Is is posssible to just paint the area of my car that is blue and leave the black portion alone?


The blue is only on the sides of the car and i would like to make the whole car black but leave the silver stripe. So is that even possible to do before i start asking around at local shops.

Thank you

That car looks pretty "set-up" just the way it is, why go through all the trouble?

You know how body/restorers are: SLOW and $$$$$$$$$

I'm not a custom type but your car is Super Cool just like that.
Ron

I really want to go to a full black look as i'm not that happy with the two tone as it sits. Also it's picking up some nasty scratches and chips as of late so soon i have to repaint it one way or the other. Just wondering if it can be done right at the color seperation?

The answer to your question is "yes" and tell them to scrap the sidepipes while they're at it - those things belong on chebbies, not Mopars!

Again I'm not a bodyman but play one on TV.
So my question is are they under the clear?

I would think either way they could be taped off, the Black sprayed then cleared and all sanded and rubbed to where it would be undetectable.

Quote:

---

Would all the clear have to be sanded off??

---

That would be best

We talking major $$$$ I guess??

I have done that on custom bikes in the past I would wet sand from the top of the stripe down, then I would tape up the stripe and spray black and 2 coats of clear then pull the tape off the stripe and put 2 more coats on the hole thing to the top of the stripe that way you don`t end up with such a thick edge also keep the buffer spinning off the clear edge so you don`t chip any off it will be felt but hard to see if you don`t no.

yeah easy to do.sand the sides in 600,mask the stripe,spray the black basecoat,unmask stripe and clear,probably 4 coats clear. flatsand and rub.

Thanks guys for the advice!!

Stu, yes, it can be done and there is absolutely no need to sand off all the clear,because that will only cause more work for no reason, might as well strip it all the way down to metal,lol.

Mask the black with fine line tape ( I like the 3M bone color,not the blue one,it leaves way to thick edge) leaving silver exposed, scuff the stripes and the whole bottom of the car, use prep pen http://www.tcpglobal.com/AutoBodyDepot/I...CFcyc7QodbHtYCA
to get right up against the edge of the tape,that way the clear won't peel or chip off at the edge when peeling the tape or sanding and buffing.

After everything is prepped,step down 1/16"-1/8" run another line of fine line tape. Mask off the silver ,shoot the black,peel the tape off to expose silver,but leaving the 1/16"-1/8" of silver still masked ,then shoot clear.On last coat of clear peel the tape and shoot the bottom of the car along with all of the silver .As soon as you're done shooting the clear ,remove the fine line tape, spray light coat of blending solvent like U-Pol Fade-out spray on the edge to help it flow . Once the clear is safe to sand and buff, knock down the edge with 1200,1500,2000 ,buff and you should have nice smooth surface with no build-up at the tape line. I've done this many times and I know it can be done. The trick is to leave that little strip to keep material from thick build-up at the tape line.And whatever you do,don't use blue fine line tape.It's too thick and causes high build-up.

If it's too confusing, let me know and I'll try to explain again.

They are just lazy It does take a while to mask . On average it takes me about 6-8 hours to mask for something like that and a few rolls of fine line tape.

It's hard to come up with exact figure without seeing it in person,but roughly $4k, as long as there are no repairs or surprises when bumpers and trim removed.

All black