And so it begins again.... (86 Vert)

[n20capri]

Awesome thread Joe looking good!

[policemustang]

Thanks for keeping us updated. Appreciate seeing the pictures. You do good work!

[JTurbo]

Prepping for some color. I spend some time last week and this past weekend getting the car ready:

[JTurbo]

Tonight the paint went on (the jambs at least):

[JTurbo]

All pics taken without flash, just under the flourscent lights in my garage) Here are a few more:


Remember this door (driver's side)???




That's all folks. Night, night, sleep tight....

[JTurbo]

Forgot one, proof that I can paint with something other than Rustoleum:

[Hissing Cobra]

Very nice Joe! I had my old Pinto Panel Wagon clone painted with that same paint. I also had to buy "hardener" for it, as the body guy that I hired to spray it, said that I would need it for extra shine. I'm not sure if that was true or not, but it looked good when I got it back.

[02Z06]

Looking fantastic! Can't wait to see the whole thing painted!

[AT6svo]

Looking mighty nice Joe.

I'm starting to think you've got a thing for red convertibles eh?

[BM62391]

hey! you can read the newspaper while you paint never thought of that! lol

[1986GT2]

So far it looks great! I feel for ya with the sea of red dust in the garage. My wife could not wait untill I was done sanding and tracking that thru the kitchen.

[85GT-79FJ40]

Looking good! I haven't painted with Centari for about 10 years. I liked that better than the Napa stuff I have been using lately but my local dupont place only mixes the nason stuff now. I haven't had good luck with that. I want to try the paint summit sells myself. Probably won't use my 85 as the guinea pig for that though.

[JTurbo]

Doing a nice job. I'm in the painting stage of my car also its alot of work.

Thank you, and yes it is...

Looking AWESOME so far!! Nice progress!!

Thanks - hopefully both your vert and mine will be on the road early next year

Awesome thread Joe looking good!

Thanks Mike!

Thanks for keeping us updated. Appreciate seeing the pictures. You do good work!

Thanks, I enjoy showing off my work for all to enjoy!

Very nice Joe! I had my old Pinto Panel Wagon clone painted with that same paint. I also had to buy "hardener" for it, as the body guy that I hired to spray it, said that I would need it for extra shine. I'm not sure if that was true or not, but it looked good when I got it back.

Thanks Pete, yes Centari uses reducer and hardener for best results. I figured this was the best for the jabs. the full paint job will be BC/CC Urethane (Dupont ChromaBase)

Looking fantastic! Can't wait to see the whole thing painted!

Thanks, me too! Seeing fresh Red on the car is even more motivation for me....

Looking mighty nice Joe.

I'm starting to think you've got a thing for red convertibles eh?

Thanks Mike. This one sort of fell into my hands. I actually like Canyon Red, LRB, and white in order of preference...

hey! you can read the newspaper while you paint never thought of that! lol

Never thought of that

So far it looks great! I feel for ya with the sea of red dust in the garage. My wife could not wait untill I was done sanding and tracking that thru the kitchen.

Well the good news is that the red dust (from sanding) is done. Between my HVLP gun and the huge exhaust fan, there isn't a lot of dust on the garage floor from the painting process....

Looking good! I haven't painted with Centari for about 10 years. I liked that better than the Napa stuff I have been using lately but my local dupont place only mixes the nason stuff now. I haven't had good luck with that. I want to try the paint summit sells myself. Probably won't use my 85 as the guinea pig for that though.

Thank you. I like to "go with what I know".... So as long as I can still get Centari, I'm going to use it for projects like this.

Stay tuned for more updates....

[Capriman86]

When we doing our 88GT Joe

[85GT-79FJ40]

When we doing our 88GT Joe

Me first! He's even doing the right color!

[87gtVIC]

Nice job. Looking really good.

[JTurbo]

When we doing our 88GT Joe

"we"

Me first! He's even doing the right color!

You prep it, I'll spray it....

Keep in mind that I already have a backlog of cars. Once this one is finished, my friend's 84 GT Turbo Vert is coming in (same color as my 84 RST), then I have this one, affectionately known as the "rotter":


And, oh yeah - I want to spray the passenger side, roof, and rear hatch on the SVO

Nice job. Looking really good.

Thank you!

Un-masked tonight and I'm hanging the doors back on the car....

[Capriman86]

It's just like winning the lottery Joe, if you won you would have a million friends you never knew you had..LOL

Your body work is obviously looking pretty damn good bro!

[JTurbo]

worked on the car a bit this past weekend.....





Time for:

[JTurbo]

First up, base coat. This went on nice with on a few small issues....





Then onwards to clear coat:


Unmasked and back down on all fours:



So it looks pretty good in pics, but it is going to need the full wet sanding and buff. I'm a bit disappointed with the clear coat. I can't seem to get the clear to lay on just right. When I painted the 84 RST, I had a lot of orange peel. This one I thinned the clear a bit (per the instructions) and I've got some runs. Then I guess I was going a little too "dry" in a few spots and ended up with more orange peel.

Anyway, it will buff out nicely and it's another step closer to getting back on the road. I'm going to wait until spring at this point, so I've got all fall/winter to finish up the details (trim, adjust windows, etc), re-install the interior and take care of some mechanical gremlins that have popped up since I bought the car.


I've got a bunch more photos and unfortunately it's raining here right now (and for the next day or so), so I won't be able to get any pics in the sun....

JT

[86 50CPRI]

Beautiful as always..did you do any sanding to the color coat, or just spray and then clear?

[87gtVIC]

Nice job.Cant wait to see it cut and buffed.

[magnum517]

Very nice, cant wait to see it all buffed out!!

[kj_80Cobra]

Thanks Pete, yes Centari uses reducer and hardener for best results. I figured this was the best for the jabs. the full paint job will be BC/CC Urethane (Dupont ChromaBase)

That is the way I am doing it also to save on costs. I am shooting the cheaper PPG Omni MAE with hardner in the engine bay, interior, and jambs and base/clear on the exterior. A half gallon of the Omni is only $46 bucks. Nice work, I need one of those spray gun stands.

[DRAGTOP89]

Looking good