I am starting work on my G/f's car and figured i would get a thread going on my progress. Here is the pic of it now.......

 

I primed the roof yesterday, just some surface rust, there is nice solid steel underneath.

 

Your post is not real clear. Did you remove the rust before you sprayed the primer?

 

yes..... i know how to do bodywork.... i figured anyone in their right mind would understand that you have to remove it..... hence why i said it had nice steel underneath.

 

haha judging by the pics its a nice day to have a garage

 

haha yea, i use a salamander to heat it up in there, gets nice and warm

 

MY g/f is thinking about whether she wants the 91-92 Z28 spoiler on the rear hatch or not. I'll keep you guys updated.

 

you mean you have to remove rust before you paint over it?? no but seriously its coming along nice, are you gonna patch the door or put on a new one. Im also curious to see what the floor pans are like. Keep it original no z28 spoiler

 

Yea i think she'll just keep it original. And i'm going to put on a new door.

 

Are you telling me that "once over dust, twice over rust" does not apply in this case?

 

I am now onto the hatch, it was looking a little deep into rust but not terrible, easily salvageable.



A lot of what you see is the dust from me grinding the rust off...I am treating the rust right now. So far so good.

 

Good work. Did you get a good look at the floorpans yet? Oh yeah, you gotta keep the stock spoiler on it. Let everyone know that it is a real b4c and not a z28. Keep us updated.

 

yea the stock spoiler is staying. And i haven't looked at the floorpans yet, From the underside the only bad spot is on the pass side, in the back. has a hole where i can feel the carpet. Everywhere else you could hit with a hammer. But for $700 what can you expect. But it has the original owners manual, a build sheet, and the original "Camaro" tape that must have came with it. its sealed in thin plastic like it was never opened! (found those where i found the RPOs in the back box in the side of the well.)

 

what are you using for a spray gun? Also, what size nozzle. I'm getting ready to practice and need some ideas on guns for primer and paint and even clear coat.

 

To tell the truth if i had the money i would go buy a nice devilibiss, or sharpe spray gun but considering i don't, i'm just using a cheap *** walmart spray gun. Been working ok so far... Gravity fed all the way! haha I hate suction fed or pressure fed. Using it for primer, my dad has a nice sharpe gun i'll use for the paint. I use PPg paints you can get through carquest, not a dupont fan. I'm still looking into the clear. MY g/f called them while i was at work so all i know are the prices nothing else. I'll let you know.

 

I just primed the hatch, i'll get pictures up tomorrow.

 

why are you panel painting the car? all that tape is going to make some terrible hard lines, you should be feathering in the edges if your not planning on painting the entire car.

and you should pop off that spoiler and check for rust under it is a common problem area, paint it off the car for the best finish, then reinstall after all the paint and clear is set up and cured.

 

What kind of primer are you using? If your taking it all the way down to steel..it would have been a good idea to use an epoxy primer...

 

Do you all think i'm stupid? i have 2+ years of auto body beneath me. I'm backtaping and feathering the edges out. anybody who leaves hardlines is an idiot.... There are few things i don't know how to do.

 

Congratulations on chasing people away from your thread.

 

hahaha, sorry i just don't like how ppl say the simplest things like i don't know.

 

i wasnt chased away... any updates?

 

Here is what i was doing today, bodywork on the damage.



Here is what my girl was doing all day, scuffing the hood for paint. (in my extra shitty jacket(yes i have 2 work jackets)) haha



Yes i know my garage is a mess lol

 

Well, with my simple (dumb, I guess) question, I just have to say that it was all in the wording of your post. You said "I primed the roof yesterday, just some surface rust, there is nice solid steel underneath", whereas if you would have said that there was solid steel underneath, it would have been a little clearer.

 

I just finished the bodywork on the damaged right rear quarter and primed the A pillers, the sail panels, and both rear quarters.





Yes the taping off was done quite quickly, but i know how to use a spray gun so its all good....

 

Who cares about over spray anyways, it's just Rachel's car, right? lol . She deserves it seeing as though she wouldn't let me "borrow" the interior . I'm pretty sure you guys know that I'm kidding , Get it done man, cya.

 

Ha Ha Ha, yea i'll get it done haha

 

its looking nice but why didnt you just go ahead an pull the spoiler off and the side molding? what kinda primer are you using?

 

stop asking him questions like this... can't you tell from his other replies that he's smarter than everyone else and your simple questions will only annoy him??!!

 

LOL...I was wondering why he didn't take off the rear spoiler as well.

I took everything off besides the front nose lol!

Nice progress though, looks great.
Keep the pics coming!

 

I got the base coat on and i cleared it. What do you guys think? I am going to wet sand and buff it today.

 

looks good.
So your not painting the whole car?

 

Looks good. Some times the compound can get in the crack behind the door strip, maybe tape? What color blue is that?

 

Basically everything besides the pass door and the front fenders and rear bumper cover will be repainted...... SO most of the car will be repainted....

 

It looks like you do good work. Im still confused about why you did'nt spray the whole car?

 

yea me too. the paint will not match

 

Maybe he didn't want to spray the whole car. Who knows, who cares, All i know is he does good work. Good job on the spray. Looks dang good.

 

I just got all the masking tape off and cleaned it up a little.







The camera lens was dirty so its looks terrible, I'll get better pics sometime.

 

looks like some good progress, pretty quick too. I remember when I was one of the skeptics when you posted the day before you bought it, now I cant wait to see it out side with wheels and all the new/ old paint! great work, hope your girl friend likes it.

 

She better! HAHA

 

The microscopic difference between the 2 colors? no one will notice, only if you look for it. And i can't even tell, look at the pics.... The pass door was not painted, the quarter was... looks fine to me... And i would spray the whole car but the car has to be out of the garage relatively soon, she needs her car on the road. haha

 

For being a garage spray its not too bad, some flies got into the clear after i left it for the night too!!! I WAS PISSED!! But its ok i'll just wet sand it out, its should come out good. (idk where the flies came from either lol) Shiny paint attracted them i guess.... THe front fenders look good, pass door was fine, rear buper cover has to be buffed big time but other than that the rest of the car is being sprayed..... so im spraying the majority of it...

 

Buggs love the smell of the Ketone's

 

Thats pretty Fast work.It looks like you have painting skills.Just curious having gone that far why not prep and paint the rest?maybe this was answered earlier but what brand did u use?

 

very true!!!!lol!

 

I like PPG but i used DuPont this time. Came out nice so far. lol