1967 Fairlane
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wisch79
Beautiful! Keep the pics rolling!
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
The original bench seat was covered since new this is what was underneath. It looks almost new.
Bob Heine
Oldtimer
I never understood the seatcover thing. My father had ugly green covers put on the two-year old 53 Olds 98 he bought. When he traded the car in, he took the covers off and the seats looked perfect. Drove the car for four years and put 108,000 miles on it (mostly towing a trailer cross-country and up to Alaska. I doubt the dealer gave him an extra dollar for the perfect seats when he traded it in.
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Senile Old Fart
A good friend of mine has always refused to purchase floor mats. He says he paid for the carpet and he is going to wear it out, the next owner can buy mats to cover the worn carpet.
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
I worked on the Fairlane today. I sanded the cowl and stone guard than epoxy primed white.
I waited a couple of hours than sprayed 3 coats of SPI red waiting 45 minutes between coats. Tomorrow I will spray the clear.
I waited a couple of hours than sprayed 3 coats of SPI red waiting 45 minutes between coats. Tomorrow I will spray the clear.
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cjetmech
Rusty is this car going to be all red or a combo like your mustang?
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
cjetmech;5615 said:
All SPI red
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
I started block sanding with 320 getting ready for more primer. The fenders and doors are almost ready for paint.
I'm still not happy with the quarter it still needs more priming and blocking
I'm still not happy with the quarter it still needs more priming and blocking
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
I finished block sanding the fenders and doors than I sprayed 2 coats of reduced white epoxy. Next step is to wet sand with 400 than spray the base
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Bob Hollinshead
Rusty, are you going with painted bumpers? Rechome? That's going to be a sweet ride!
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
Bob Hollinshead;12115 said:
Not sure yet what I will be doing with the bumpers I have been leaning toward body color.
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
Rusty,
Do you feel the white underneath gives the red more "pop" than say a gray or black?
I am curious as to how much the color of the undercoat effects the base color. Not just with Red but any color other than a Candy. My thinking would be that full coverage would produce the same results regardless of the undercoat color but I have been wrong many times before.
Thanks,
Jim
Do you feel the white underneath gives the red more "pop" than say a gray or black?
I am curious as to how much the color of the undercoat effects the base color. Not just with Red but any color other than a Candy. My thinking would be that full coverage would produce the same results regardless of the undercoat color but I have been wrong many times before.
Thanks,
Jim
crashtech
Combo Man & Mod
If there is full coverage of any color, it doesn't matter if there are candy colored rainbows underneath. The color will look the way it is supposed to look. That's what full coverage means.
If a primer or ground coat gives a color more "pop," it is because full coverage has not been achieved.
Not that there is anything wrong with white primer, I use it all the time.
If a primer or ground coat gives a color more "pop," it is because full coverage has not been achieved.
Not that there is anything wrong with white primer, I use it all the time.
shine
Member
i can put 2 maybe 3 coats of red over white and have an even color that pops . or you can put 4 or 5 coats over gray or black and have a red car. there is a difference when trying to hide white ( lighter color ) or black ( darker color ) dark is harder to hide. just like a primer spot in the middle of a door.
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
When Barry says to spray red over white that's what I do.
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
Forgive me as I don't want to highjack this thread but the reason I am asking is because I have a gallon of SPI Red stashed away for a future project. I normally only buy the Black epoxy and planned to use it but if the white is what makes the "look" then I will use that.
So what I am reading into this is that white with 2-3 coats of Red base will produce a different result than black with 2-3 coats of Red base. Am I correct in assuming then that Red is more transparent and 2-3 coats would not be full coverage?
So what I am reading into this is that white with 2-3 coats of Red base will produce a different result than black with 2-3 coats of Red base. Am I correct in assuming then that Red is more transparent and 2-3 coats would not be full coverage?