Sam's Red Rocket
[Re: SammFC3s]
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02/25/10 04:50 AM
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Looks great! The only solution to repair paint that you've burned through is to resand the surface and then repaint the area. Thinner is better as it is much easier to roll on another thin coat then to sand down a thick coat. Keep up the excellent work! Marc in SF 63 White Comet Marc's White Comet Page
Marc in SF 63 Blue Comet 260 Sedan- White w/blue stripes Done using the "$50 Paint Job" method!
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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02/25/10 09:51 PM
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that looks amazing!!
lets see some daylight pics!
Will do when turbo gets back from rebuild. I might start from scratch on the hood after I drive it for a few months. I only drove it once since I bought it 3 weeks ago.
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Re: Sam's Red Rocket
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02/26/10 01:14 AM
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Looks great! The only solution to repair paint that you've burned through is to resand the surface and then repaint the area. Thinner is better as it is much easier to roll on another thin coat then to sand down a thick coat. Keep up the excellent work! Marc in SF 63 White Comet Marc's White Comet Page
Thanks for the answer that's what I was figuring. I guess that's another good thing about this paint job .... easy touch up.
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Re: Sam's Red Rocket
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03/16/10 05:18 AM
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Sorry i havent posted any pictures of it in the sun, i had some trouble with the mechanical side of my project (shorting the MAF wiring and forgetting to hook up an intercooler pipe ) I also started repainting the anodized red portion of the rims, and compunding the black portion to get most the scuffs out. I did get to drive it though, and it looks rough in the sun, i didnt sand enough, so i started to go back over it using some fine steel wool it works great on getting the orange peel down fast and then finishing with 1000, 1500, 2000 meguiars ultra compound and megiuars swirl x. The couple of test sections came out great and i really think this will be a good paint job.
Last edited by SammFC3s; 03/16/10 02:38 PM.
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Re: Sam's Red Rocket
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03/19/10 10:33 PM
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Alright everyone. I am in!! I going to try this on my Dakota!
I would like to paint it orange (like the original poster's 69ChargerYeeHaw Charger). I want to paint the top black. Anyone have any luck with doing two-tone paint jobs? Also, stripes??
I'm new here! Any info would be helpful.
Thanking you in advance.
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Re: Sam's Red Rocket
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03/20/10 10:58 PM
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I've lost track of the months I've been working on this. I think I started last year January
March 7th 2009...mTake yur time and do it right, so far so good.
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Re: Sam's Red Rocket
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03/21/10 12:32 PM
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Johnny V
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Thanks for the info. Props to MercuryMarc for a great website and a great car too! I was inspired by www.rickwrench.com. I even bought a 66 Corvair just like his but I have since sold it. I am planning on starting tomorrow morning on my test panel (the tailgate). I have a lot of body work though. Long story short, I was driving down the interstate and my tailgate fell off. It was late at night so there wasn't much traffic but I looked in my rear view mirror and saw a shower of spark flying through the air. It was majestic. It seems that many are having a lot more success here in this third part of this thread. I read the entire 43 pages of the first part of the thread and there was a lot of experimenting and not a lot of true successes. Anyway, I will post pics of my progress. Roll on!
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Re: Sam's Red Rocket
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03/24/10 09:46 PM
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We have also been experimenting with hardeners, which real seem to help on the final results.
Can you summarize what is known about the hardeners?
I was one of the first here to paint my car with Brightside, no hardener, and even now (3+ years later??) I can make a mark in the paint with my fingernail.
My car is garaged all the time, and I don't drive it much, but I wonder if sun exposure would harden it. Something tells me it's about as hard as it's going to get at this point, having spent 3 summers in a garage that gets up to 110 degrees or so on the hottest days.
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Re: Sam's Red Rocket
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03/24/10 10:12 PM
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Exit1965 - I read all about your woes with your test panels. I was hoping that you had gotten better results once you painted your car white.
I have already started my tailgate on my truck with one coat of paint. My original plan was to paint my truck with the exact stuff that 69ChargerYeeHaw used. Should I start over and try a hardener? Any help would be nice.
(I would post a pic but I can't get it to load right.)
98 Dodge Dakota
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