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painting the factory way or not????
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06/10/15 04:05 PM
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Ok, I learned the way an ebody was painted originally, it was all assembled.
How many people restore a car this way? My painter can do it either way, but he was going to shoot single stage underneath (all blue) and in the trunk and engine compartment, if painted all apart. He would 2 stage everything else (external).
IF you do it all assembled, is it just a pain to do the clear, say under the hood, etc?
I found one restoration guy that says paint it all assembled, as you get the body all set, and the bolts look nice afterwards. It eliminates the risk of reassemble scratches etc.
Opinions please....I can see the merit of painting it all together.
-bob (B5 70 cuda convert ready for paint next week).
Last edited by 5571; 06/10/15 04:06 PM.
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Re: painting the factory way or not????
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06/10/15 05:33 PM
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Sounds like an concourse wrongstoration so it really doesn't matter. But if I were having it done wrong I would have it jammed , paint under the hood and the underside , assemble it then paint it.
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Re: painting the factory way or not????
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06/10/15 09:56 PM
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Make it better than new and you won't have rust in those hard to reach areas in a few years but this is a totally personal decision.
Sheldon
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Re: painting the factory way or not????
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06/11/15 11:03 AM
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thanks for all the responses. I like option 3.
By the way, is there a paint code somebody could recommend that matches the shade of the dipping primer?
Last edited by 5571; 06/11/15 11:23 AM.
67 hemi GTX silver 4spd, 70 cuda convert 340 4spd, 71 cuda 340 4spd (Curious Yellow, white billboards/interior), 70 Mr Norm's Challenger 440 4spd
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Re: painting the factory way or not????
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06/11/15 12:35 PM
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Bare metal and primer is fine if the goal is to win at the Nats.....but for a car that gets driven, I wouldn't do it. Option 3 sounds good though or I'd just paint it full coverage.
Dave
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