's, early 70's GM color. Which this is the final product as well.
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10-16-2009, 07:59 PM
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I like the brown better very unique, but it's your car. Wow thats alot of money in dynamat lol. Hey why did you remove the pass side engine firewall in the one pic?
10-16-2009, 08:50 PM
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Man you have been busy. The brown was like a throwback to the 3rd gen brown and it looked good. The green looks awesome and almost grey at times. Props for a unique color that no one else has.
10-16-2009, 11:59 PM
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how did the sound deadening work out ?
Hey why did you remove the pass side engine firewall in the one pic?
how long did it take to paint like that? you paint in the garage? what product did you use?
Everything was done in the garage. I would just cover stuff up.
The paint is Basf, Limco 1234. It's a mid to low paint. I think more mid is it is cleared. I've never painted and didn't want to spend a ton on more expensive paints. I was getting the base and reducer for under a buck fifty. It does have a high solids clear on it. Which is called Xtreme original KlearKote. which it is, to me a mid grade as well. It's under a buck fifty as well. This was all a learning experience to me. I think now that decent jobs can be done without having to buy thousand dollar gallons of paint. lol
Thanks everyone for the compliments! It makes it worth it in the end!
10-17-2009, 11:54 AM
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Awesome job! I love how the green looks gray at different angles. Where did you get the paint, I've never heard of it before and we are looking to paint the 69 in the garage and our budget sucks so it sounds like you this didn't cost an arm and a leg and looks amazing!
