The Firebird has been at the painter's garage for almost 2 weeks. I stopped over yesterday to see how it was going. The body work is completely done, and the car is finally ready to paint. I'll post more pics as things progress..

 

ac what color is it gonna be.

 

Ditto

 

Im so exicted for you! I remember when I first got my car painted. If I had to do it all over again (which I will in the next year or two), I would have gutted the interior to ensure no overspray and even paint distribution.


What color are you having it painted?

Awsome pics man. I love seeing the old birds get attention.

-bill

 

The color will be Chrysler Platinum, with a bit of a twist. You'll just have to wait and see- because I am not even exactly sure what it'll look like!

 

Anything like this color!

 

If you havent finished painting your car yet can I give you a tip. Paint the jambs on the doors and on the car where the hinges bolt. Then after that attach the doors and paint them with the rest of the car. This way you can still paint the door jambs by opening the doors...of course you need a paint booth big enough to do this... but what you will gain is a consistent color from the fender to the door to the rear body panels. Silver is a tough color to spray because of zebra striping. If you paint your doors off the car they might not match when you put them on the car. I found this a be a big help for mine.

 

that silver one iwth the ram air looks sweet that color

keep us updated man i love early thirdgens they are never on the streets

btw i was using my parents car since im gettin inspection and on the way to my class at like 7am there was a chick in a trans am98+ wiht ram air hood 2 black and all then on my way home around 12 a dude in the same exact car right behind me just like the chick its wierd i rarely see ta with ram air hood as it is

 

awsome...cant wait

 

That is pretty much what is going to happen. It was a pain taking the doors off, as I'm sure it will be to put them back on, but I'd much rather do it right the first time and be pleased with it than taking the easy way out and kicking myself later on. Your car looks fantastic by the way!

 

thanks for the complement, it aint even close to being done yet though. Im glad you are taking the time on your car to do it right, it already looks impressive and im interested to see how it turns out.

 

Looking good 82firebird! For some reason that color sounds familar! Can't wait to see finished pics!

 

another member of the Platinum 3rd gen T/A club checking in here.... I'm anxious to see how yours looks when it's done! I was the first to start painting an 82-84 T/A platinum... unfortunately the body won't be done for a while still. Just the engine compartment will be platinum until I do all the other stuff I want to do with the body and save up for a paint job.

Are you keeping the bumper inserts black or painting them platinum also? I'm undecided about how I'll do mine, but I'm leaning towards leaving them black.

 

I'm not sure yet either. I've got a set of the black inserts as well as the Trans Am inserts which I'll have painted. I'll see which look best and go from there.

 

That colour sucks!

 

Man im jealous, body looks pretty good, can't wait to see some paint on it.

 

We're in a dead heat AC. Mine's in primer too (except the engine compartment which is already painted). I'll still bet yours is totally painted first. Nice sig pic BTW.

 

I can't wait to see yours all done Kevin. That blue is going to look awesome.

Thanks, that's from Homecoming. And yes, I did take every one of those girls to the dance. There's a story behind it involving CNN and a hayride but I don't want things to get too off topic. PM me if you want the whole story.

 

Any update on your bird? I thought i saw a pic of it on another thread with flames. Just curious how yours turned out!

 

My IROC is geting ready for its second coat of primer after the body work is done in the nest couple days. Then after blocking the primer we will be spraying the color.

Kinda cool so many here are painting there cars at the same time.

 

Yea, my 89 rs is in my garage totaly stripped and weeks away from paint!!! The body work is mostly done, but i'm painting mine hugger orange!!

 

Mines going to be orange too! Very close to hugger orange, maybe a little lighter.