37 Ford build--IE: old Header issues thread /37 Ford/5.0/GT40P heads

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And now tonite it looks like this.. Should be in color by thursday! Then I can submit the paperwork to the state!

[randyr]

And now tonite it looks like this.. Should be in color by thursday! Then I can submit the paperwork to the state!

Very Cool, Mike!!!! What color will we see on Thursday? Geez, I wish mine was at that stage!!
I'm excited for ya, buddy!!

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Very Cool, Mike!!!! What color will we see on Thursday? Geez, I wish mine was at that stage!!
I'm excited for ya, buddy!!

Thanks Randy. It'll be blue. I walked into the paint store and flipped through the color chart and one color jumped at me... No fancy name, just a stock Sherwin-Williams color blue...

I rushing to get it as done as I can so I can submit to the state for a title. If I can make it happen before the end of the year it'll be emissions exempt!

[IC2]

HOORAY!!!! WHOOPEE!! OH MY GOLLEEE !!!!

Congratulations, Mike. I hope the next photos we see are of the colored car!!!

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HOORAY!!!! WHOOPEE!! OH MY GOLLEEE !!!!

Congratulations, Mike. I hope the next photos we see are of the colored car!!!

Hooray?? Whoopee?? Golleeee??? At least your post made me smile!

Sanded all day today and a bit more to do tomorrow.. Then another "light" coat of primer. If it looks okay, it'll turn blue probably thursday.. As long as it stops raining too!

[IC2]

Hooray?? Whoopee?? Golleeee??? At least your post made me smile!

Sanded all day today and a bit more to do tomorrow.. Then another "light" coat of primer. If it looks okay, it'll turn blue probably thursday.. As long as it stops raining too!

Gotta keep it light

I'm "assuming" you have done the final fill, heavy body primer, guide coat and 600/800 sanding is commencing and your bicep is now 19" around like mine was after final sand on the '31

As far as rain - I'll trade for the 3" of white stuff we got today

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Gotta keep it light

I'm "assuming" you have done the final fill, heavy body primer, guide coat and 600/800 sanding is commencing and your bicep is now 19" around like mine was after final sand on the '31

As far as rain - I'll trade for the 3" of white stuff we got today

Keeping it light!! OH, that's what we'll call it!

YES, I am so sick of sanding that car!!! My arms are just knotted bundles of flesh after these many many weekends and week nights. I don't know how some of these guys do this for a living !?!? I have a new found respect for bodymen! I can't and couldn't do it for a living! NO WAY!!

I did feel "vindicated" sort of today. After priming over the weekend I was really unhappy with the finish and disappointed with the results. I wasn't overly concerned since I had to sand it back anyway! I asked a friend over to look at it and he suspected water and my gun setup were the culprits. So I added another dessicant dryer and a new hose and reworked my spray pattern and lowered my pressure to 30 psi static and 20 psi dynamic. WOW, what a difference! Made the gun "come alive" and really gave ma a finish to be proud of! If that's just the primer I can't wait for color!!

Tomorrow I am going to jamb the car and I unfortunately have some "life business" to get in the way for a couple days but, I think friday the weather should be right and I am gonna hit it hard! I'll be 1 day behind my original schedule but the wife will be happy and that's what matters! So if she's happy, then I can go play in the sandbox!

Oh, and I gotta say to Dave, that remote supplied air system is the BOMB!! Now that's the way to paint a car! NO ODORS, NO PAINT on SKIN! dragging the hose gets a bit tricky but that's minor! And the HVLP guns are the best too! No real overspray to speak of and hardly any residual around at all!

Today I re-did my priming with the Devilbiss Finish Line gun not the Sharpes, and the second coat only consumed 40 ounces of material! And I didn't run the exhaust fan (forgot to turn it on!) and there wasn't any "cloud" in the air! After I had started cleaning the equipment I realized my mistake with the fan so I went a turned it on for a few minutes, "just because"... And I realized it was basically pointless. So I shut it off. I then realized I was putting the paint on the car, not in the air!!!

[bluestang67]

Mike that is looking great . Getting to this stage is work on its own .

Randy also great patch work .

Me I got stupid and am making a big change on the Model A , the mustang is still in final sand I took a long break .

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Mike that is looking great . Getting to this stage is work on its own . Randy also great patch work . Me I got stupid and am making a big change on the Model A , the mustang is still in final sand I took a long break .

Thanks for the kind words Bobby, haven't seen you around but I'm glad your here now! Here's what the car looks like now, got the basecoat on and hopefully, clearcoat tomorrow!

[bluestang67]

Thanks for the kind words Bobby, haven't seen you around but I'm glad your here now! Here's what the car looks like now, got the basecoat on and hopefully, clearcoat tomorrow!

I have been here in the shadows .

[bluestang67]

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