what kind of polyurethane foam did you use? where did you get it? what did you use for the mold for the loaf? did you find any of the pictures?

Definitely!

This is the best I can do for now....



The car is still in paint... I can't stand looking at it without GFX and wheels...

Sorry... I haven't got any of the pics yet.... but I can try and answer those questions:


1. I used 2-part polyurethane foam... it comes as a liquid. you mix a can of part A with a can of part B..... then the magic happens it grows! I actually picked up the foam at a local place called Heritage Marine... they do fiberglass repairs on boats... I got all of my fiberglass resin and supplies there as well.

2. I constructed a box out of polystyrene home insulation (you could use wood... or anything else... I just happened to have a few sheets of this laying around). I lined the box with polyethelene so the foam wouldn't stick to it.

so you started with a huge block, and just carved it down? how hard is the polyurethane to cut down to shape? how did you get the spoiler to be perfectly symmetrical, did you have something to line it up, or did you just take lots of time and eyeball it?

I'm lovin it man, excellent craftsmenship, and it looks great. You should start a career in doin stuff like that.. open up a small shop for creating custom spoilers.. ill bet you'd make some decent dough doin that for a living.

I was waiting to see a side shot of the car to see how it fit in. I LOVE IT MAN! When first seeing it I liked it, but now I love it with the rest of the car. Def fits in! Great job man!

great work,but u should really look into making some to sell i will buy one from u

Job well done.

tell the painter to hurry up

i am just in the begining of my rebuild so i must live vicariously thru guys like you

wow! that spoiler would look KILLER on a no gfx car!

Porkchop sandwiches man, that is beautiful. I don't know if I would like that on my car, BUT the craftsmanship is simply awesome. I commend you for flipping the bird to the aftermarket manufacturers and making your own.

No finished pictures yet.. but just to show you guys the progress... the PPG pure gold base coat is down now. The Sunset Red Candy will go on next. The spoiler and GFX are being painted separately. I'll post more pics when its done.





There are still some areas that need more coverage with the base coat but we have to wait until Monday to get more paint.

Looks good and nice rims.

that car is gonna be hawt

I dunno if you mentioned before but what hood is that?

Man be careful! You paint a candy car in pieces and you are asking for the paint to not match! I would paint the jams and engine bay separate, maybe the area under the gfx & spoiler...then assemble and spray everything together. You have to have the exact same stroke and coats to have a candy match! some painters will paint the car in pieces on carts. They will line all the cars like the pieces were on the car. and have the car in there as well. Butt them up to each other pretty close, so the strokes can overlap the same way across all the pieces. This is really the only way to paint a candy and have it look perfect. But the most common, most fool proof is to jam it first, then assemble and paint as a unit!

Yes, I have read that before.... if the spoiler and the GFX turn out *slightly* different that will be fine but I really don't think it will be noticeable. If we painted the spoiler on the car... there would be no paint under the spoiler which would be worse IMO... and by the time you shimmed it up enough to get decent coverage underneath the spoiler you are basically painting it off the car. The mirrors also have to be painted off the car... otherwise you would have uneven coverage with the mid coat from going around them or from the mirrors blocking the paint from hitting the door.

I do believe however that it is very important to paint the bumper covers, doors and body all in line so the metallic ends up at the same angle and it is very important to walk the distance of the car with a continuous stroke rather than to "panel paint".

The door jambs and engine bay have already been painted... they are covered in bodywork dust in these pics:





Thanks for the tips though... I think it is really a matter of opinion.

Always painted cars with the panels off never had any problems you do not have to have them on he car makes it cleaner with them off. I guess its all on the painter and how they paint if they cant do it with the panels off then they cant i guess.

It actually can make a difference with candies... but sometimes the problems you cause by having it assembled are worse than the possibility of having those pieces not match 100% (they will be very close). As far as base/clears and metallics I have heard arguments for both ways... but on shows like overhaulin and american hot rod they always paint separate panels and I can pretty much guarantee you that they match.

I have heard for candies if the painter is very familiar and paints them alot, there is less chance of mismatch! Also heard using the same batch of paint and painting it on the same day (more chance of spraying with the same technique)

I see the points to painting them separate! This is part of the reason I never went candy...that and it being a daily driver. You can never go back after getting rock chips and simply repaint a panel and get it match for show quality again.

We had problems with mismatch before but thats only because when we ordered new paint they screwed up the mixture cause we ran out.

I agree... but you just can't beat the look of a true candy.

My old '88.

hey i absolutly LOVE the look of your spoiler. i was thinking about doing something close out of plexiglass but i didnt know how to attach it; then i found this thread. i think im going to try and do wat you did. would you by any chance happen to have some pics of it in the process of be built? and how exactly did you go about doing it.

heres wat im trying to do, the url isnt working, but my thread is "tell me what you think..." in the body board.

this thread is 2 years old...

so wat?