I have been building a 69 Camaro in my spare time for my Grandfather. I figured I would share my progress with yall now that I got some paint on the cab. I painted a few of the parts a while back and will post pics of them as well. All that is left to be worked on and sprayed is the Hood, Trunk, Lower valance, Spoiler, and Doors. I am getting pretty excited as I am nearing completion.


Here are a few Before and pics right before and after I disassembled the car.

 

looks good larry. this the one your going to shoot black? the one with the wet paint. lol

 

Here are some shots of the car right after I finished blocking it. I wet the car to look for any imperfections, since the car was going to be painted black.

 

A few shots of the base coat and the application.

 

And now the best part......

 

i say paint the back tailight panel and the rear of the spoiler in semi flat black!

 

Don't listen to Joe!

Looking really good Larry, can't wait to see it finished!

Peace,
Craig.

 

That would be incorrect for the year, as black cars kept the gloss black back there. They also had argent (silver) grilles.

Do you work at a body shop? How much to prep/paint another 1st gen vert?

Tony

 

Looks good man. Super slick. It looks like you have a Car Max shirt on. I didnt know they painted cars, lol.

 

Looking good Larry! Nice work.

 

Damn Larry, looking

 

Lol yea I work at carmax. I work in the prep/paint department, that is where I learned how to paint but have never painted a whole car. The only kind of work that I know how or have the tools to do is cosmetic only ( no rust or sectioning panels). As soon as I finish this car I will be ready to take on another project.

 

looks sharp

 

looking good brah

 

Truly a beautiful job you're doing there. I hope your grandfather appriciates it. I hope my grandchildren will do the same for me when they're old enough

Beautiful!!!

 

Looks real good!!! I wish I could paint that good..That the same color I want to paint my 67 but I have heard black is not the color to learn on.

 

Definately not the color to learn on. Shows all bad body work and dust and trash in the paint real bad. White is very forgiving. Ever wonder why my car is white, lol.

 

Awesome looking car man... I have my 99 TA and the clear is peeling... gotta find a good paint shop that will not take me to the cleaners!!!!

 

White still doesn't forgive me!

Paint job looks great man, you could easily make some good side money or go work for a larger paint shop.