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    I think it's human nature to criticize rather than compliment. I find myself on overload at car shows, imaging all the time and money in each car or truck. When the evil person on my shoulder says "Geeze a 20K paintjob, flawless and they painted it Pepto Bismo Pink!" Then the outside voice says wow nice car, sure got a lot of work in that! Now days I realize what it took getting there, vs. mine in pieces at home in primer and a body you could play connect the dots with. I don't think I'd do well putting mine in a show, since the same dumb comments that pop up in my head would get me upset when it came to someone's negative comments on my work, but then again I did my work myself on a budget so my end product can't compete with someone's 100K project! I guess that's why rat rods are popular in primer and distressed paint because it's not about the paint alone.
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    Been sanding & polishing, and was not very happy with the fact that even with all of the isolation work to do the booth I had more "junk" on flat surfaces than I realized as I was shooting, and it created tiny "flaws" in the reflecting surface I'm sanding with 1500 wet, then 3M white compound on the white foam pad, followed by blue glaze on the blue foam. Late yesterday I went back to one area and using 1500 w/ a rubber 3M squeegee as a block I marked the little spots and went back over the polished area, taking it back to dull but smoother and re-polished with white & blue. What I found is that while it "looked" flat initially, if I looked really close there were small "hills" of clear where the "junk" was, and I needed to apply more attention in sanding. It's not "perfect" but a lot better, and I finally told myself, "It's a car painted in a barn, and every trip will start with 0.6 miles of gravel road, so it's OK!!"

    After dinner one of my boys (Ryan, who spent long hours draped over the fenders of his little Fox body Mustang as a teenager) came over to help me guide the engine & tranny back into place. Got it in without any collateral damage, which is a good thing!!

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    Today I'll be out to get the hoist off, tighten the mounts up, and get the wiring hooked up as well as polishing out the top (again ) and getting after the driver's side sanding and polishing. Still have the hood, trunk and splash aprons ahead of me, and the trunk and one splash apron may be candidates for re-spraying vs trying to save the clear.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post

    Today I'll be out to get the hoist off, tighten the mounts up, and get the wiring hooked up as well as polishing out the top (again ) and getting after the driver's side sanding and polishing. Still have the hood, trunk and splash aprons ahead of me, and the trunk and one splash apron may be candidates for re-spraying vs trying to save the clear.
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    No reason to go "show quality" paint on a driver, it just ain't gonna stay that way!!!! Car looks great Roger, anxious to see it back poundin' the pavement!!!!!
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    Your Car looks great (nice reflection in the Door), and after putting the Engine in you must be getting excited to get it on the road-

    I am not looking forward to the Paint part (as I know how picky I can be), and any time I color sand I envision the times that I was too aggressive and went through the clear ( )

    Very, very nice, and I can't wait to see it finished!
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    Roger will be giving you a call when the time comes for this truck. Mine won't be as shinny as yours! The photos you posted look nice. I agree with Dave it's a driver! Post some shots of the freshly painted test drive!
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    I agree with all that's been said! If "we're" gonna drive'em they'll carry some scars for certain. Like you I have a gravel drive and I used to grimace every time I heard a stone bang around underneath.. Now, I only sigh...

    I still want to re-do mine... but in a different blue. We'll see, maybe in a few years..

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    Talking to my paint guy, he shared that if a sag or run is too big it's often best to just bite the bullet and re-spray the panel. He suggested that I try the repair on the worst part, buff it out with 1500 wet, compound and glaze and then see if the edges of the flaw still show. I of course, felt that I could salvage anything, and after spending several hours on the trunk and one splash apron I thought they were good until I moved outdoors and found that in the harsh sunlight I could clearly see the lines of each problem area So late today I opened the clear with 800 grit, and transformed the work area back to a spray booth. I had also sanded into the color coat on the edge of the hood, so I repaired that and re-cleared the hood, too. At the last minute I pulled the splash apron because it looked like I had gone through the clear coat, so tomorrow I'll sand it down, prime, color and clear it.
    With the engine & tranny in I got the new clutch master installed and bled and lit it off to move the car out of the way. Again, when I got the car outside I noticed several "problem areas" in the finish I'll tell you, doing black as a first time paint experience is a baptism in fire!! I've come to the conclusion that it'll look somewhat better than it did before, so life goes on!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
    Talking to my paint guy, he shared that if a sag or run is too big it's often best to just bite the bullet and re-spray the panel. He suggested that I try the repair on the worst part, buff it out with 1500 wet, compound and glaze and then see if the edges of the flaw still show. I of course, felt that I could salvage anything, and after spending several hours on the trunk and one splash apron I thought they were good until I moved outdoors and found that in the harsh sunlight I could clearly see the lines of each problem area So late today I opened the clear with 800 grit, and transformed the work area back to a spray booth. I had also sanded into the color coat on the edge of the hood, so I repaired that and re-cleared the hood, too. At the last minute I pulled the splash apron because it looked like I had gone through the clear coat, so tomorrow I'll sand it down, prime, color and clear it.
    With the engine & tranny in I got the new clutch master installed and bled and lit it off to move the car out of the way. Again, when I got the car outside I noticed several "problem areas" in the finish I'll tell you, doing black as a first time paint experience is a baptism in fire!! I've come to the conclusion that it'll look somewhat better than it did before, so life goes on!!
    well i tried to tell you in a nice way so you would not wast time in post #338 .#340 others... but? sorry you had to learn the hard way. no one took the time to tell me. i painted 100.s of car.s and truck.s . some boats and plane .s work in many shop .s over the years . knew and know guys that paint like i did for a living pulling off a perfect blend is not going to happen less you have many hours with a gun in your hand and that no guarantee. thats why many painters drink or take some herb to level them out
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    Sorry to hear of the "problem areas".. I'm certain it'll look a lot better than before.

    Every time I look at mine I want to sand it all down and start anew...

    But at least when I hear a rock hit it.. I don't care!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pat mccarthy View Post
    well i tried to tell you in a nice way so you would not wast time in post #338 .#340 others... but? sorry you had to learn the hard way. no one took the time to tell me. i painted 100.s of car.s and truck.s . some boats and plane .s work in many shop .s over the years . knew and know guys that paint like i did for a living pulling off a perfect blend is not going to happen less you have many hours with a gun in your hand and that no guaranty. thats why many painters drink or take some herb to level them out
    I guess I didn't know enough to follow what you were saying, Pat.

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    Sorry to hear of the "problem areas".. I'm certain it'll look a lot better than before.

    Every time I look at mine I want to sand it all down and start anew...

    But at least when I hear a rock hit it.. I don't care!!
    Yeah Mike, pulling the car out of the barn into the sunlight showed me in spades that I'm no painter!! Maybe if I'd chosen something other than black....
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    [QUOTE=rspears;496678]I guess I didn't know enough to follow what you were saying, Pat. ..... OUCH ...you really did not under stand post 338 and 340 ?
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    Roger - I've been reading some posts from you on other threads (including mine) for years, but just this evening found and read this thread! DUH!! Anyway, nice build. As for your paint, I think it looks great. You really asked for headaches when you chose black for a first time painter. Black shows flaws/problems as if you put it under a magnifying glass.

    I painted my first car when I was 17 and have been doing paint work ever since (I'm 65 now). When I hear of people paying $15,000 and more for a paint job it makes me choke. How ridiculous! I've never been afraid to pull the trigger on a spray gun. If I screwed it up, what's the worst that could happen? I had to sand it out and do it again; so what! I learned from my mistakes and still saved thousands of $$$. Good for you, Roger, nice job.
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    Some number of years ago, I was watching an older gent paint a black truck, it was single stage paint, he had gotten a run in the side, he put his spray gun down, grabbed a eight inch strip of two inch wide masking tape off the roll, using two hands form sort of a bow in front of him and stuck right to the run, pulled it back and it had a perfect id on the tape of the run, he waited about five minutes and hit that spot again with the spray gun and couldn`t tell where the run had been...
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    Quote Originally Posted by J. Robinson View Post
    Roger - I've been reading some posts from you on other threads (including mine) for years, but just this evening found and read this thread! DUH!! Anyway, nice build. As for your paint, I think it looks great. You really asked for headaches when you chose black for a first time painter. Black shows flaws/problems as if you put it under a magnifying glass.

    I painted my first car when I was 17 and have been doing paint work ever since (I'm 65 now). When I hear of people paying $15,000 and more for a paint job it makes me choke. How ridiculous! I've never been afraid to pull the trigger on a spray gun. If I screwed it up, what's the worst that could happen? I had to sand it out and do it again; so what! I learned from my mistakes and still saved thousands of $$$. Good for you, Roger, nice job.
    Thanks, Jim. Coming from you I consider that high praise. Lots of things on this build have been "a learning experience", but this paint has been a big one! I'd still do it again, though, and will!

    Quote Originally Posted by 406Rich View Post
    Some number of years ago, I was watching an older gent paint a black truck, it was single stage paint, he had gotten a run in the side, he put his spray gun down, grabbed a eight inch strip of two inch wide masking tape off the roll, using two hands form sort of a bow in front of him and stuck right to the run, pulled it back and it had a perfect id on the tape of the run, he waited about five minutes and hit that spot again with the spray gun and couldn`t tell where the run had been...
    Rich, I've heard of that before but I'd like to see it done before I try it! Of course, if a guy know's he's going to be sanding the panel down to re-coat anyway......., maybe it'd be worth a try!! Another arrow in the quiver??
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